On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
This amendment and the underlying bill go in precisely the wrong direction. We should be talking about strengthening the historic reform that we passed last year. We should not be tearing it apart, because we all know that its repeal will leave millions out in the cold, stripping them of access to affordable health care; and it will cost small businesses the incentives and the tax breaks that they would get. It all goes in the wrong direction. The majority claims to believe in cutting government spending above all else; yet the CBO has concluded that, over a 10-year period, up to 2021, their bill would add $230 billion to the national debt. Now, if you're really serious about reducing our debt, you should have a robust public option. That would save $68 billion.
