Jack Kingston: “I find it amazing that last year the group that wanted to nationalize health care has taken exception with the…”

“I find it amazing that last year the group that wanted to nationalize health care has taken exception with the Republican Party because we want to go beyond the portability issue. What is it that we want to do that we disagree? Medical savings accounts, giving consumers choices rather than command-and-control Washington Bureaucrats. We want to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. I realize the Democratic Party is partial to waste, and I can understand that. We want to stop medical malpractice, and we have tort reform. The Hill newspaper, though, explains the Democrats' position on that with $2.2 million in campaign contributions last year going to political candidates, 94 percent Democrats. I will put this in the Record, Mr. Speaker. That is why they are against this. It is a tort reform issue. It is a trial lawyers' issue. They are also against small businesses. I like the idea of pet shops, clothes stores, bicycle shops, combining together to get economies of scale that large corporations can. My small businesses are in favor of that, as are all small businesses all over America. Then again, the Democratic Party has never been partial to small businesses. What is it on long-term health care? We want long-term health care. Mr. Speaker, I support the rule and strongly urge a ``yes'' vote on the bill.”