It's a simple truth that Republicans in Congress spent too much money. It's a simple truth, though, that in 12 years of Republican deficits, the Democrats in 1 year spent more money, with a deficit of $1.4 trillion in 1 year. It's a simple truth you can't insure 30 million more people without costing more to the Federal Government. It's a simple truth that if the government rewrites all the health care laws, you can't keep the health insurance that you now have. It's a simple truth that with millions of new bureaucracies, or thousands of new bureaucracies and billions more dollars, bureaucrats will come in between you and your doctor. And it's a simple truth the government that brought you 'Cash For Clunkers' is not going to deliver good health care policy. And it's a simple truth if the bill was so good we wouldn't need the Cornhusker kickback; we wouldn't need the Gatorade payoff; we wouldn't need the Louisiana purchase, and we would not have to promise to all Members of Congress all kinds of things that are in this bill and other bills to come if it was a good bill. It's a simple truth the American people want us to start all over, and that's what we should be doing.
Jack Kingston: “It's a simple truth that Republicans in Congress spent too much money. It's a simple truth, though, that in 12 years of…”
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The speaker addresses government spending and health care policy.
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