On the recordMarch 21, 2010
My heart is heavy with grief tonight at this turning point for our Nation, Mr. Speaker. This vote will define the America we will have in the future: massive tax burdens, rationed care, and intrusive bureaucracy. Democrats are thwarting the will of the American people, taking them on a headlong rush toward socialism. This is based on a false premise that every need a person could have on Earth can be met by government. Almost like worshipers, they carry the heart of our Constitution, bought in blood, and sacrifice it on the altar of political expediency. It raises taxes, violates your privacy, is policed by the IRS, intrudes on free choice, and hurts seniors. I stand firm in my opposition to this exercise in idolatrous statism, a true tyranny that is the largest legislative transfer of power to the executive branch in the history of this Republic. Vote ``no'' on this bill. Start over with real reforms that Americans want.
