Erik Paulsen: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the health decisions of individual Americans should be made between…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the health decisions of individual Americans should be made between patients and their doctors. The Internal Revenue Service should not be a part of that equation. We all know, all Americans know now, that the IRS has inappropriately used its authority to target and intimidate certain individuals and organizations based on their personal beliefs. With 2,000 more IRS agents, more Washington bureaucrats, we'll open the door to more abuse under ObamaCare--more targeting, more harassment of American citizens. Physicians know the best care for their patients, not unelected bureaucrats in Washington. We should be encouraging patients to take control of their own health care through consumer-directed health care plans, not ceding control to the government. I would encourage my colleagues to support this legislation, protect the doctor-patient relationship, and do what is needed to make sure that government overreach is not involved in American health care.”