Denny Rehberg: “I represent more people in the United States Congress than anybody sitting in this body, consistently. After every…”

“I represent more people in the United States Congress than anybody sitting in this body, consistently. After every census, I have the most population. I probably have more town hall meetings as well. I probably have more hospitals, more highways, more of everything in my congressional district. And I have had more town hall meetings, probably, than anyone, 75. And in those 75, they all tell me the same thing: They do need health care reform. They need to control the cost of health care. But they get it. They understand, this does not do it. You would not need waivers for unions and big businesses if it was working. You would not need legislation to fix the 1099 on the penalty for the $600 purchases if it was working. You wouldn't have to cook the books, as they attempt to do, by counting a $750 billion tax increase as a reason to suggest that if we repeal it, it's going to cost the government something. That's funny money. It's not true. Nobody in America believes it. Get out. Listen at your town hall meetings. Travel around my State. Do the 75 town hall meetings like I did. And you will find you cannot control the cost of health care if you leave defensive medicine out. We gave an opportunity for people to join the Federal system. It was turned down by the Democrats in committee. They voted it down on a party-line vote. This is not the way to reform health care.”