Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President unveiled his $1 trillion health care bill which is nearly the same as the two previous bills which have already been rejected by the American people. The American people have rejected those bills because they raise taxes, kill jobs, and increase costs to fund a government takeover of health care virtually. The new taxes and regulations on small businesses alone will kill jobs at a time when nearly 1 in 10 Americans are already out of work. The plan unveiled yesterday still lacks fiscal responsibility and still levels mandates on individuals and employers and still puts Federal bureaucrats in control of private citizens' personal health care decisions. However, it does nothing to bring about true reform such as ending junk lawsuits or allowing individuals to purchase affordable health insurance across State lines. This new plan is simply more of the same as what we have seen before--a series of half-measures moving in a proven wrong direction. ____________________
On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
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