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Jeb Hensarling: After the Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, the Gator aid, the labor union bailout, the sweetheart deals for…

On the recordMarch 16, 2010
After the Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, the Gator aid, the labor union bailout, the sweetheart deals for the pharmaceutical companies, now we're told that the Democrats are simply going to deem the Senate bill without voting on it. Not 1 hour ago, I had Jennifer Neill of Athens, Texas, a middle schooler, in my office, and she said, That's not right. Why is something obvious to a middle schooler such a mystery to the Speaker and the Democrats? What's not right is to ignore the wishes of the American people. What's not right is to have the government force you to buy health insurance. What's not right is to take health care decisions away from your doctor and give them to Washington bureaucrats and politicians. What's not right is adding $2.7 trillion in new spending as the Democrats triple our national debt and bankrupt Americans. What is right is to scrap the bill, start over, and let freedom ring in America.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas
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Mar 16, 2010

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The speaker criticizes the Democrats' approach to health care reform and its implications for American citizens.

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