Louie Gohmert: “I can assure my friend that it was not indulgence. It is a pleasure and honor to hear someone so knowledgeable about…”

“I can assure my friend that it was not indulgence. It is a pleasure and honor to hear someone so knowledgeable about this very issue that is supposedly being brought to a vote tomorrow. This is big. And if people had heard the President talk back in 2007 and going into this campaign for President in 2008, he made very clear, he has made it very clear that he would sign a bill like this that would be the first step towards socialized medicine. He said this will be the first step. Canada didn't get there in just one step. You need this step, and then you can transition into full--what is really socialized medicine. And in his speech today, to encourage Democrats to get on board, he said these words: ``This is the single most important step that we have taken on health care since Medicare.'' Absolutely. Absolutely it is. And that is the step he was talking about 2 years ago, that this is the first step, and then we move into full socialized medicine where the Federal Government controls everything about your health care. It is a huge step. It is a devastating step.”