On the recordJanuary 7, 2011
I say, Madam Speaker, to my Republican colleagues, you campaigned effectively, you beat us good, you ran on the agenda of defeating health care and repealing it. Now you're doing it. Own it. Admit what it is you are doing. This is not a campaign. We're playing with fire. We're taking away health care benefits that make a real difference to our families. Number one, this bill will raise the deficit by $230 billion. Fiscal responsibility, out the window. Second, things that matter to families; their kids, starting out getting a $10 an hour job without health care. They have it now on their parent policies. We're taking it away. Preexisting conditions. You have cancer and you want to buy insurance, you can. Repeal, you can't. You lose it. Lifetime caps. If you are with cancer or diabetes and you need that insurance, you lose it before you can go without it. And preventive care we're taking it away from seniors who are trying to take care of themselves, get those free mammograms, keep the cost of health care down. You are taking it away. Admit it. Own it. State it proudly. It's what you campaigned on. It's what you're doing. But don't try to sugar-coat what this is about.
