Join The Republican Plan

Floor Speech

Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States has said that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. But that is simply not the case.

I was in Wyoming over the weekend in my home district, and I talked to small business people who have health insurance, who have calculated what will happen if the Democrats' plan takes effect. And if it takes effect, they will be able to pay the 8 percent penalty in the bill and shift their employees onto the government plan and save money. It will cost them less money to take their private insurance, jettison it, take their employees off it, pay the 8 percent penalty, and put them on the government plan. The government plan will be less comprehensive, and their employees will suffer.

Mr. Speaker, this is not health care reform. I ask you to join the Republicans with a plan that will address affordability, portability, and accessibility in a way that will not cost the taxpayers trillions of dollars.

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