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Government Takeover Of Health Care

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 21, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Government Takeover Of Health Care

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, contrary to what my colleagues from across the aisle have said, Republicans do have commonsense plans for reforming health care. They're different from the Democrat plan for a government takeover of health care, which will be an economic burden that will fall squarely on the backs of small business owners and their workers.

At a time when Americans are cutting back and making sacrifices, they expect Washington to do the same. Instead, the Democrats' proposed government-run health care plan imposes $208 billion in new taxes on small businesses who simply cannot afford to pay for their employees' health care. An estimated 5.5 million jobs will be lost at a time when this country already suffers from unemployment not seen in 26 years.

The worst thing that Washington can do is introduce a job-killing health care plan that restricts the growth of small businesses during these tough economic times. The American people deserve better, and Republicans have proposed better ways.


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