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Health Care And The Slaughter Rule

Floor Speech

Date: March 16, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Health Care And The Slaughter Rule

Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, Article I, section 7 of the Constitution says that in order for a bill to become law, it shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate; yet yesterday, Speaker Pelosi endorsed the so-called Slaughter rule, which would merely deem that the House has passed the Senate health care bill and then send it to President Obama to sign without a direct recorded vote. This scheme is misguided, arrogant, and fundamentally wrong.

The Speaker reportedly added, nobody wants to vote for the Senate bill. Given the facts that, among other things, the $1 trillion bill is marred with special deals, mandates, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts, it is no wonder they don't want to vote for it.

Considering the wide-ranging effects this trillion-dollar effort to change health care will have, the American people deserve a clear, up-or-down vote on this bill.


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