Health Care Reform

Floor Speech

Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to voice my opposition to this piece of legislation. This is a government takeover of health care. Over the last few months, the American people have voiced their opposition to this bill loud and clear. They know that this bill is being pushed with false promises and backroom deals, and they have had enough. This bill will put the American Government between patients and their doctors. It's going to raise taxes and increase regulations. It will hurt small business owners, the very people who create 7 out of every 10 jobs in this country, by hitting them with impossible mandates.

Make no mistake: this bill will destroy jobs in this country and freeze our economic recovery.

Madam Speaker, Americans know that the answer to the problems in our health care system is not bigger government and more bureaucrats. The answer is more competition and better choices. My colleagues and I have introduced several commonsense reform pieces, but they have been ignored by the majority. It's not too late to start over on legislation that will increase access for all Americans and help control costs. However, this bill is not the answer. I urge my colleagues to vote against it.

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