Scrap This Bill And Let's Start Over On Real Health Care Reform
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Think about this concept of government-managed health care for just a minute. Imagine that the Federal Government told you you can have your house for free. That sounds good, right? Until they tell you that you have to live in government housing. Now what? How many Americans want to leave their homes for government subsidized housing?
Polls show that the more people learn about the government-controlled health plan, the less they support it.
Increasing the number of Americans who have health insurance is a laudable goal we all want to achieve, but paying $1.5 trillion to get part of the way, with a government-controlled plan that eliminates choice and stifles the doctor-patient relationship, that's not the answer.
Mr. President, scrap this bill and let's start over on real health care reform.