Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009--Motion To Proceed

Floor Speech

SERVICE MEMBERS HOME OWNERSHIP TAX ACT OF 2009--MOTION TO PROCEED -- (Senate - November 21, 2009)

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Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as you read these pages, most of it is incomprehensible. But, interestingly enough, the point made by the good Senator from Arizona about the ability of the U.S. Government to cut off health care to people is stated so clearly on page 1,189 of the bill. The title of the provision is ``Authority to Modify or Eliminate Coverage of Certain Preventive Services.'' How much clearer can it be? This bill gives authority to the group that was identified to modify or eliminate coverage of certain preventive services.

Had this bill been in effect in the last week when the recommendations came out on mammograms, American women would be denied coverage for mammograms in the time period that was identified by this group. This is absolutely clear on this. This is just the beginning of the kind of health care rationing you are going to see under this bill. Americans are frightened, and they should be. Health care rationing is coming to America if this bill is passed.

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