Cantor: "You All Know Rahm…"

Press Conference

Press Conference Remarks

Rep. Eric Cantor: "Chances are if you're of working age in America right now, you are worried about your job security. Everybody in this country is worried about their financial security and the future of this country. So it's in that context that we come back to work for the next four weeks to try and accomplish what most Americans have to deal with which is the increased cost of health care and the threat that they will lose the health care that they've enjoyed.

"I think that where we see this health care debate going at this point is down the path of discussion around one large issue, and that is whether there will be a government takeover of the health care system or not. We saw the other day that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had indicated that perhaps a government plan was negotiable. Yesterday, we saw the President take to the mics and indicate that Rahm was wrong. You all know Rahm, I know Rahm, he's looking at the same polling that we are. People in this country want to keep the health care that they've got. That cannot be achieved with a government plan. That will be the thrust of negotiations, I think, in both houses. There's no question that the impact of that will determine the health care future of this country."

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