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The House Health Care Bill Sets The Tone For A Government Takeover Of The Health Care System

Floor Speech

Date: July 28, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care


The House Health Care Bill Sets The Tone For A Government Takeover Of The Health Care System

Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, we all know that the health care system that we have in America is the best that the world has to offer. Do we need to improve it? Absolutely. But the question is how far do we go?

Do we tax the employer, who is now struggling to make ends meet, increase payroll taxes by 8 percent? No. We give that employer an advantage, an incentive to provide health care. Give him a tax break. Give the employee a tax break so they can go out and buy their own insurance. So give them an incentive.

But if we go and pass this bill, the government-run-all health care plan, we are going to break the backs of small businesses across this Nation that are the backbone of this Nation. Then we will hear a cry, Where are the jobs?


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