Health Care

Floor Speech

Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, Democratic leadership is committed to making any health care reform bill available to the public for at least 72 hours before a floor vote, and I am glad they have because the American people deserve a chance to see what we are doing.

But, there is one group that has made it clear that they don't need 72 hours to decide where they stand on health care, and it is our Republican colleagues. We could give them 72 days, and they would still know that they are going to say ``no'' no matter what is in that bill. They don't need time to read our bill to know they are against giving affordable, quality health care to every American.

The truth is that the Republicans haven't given us one minute to read their bill. You know why? They don't have a bill. It has been 133 days since Republican leadership promised a bill from their side, and all we hear is ``no.'' And now some members of the party, their party, are giving us ideas like privatizing Medicare and increased subsidies to insurance companies.

Mr. Speaker, the American people know it is time for reform, and it is time the Members of this House stand up for them and give the American people the health care they deserve.

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