House Proceeding 11-06-09 on Nov 6th, 2009 :: 5:25:20 to 5:27:35
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5:25:16 to 5:25:37( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: body that want to live under a government-run health care system. but they're willing to put it on those people who have no choice and there's something fundamentally wrong about all of that. .?i what we have seen in the highway system where the money comes to washington and gets mandates on it as to where

5:25:20 to 5:27:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Peter Hoekstra

5:25:38 to 5:25:58( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: they'll spend it. and to get it back, you have to have matching funds. they are starting to impose taxes on the cizens of each of our states so we can get our own money ck. so the infringement and intrusion of the federal government on the highway system. same thing in michigan.

5:25:59 to 5:26:19( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: they are considering some spending bills. and part of the spending bill is, well, you know, if we do this, we can get more federal education money back or re medicaid money back. and it's like, why do we have to put up our own money to get our money back in the first place and left it in the states?

5:26:20 to 5:26:42( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: i think this is where, as republicans lay out our vision for the future, i think, you know, one of the parts that we're going to see on health care, on transportation, it's going to be devolution. spend a penny in washington and

5:26:43 to 5:27:03( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: leave 99% of the money in the states. we ought to do the same thing with education. deinvolve education responsibility to the states. i don' here and get 65 cents. do the same thing with medicare and health care. don't take health care down the same road of

5:27:04 to 5:27:24( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: power away from individuals, away from communities, away from states to bureaucrats in washington who will distribute it unfairly. the powerful will take more to their states. they will give less to the other states. the powerful will then establish the mandate so we will run health care the way they believe

5:27:25 to 5:27:36( Edit History Discussion )

Peter Hoekstra: it should be run and not the way that markets or individuals want to direct their health care want it to be and it will be inefficient.