House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 2:24:25 to 2:26:50
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Sam Johnson: take hundreds of billions medicare and give it to illegal immigrants. mr. camp: i yield two minutes to the distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> permission to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. johnson: today, we are

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Speech By: Sam Johnson

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Sam Johnson: voting on speaker pelosi's $1 trillion washington takeover of health care. this bill bulldozes individual liberty and puts the government just where it doesn't belong, right smack dab in the middle of your personal health care decisions. this bill forces every single person in this country to produce or purchase government-approved health care

2:24:57 to 2:25:18( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Johnson: or go to jail. businesses must also offer government-ap or face hundreds of billions of dollars in job-killing tax. unfortunately, government-approved health care will be defined by a handful of bureaucrats around a conference table in washington. this unprecedented washington

2:25:19 to 2:25:41( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Johnson: power grab eliminates an individual's right to choose what kind of health care is best for them and their families. speaker pelosi's 20-pound, 2,000-page bill costs $2.2 million per word. the american public has made their voices heard. they are sick and tired of the government sticking its nose

2:25:42 to 2:26:03( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Johnson: where it doesn't belong and federal up with washington's bailout, free handouts and special interest paybacks. the democrats in congress need to lien and come up with a bipartisan patient-centered plan. we can do better with a targeted, fiscally responsible approach that makes health insurance accessible and available.

2:26:04 to 2:26:25( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Johnson: real health reform protects the patient's right to choose their own care. real health reform gives doctors the freedom to do wt's best for their patients. we can do all this without piling trillions of dollars in debt on to our children and our grandchildren. vote down this deficit

2:26:26 to 2:26:46( Edit History Discussion )

Sam Johnson: ba washington takeover of health care today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mrel: i would like to recognize my friend and colleague, mrnadler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Sam Johnson: mr. nadler: i ask unanimous consent to revise and stepped my remarks.