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Michael N. Castle: gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i would like t yield 1 1/2 minutes to the distinguished member of e committee, mr. castle. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. to the legislation but in strong belief that the vast majority of

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Michael N. Castle: us are committed to reduc skyrocketing costs of health care and expanding access to those in need. if we focused on the many shared bipartisan goals we could pass a health reform package that took steps without making financial commitments that this country is unable to afford, such as

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Michael N. Castle: programs, tax benefits for needy individuals for health purchasing insurance and limiting abusive lawsuits. instead, we are confronted with a bill that overreaches by creating new government programs costing over $1 trillion paid for from tax increases and cuts to medicare, which are more gimmicks than real entitlement reform. independent analysis of h.r.