House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 6:33:25 to 6:37:45
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Dave Camp: passage of mr. speaker, i yie the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan will control the time. on the proponents' side. >> i yield myself four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. camp: mr. speaker, the american people deserve and demand a commonsense approach

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Speech By: Dave Camp

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Dave Camp: to health care reform that, one, makes health care more affordable. two, that guarantees all americans regardless of pre-existing condition have ac health care. and three, does so without raising taxes. without increasing the defi and without the federal government making health care decisions that should be made

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Dave Camp: by patients and doctors. the commonsense health care reform and ay act, the house republican health care bill, does that. the plan offered today by the speaker does not. just some of the highlights of the republicans' health care reform and affordability act include lowering health care premiums. the republican plan will lower

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Dave Camp: health care premiums for american families and small businesses. addressing americans' number one priority for health care reform. according to the congressional budget office, the republican health care reforms would reduce premiums by up to 3% for americans who get insurance through a large business.

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Dave Camp: up to 8% for americans without employer and up to 10% for those working for small business. c.b.o. has not made a claim that the democrats' bill would lower premiums at all. what do these numbers mean? it means families who do not have health insurance in 2016 through their job could buy health insurance that is $5,000

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Dave Camp: less expensive than the cheapest plan the democrats the republican plan guarantees access to affordable health care for those with pre-existing conditions. republicans create universal access programs that expand and reform high risk pools and reinsurance programs to guarantee that all americans, regardless of pre-existing

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Dave Camp: conditions or past illnesses, have access toffordable care while lowering cost for all americans. the republican plan reduces the number of junk lawsuits which saves taxpayers m lowers premiums by enacting medical liability reforms modeled after the successful state laws of california and texas. the republican plan prevents

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Dave Camp: insurers from wrongly canceling a policy unless a person commits fraud. the republican plan small business health plans. these employers can pool together and offer health care at lower prices just as large corporations and labor unions do today. the republican plan encourages innovative programs by rewarding states that reduce

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Dave Camp: premiums and the number of uninsured. in comparison the democrat bill adds a new unfunded mandate states cannot afford with their over $400 billion expansion of medicaid. the republican plan allows americans to buy insurance across state lines and find the health care plan that best meets their needs at a cost they can afford. the republican plan promotes

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Dave Camp: prevention and wellness by more than doubling the financial incentive employers may reward employees who adopt healthier li republicans enhance health savings accounts by allowing americans to use h.s.a. funds to pay premiums for high deductible health insurance. and the republican plan allows dependents to remain on their parents' policies up to the age

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Dave Camp: of 25. the health insurance reforms in the republican bill will gnificantly reduce health care premiums. insure millions of americans, guarantee those with pre-existing conditions have access to quality, affordable care, and we do all of this without spending $1 trillion we don't

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Dave Camp: have, without cutting medicare, and without putting some new health czar in between doctors and patients which is what the democrat majority does in their government takeover bill. clearly the bill offered by the speaker is not what the american people want. americans are clamoring for lower cost health care and tt is what the republican plan offers. i urge my colleagues to reject

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Dave Camp: the democrats' government takeover of health care and vote yes on the republican