House Proceeding on Jan 14th, 2009 :: 2:12:50 to 2:15:05
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2:12:46 to 2:13:06( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: that is anxious to sign it. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the gentleman from california, mr. herger. mr. herger: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan, a member of the health subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for two minutes. mr ryan: thank you,@ madam speaker. madam speaker, today it's the beginning of a new congress, our

2:12:50 to 2:15:05( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Paul Ryan

2:13:07 to 2:13:28( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: new president hasn't even taken the oath of office, and we are throwing fiscal discipline out the door. this whole idea of pay-go is gone. it doesn't exist. it's a charade. let's look at what this bill actually does. this bill proposes to add all these new kids on the schip program and then in the out

2:13:29 to 2:13:51( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: years, it shoves them off a cliff taking seven million children off of the schip program. they do this only to carve and jam this bill into compliance with pay-go. i received a letter from the c.b.o. just this morning that if this bill was actually carried through, if you didn't kick all of these children off of this program, it would cost 2 billion more.

2:13:52 to 2:14:13( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: this bill is a 2 billion deficit hole in it. the spending increase in schip in this bill increases on average 23% a year. madam speaker, medicare is going bankrupt according to the trustees and that increases at 6.5% a year. we are depriving a bipartisan opportunity to extend the current schip program.

2:14:14 to 2:14:36( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: which would have an enormous vote here if you brought a bipartisan bill to the table. that is not what is happening. budget gimmicks, fiscal irresponsibility, 2 billion deficit, and the creation of a brand new entitlement program. what's worse, we are committing our taxpayer dollars, which are so precious in this difficult

2:14:37 to 2:14:57( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: economic time, to pay for insurance that people already have. 2.4 million people who already have private health insurance ar going to get kicked off of eir private health insurance and the taxpayers will pick up the tab. that's not fiscal responsibility. let's solve the uninsured problem. let's come together and fix the health care problems in america.

2:14:58 to 2:15:07( Edit History Discussion )

Paul Ryan: let's not bankrupt the country. let's not play budget gimmicks. let's not throw pay-go out the window. and let's not takeway the health insurance that people already