House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 1:17:35 to 1:21:05
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Pete Sessions: request. the speaker pro tempore: the recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and submit my statement to the record on this job-killing bill that cuts medicare, piles debt on our children, raises health care costs and raises taxes on the american people. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered, and the gentleman from texas is charged.

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Speech By: Pete Sessions
Bill: H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act

Against Bill

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Pete Sessions: mr. sessions: thank you, mr. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you so very much. mr. speaker, we floor today to debate the government takeover of health care in america. we understand that this bill's about a massive tax increase, $740 billion. we understand it's about deep

1:18:15 to 1:18:36( Edit History Discussion )

Pete Sessions: medicare cuts, some $430 billion. we also understand that millions of jobs will be lost and that mandates for purchases in insurance will cost an incredible $1.2 billion and that there will be 118 new federal bureaucracies created by this legislation. the gentleman fro massachusetts came down and talked about the evil insurance companies. well, the fact of the matter is that the largest six insurance companies in this country made

1:18:37 to 1:18:57( Edit History Discussion )

Pete Sessions: about $6 billion two years ago, but the federal government and their mismanagement lost $90 billion. mr. speaker, we know who can best take care of the health care for our country. for the past five months, the american people have called out, witnessed and taken part in town hall meetings and calling the capitol and their members of congress about the outrage to the democrat health

1:18:58 to 1:19:19( Edit History Discussion )

Pete Sessions: care proposal. but here we are today. month after month ts country has bled jobs. we are now at a record 10.2% unemployment rate and over 15 million americans currently unemployed. and what do we do? we stick it to them again. mr. speaker, last night i offered an amendment in the rules committee that would have prohibited any provisions of

1:19:20 to 1:19:43( Edit History Discussion )

Pete Sessions: this bill to take place if the office of management and budget working with the department of labor found that this bill would result in four million jobs or more being lost. but my democrat opponent defeated that. that means that they really could care less how many jobs are lost in america as a result

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Pete Sessions: of this legislation. controlled and run health care system. chairm rules last night. he admitted to the rules committee that he had not asked the c.b.o. or any other independent source for bill. yet republicans ewing the same

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Pete Sessions: economic forecast -- using the same economic forecast and models that the white house uses, we find that there would be between four million and five million free sbeer price system jobs that -- enterprise system jobs that would be lost. every single american is trying to make ends meet, what do we find, $70 billion in new taxes

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Pete Sessions: that are on this bill, taxes on small business, taxes on health savings accounts and the worst part is that this will lead to a double dip in the recession. this is a problem not only for employers but it will be a problem for people who want to find jobs.

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Pete Sessions: mr. speaker, this is a hard that the free enterprise system will simply not employ more americans. we're concerned about this, we're on the floor today, republicans, and we're going to stand and say no t happening. bottom line is, mr. speaker,