House Proceeding 12-15-09 on Dec 15th, 2009 :: 0:45:15 to 0:48:40
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Marsha Blackburn: i want to commend my colleague, debi wasserman schultz, for -- debbie wasserman schultz, for introducing this resolutn and being so forthcoming about her very personal experience being diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. at this point i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i do rise in support of the resolution.

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Speech By: Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the ntlelady is recognized. mrs. blackburn: i am pleased to see this resolution before us and i want to commend congresswoman wasserman schultz and also congresswoman capps for their work on this issue. i appreciate their leadership to raise awareness and i have

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Marsha Blackburn: grave concerns, very grave concerns on how this issue translates into the health reform bills that are currently before us. while i do rise in support of this, i do think that it is important, it is imperative as a matter of fact, that we revisit why we are here an why we are having this discussion today. and it's important that we

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Marsha Blackburn: realize that even with the resolution before us, it is not going to get to the crux of the issue, but it is a good, solid first step. with or without a government-run health plan, h.r. 3962 would still be a massive takeov care. government bureaucrats will be charged with mak of what can be in yourealth

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Marsha Blackburn: plan and they can make it illegal for a health plan to cover anything not approved by the government. in the house version of the democrats' health reform, the u.s. representative services task force and its successor organization are cited over one dozen times and given

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Marsha Blackburn: disturbing new authority over coverage decisions regarding breast cancer screening. for example, on page 1762 of the democrat health reform bill, the u.s. preventive services task force is given the authority to determine, and i'm quoting, the frequency and i'm quoting, the population to be served, and quoting again from the bill, the procedure or technology to be used for

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Marsha Blackburn: breast cancer screenings covered uder the indian health service act. section 303 of h.r. 3962 states that the, and i'm quoting again, commissioner shall, which is a mandate, mr. speaker, shall specify the benefits to be made available under exchange participating

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Marsha Blackburn: health plans, en in plain english, that means the new health choices commissioner will determine what preventive services including mammography are covered under your health insurance based on what the task force says is right. passing a resolution and passing this resolution before

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Marsha Blackburn: us, as i said, is a good, solid first step. however i do believe to strike at the heart of the problem we indeed need to move forward on a motion to instruct conferees to make certain that we revisit this issue. under the democrat's bill the task force will set government policy and will determine what is covered and make it illegal

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Marsha Blackburn: for plans to cover other items. our preventive services task force and the task force on community preventive services as an existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this act which would be h.r. 3962,