We Need To Start Over Together

Floor Speech

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, there is bipartisan concern in Congress and across America that the House Democrat leadership's health bill will drive up short-term deficits and long-term debt, ration care with waiting lists, and destroy jobs. Some estimates range from 1.6 million by the NFIB to 4.7 million jobs lost due to this legislation.

There is a better, more positive way to approach health care reform, and it starts by sitting down in a bipartisan way to build a consensus. We all believe the status quo is unacceptable, that we must work to make health care more affordable, accessible and of the highest quality.

Republicans have offered a set of proposals we feel can expand accessibility for individuals and small businesses while preserving the doctor-patient relationship. We should promote health care reform, but we should not sacrifice quality and choice just for an arbitrary timeline.

In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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