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Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, would a government takeover of health care
create jobs? The answer is clearly no. We should be focused on job one
right now, which is find the jobs. But, Mr. Speaker, if the Energy and
Commerce Committee had continued to work today, I would have introduced
an amendment to require all Federal elected officials, including the
President and Vice President, to set aside our health care benefits and
enroll in their new idea of a government-run health care system.
If the majority is really so confident that their plan will provide
the very best health care to the people we represent, we ought to
demonstrate that confidence by enrolling ourselves. I, for one, don't
believe the government-run health care plan will be the best for the
people we represent, but a government competitor will soon be the only
one left. A government competitor, Mr. Speaker, would
be like an elephant in a room full of mice. The fast mice can get out
of the room as quick as they can. The slow mice get crushed, and only
the elephant is left. It is time we put our health care where we want
the American health care to be, Mr. Speaker, but it's also time we
find the jobs.