Republican Address 09/19/09

[0:03] ..." from north Carolina's ninth district. Nine years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I knew something was wrong with my body. But it took sick doctors. Three mammograms and one ultrasound before they finally found my cancer. This process took only a few weeks. Under the government run health care system they have in Canada. And the United Kingdom. I wouldn't it had the opportunity to get those tests so quickly. One international study found that three times as many citizens in both countries. Wait longer than a month. To see if specialist than we do in the United States. When it comes to life threatening diseases like cancer. Delay could mean death. Every family that confront the serious illness. Should have"...

[1:19] ..." no mistake. These are on gateways to government run health care. For small business owners. -- proposals mean higher taxes at a time when unemployment. Is nearing 10%. And analysts are predicting that any kind of recovery. Will be a jobless one."...

[0:00]" Hi I'm congresswoman -- Meyer from north Carolina's ninth district. Nine years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I knew something was wrong with my body. But it took sick doctors. Three mammograms and one ultrasound before they finally found my cancer. This process took only a few weeks. Under the government run health care system they have in Canada. And the United Kingdom. I wouldn't it had the opportunity to get those tests so quickly. One international study found that three times as many citizens in both countries. Wait longer than a month. To see if specialist than we do in the United States. When it comes to life threatening diseases like cancer. Delay could mean death. Every family that confront the serious illness. Should have access to the highest quality care. At their lowest possible cost. With no delays. Replacing your current health care with the government run system. Is not the answer. These so called health care reform both have different name a public option a co op that triggered. Make no mistake. These are on gateways to government run health care. For small business owners. -- proposals mean higher taxes at a time when unemployment. Is nearing 10%. And analysts are predicting that any kind of recovery. Will be a jobless one. As a former small business owner I can tell you from experience. This is the worst possible time to be imposing new job killing taxes. In fact the nation's largest small business association. Found that health care tax increases being proposed. Could lead to the elimination of more than one point six. Million job. And for seniors. Expect massive cuts to Medicare. Which is unacceptable under any circumstances. Do it now without implementing significant reforms to make the program more impatient. Would -- seniors susceptible to the rationing of care. All of this comes at a price tag of roughly one trillion dollars. In the midst of the year in which the government continues to set new records were -- It's timely he'd the American people's restorations with the increase spending and big government growth going on in Washington. There is another way to reform health care and options week can agree on to move forward. Please go to health care dot GOP dot. To learn more. I'm congresswoman from -- thank you for listening."