[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3] [House] [Pages 3525-3526] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HEALTH CARE REFORM (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Madam Speaker, this week March Madness comes to college basketball teams as [[Page 3526]] teams across America meet in the NCAA Tournament. And this week March Madness also comes to this House in the culmination of this health care debate. The American people have watched as this bill has lumbered forward for the past year, and they have been outraged by both the substance and the process. The American people want jobs, Madam Speaker, but this bill is funded with job-killing tax increases. Seniors need the protection of Medicare, but this bill cuts $500 billion from that vital program. We all want freedom, of course, but this bill includes an unconstitutional mandate requiring individuals to purchase government-approved health care or face taxes, fines, or even jail. The American people have been outraged at the vote buying epitomized by the Louisiana Purchase, the Cornhusker Kickback, and Gator Aid. And now the Democratic leadership is preparing to pass this bill without actually voting on it and deeming the bill passed through trickery. It is time to end Washington's version of March Madness and do what the American people are asking us to do, and that is to start over with a clean sheet of paper and look for real health care reform. ____________________