Washington, DC – Congressman Wally Herger, Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the House passed Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care. Below you may also find the text of a speech Congressman Herger delivered on the House Floor in opposition to this plan. You can view the speech here:

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement on the crippling impact the costs of the Pelosi takeover of healthcare will have on the national debt and future generations:

Herger: Pelosi Health Care Bureaucracies Put a Roadblock Between Patients and Their Doctors
Floor Speech (11/4/09)

Comments on the Republican Health Care Solution
Audio Comments (11/4/09)

Comments on Speaker Pelosi's Health Care Bill
Audio Comments (11/3/09)

Comments on Democrat Health Care Plan
Audio Comments (10/29/09)

Tax Hike in Democrat Health Care Bill Would Cost Millions of Jobs
Floor Speech (10/27/09)

Comments on Afghanistan
Audio Comments (10/15/09)

Herger Opposes Administration Gag Order
Floor Speech (9/23/09)

The Real Costs of Government Health Care - Chico
Town Hall (8/19/09)

Rep Herger Talks Tort Reform at Town Hall - Chico
Town Hall (8/19/09)

The Public Must Make Their Voices Heard - Redding
Town Hall (8/18/09)

Democracy At Its Best - Marysville
Town Hall (8/13/09)

Cut Costs By Eliminating Frivolous Lawsuits - Marysville
Town Hall (8/13/09)

Democrat's Government Takeover of Health Care Will Cost Jobs
Floor Speech (7/21/09)

Herger Condemns New National Energy Tax
Floor Speech (6/26/09)

Herger Fights for Drug Enforcement Funding
Floor Speech (6/25/09)

Herger Fights for Commonsense Forest Management
Floor Speech (6/16/09)

Herger Comments on Reagan Statue Dedication
Thoughts about Reagan Statue (6/3/09)

Herger Bill to Limit Bureaucracy and Increase Access to Federal Lands Passes House
Floor Speech (6/2/09)

Herger Testifies on the Future of the Forest Economy
Testimony before House Committee on Natural Resources (5/21/09)

Iran's Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons Threatens Future of Israel
Floor Speech (5/7/09)

Herger Floor Speech on Budget: Big Government, High Taxes Are Not The Solutions We Need
Floor Speech (4/2/09)

Herger Calls for Comprehensive Solution to California Water Shortage
Testimony before House Committee on Natural Resources (3/31/09)

Herger at the MedPAC Hearing
Thoughts about MedPAC Hearing (3/17/09)

Herger on Health Provisions in the Stimulus
Floor Speech (2/13/09)

Herger: We Can Do Better To Jumpstart Our Economy
Thoughts about HR 1 (2/13/09)

Herger: Those Who Don't Learn From History Are Doomed To Make Things Worse
Floor Speech (2/9/09)

Herger Floor Statement on SCHIP
Floor Speech (1/14/09)

Herger Calls for Immediate Vote on Boosting Domestic Energy Production
Radio Actuality (6/11/08)

Herger Calls for Extending Tax Relief without Raising Other Taxes
Floor Speech (5/21/08)

Herger Opposes Counterproductive Housing Measure
Floor Speech (5/8/08)

Herger Discusses Rising Gas Prices
Radio Actuality (5/1/08)

Herger Troubled by Tax Burden on American People
Radio Actuality (4/15/08)

Herger Strongly Opposes Tabling of Fair Trade Agreement with Colombia
Floor Speech (4/10/08)

Herger Urges Consideration of Fair Trade Agreement with Colombia
Floor Speech (4/8/08)

Herger Blasts Energy Tax Hike Plan
Floor Speech (2/27/08)

Herger Protests Majority Party's Failure to Pass Critical Foreign Surveillance Bill
Radio Actuality (2/14/08)

Herger Outraged by Berkeley City Council Declaration that Marines Recruiters Not Welcome
Radio Actuality (2/7/08)

Herger Urges Tax Relief Extension
Floor Speech (2/6/08)

2007

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Herger Speaks in Opposition to Irresponsible Tax Increase
Floor Speech, Text (12/12/07)

Herger Urges Majority Party to Allow Vote on Clean Veterans Funding Bill
Radio Actuality (11/8/07)

Herger Discusses Benefits of Market-opening Trade Agreement with Peru
Floor Speech, Text (11/7/07)

Herger Discusses Benefits of U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Authority
Speech in Committee (10/31/07)

Herger Gives Speech on State Children's Health Insurance Program
Floor Speech, Text (10/18/07)

Herger Discuss the Importance of Cyber Security
Floor Speech, Text (10/16/07)

Herger Gives Statement about Importance of Ensuring Product Safety
Speech in Committee, Written Testimony (10/4/07)

Herger Calls on House Majority Party to Strengthen Law Critical to Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Radio Actuality (8/3/07)

Herger Offers Remarks at Trade Subcommittee Hearing Examining Trade Relations with China
Speech in Committee (8/2/07)

Herger Speaks Against Cutting Medicare Advantage and Expanding Government Health Care
Floor Speech (8/1/07)

Herger Testifies at Hearing on Klamath River Basin
Speech in Committee, Written Testimony (7/31/07)

Herger Discusses His Amendment to Repeal the "Three Percent Withholding" Tax Provision
Speech in Committee (7/18/07)

Herger Discusses His Amendment to Delay the "Three Percent Withholding" Tax Provision
Speech in Committee (7/18/07)

Herger Discusses Efforts to Combat Drug Trafficking on Northern California's Federal Lands
Floor Speech (6/26/07)

Herger Blasts Unacceptable Border Security Provisions
Radio Actuality (6/15/07)

Herger Opposes Budget Envisioning Higher Taxes, Runaway Spending
Floor Speech (5/17/07)

Herger on Bloomberg News Discussing China Currency Issues
Bloomberg Interview (5/9/07)

Herger Opposes Congressional Micromanagement of Mission in Iraq
Radio Actuality (4/25/07)

Herger Reflects on Americans' Tax Burden
Radio Actuality (4/17/07)

Herger Voices Concern with Majority Party's Budget
Floor Speech (3/29/07)

Herger Addresses the Iraq Supplemental Measure
Floor Speech (3/22/07)

Herger Applauds the "Taxpayer Bill of Rights"
Radio Actuality (3/16/07)

Herger Discusses "Profound Importance" of Mission in Iraq
Floor Speech (2/15/07)

Secure Rural Schools
Floor Speech (2/12/07)

Herger Opposes Government Negotiating Prices in Prescription Drug Plan
Floor Speech (1/12/07)

2006

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Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act
Floor Speech (6/22/06)

Winning the War on Terror
Floor Speech (6/15/06)

Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act
Floor Speech (6/7/06)

American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act
Floor Speech (5/25/06)

Foster Care Improvement Measure
Floor Speech (5/24/06)

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act
Floor Speech (5/17/06)

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act
Floor Speech (5/10/06)

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - CMS Administrator Dr. Mark McClellan
Question at Hearing (5/3/06)

Capital Gains and DividendsTax Relief
Floor Speech (4/26/06)

Tax Relief and Small Business - Treasury Secretary Snow
Question at Hearing (2/15/06)

Trade - Rice and Beef -Ambassador Portman
Question at Hearing(2/15/06)

Welfare Reform - Health and Human Services Secretary Leavitt
Question at Hearing(2/8/06)

Tax Relief - Office of Management and Budget Director Bolton
Question at Hearing(2/8/06)

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