“I believe we have more to fear from the potential of that bill passing than we do from any terrorist right now in any country.”

— Virginia Foxx

Referring to HR 3962: To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
Quoted in GOP Rep: Health reform scarier than terrorism, Associated Press, November 2, 2009, 2009-11-14 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjEcKdAawSOAEpDDToijQAgFGKmwD9BNL24G0,
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