Tonight Gus spoke out against the Democratic health care plan during general debate of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act :

 The St. Petersburg Times has more:

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, bemoaned the $1.1 trillion price tag and said measures would hurt small businesses by requiring more coverage. "I'm worried about the loss of jobs." He also faulted cuts to Medicare Advantage, which is subsidized at a higher rate than Medicare. Bilirakis said his office phones had been ringing all day and five out of six constituents opposed the plan.