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Boehner Statement on Senator Reid's 2,733-Page Gov't Takeover of Health Care
Contact: Michael Steel, Antonia Ferrier, Kevin Smith, 202-225-4000
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 /Standard Newswire/ -- House Republican John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats passed a 2,733-page government takeover of health care:
- "Not even Ebenezer Scrooge himself could devise a scheme as cruel and greedy as Democrats' government takeover of health care.
- "Senator Reid's health care bill increases premiums for families and small businesses, raises taxes during a recession, cuts seniors' Medicare benefits, adds to our skyrocketing debt, and puts bureaucrats in charge of decisions that should be made by patients and doctors. The bill also authorizes taxpayer-funded abortions, violating long-standing federal policy. It's no coincidence that the more the American people learn about this monstrosity, the more they oppose it.
- "This legislation is so toxic that Senator Reid needed to pull off a series of outrageous payoffs, kickbacks and sweetheart deals just to get the votes of members of his own party. The way in which Senate Democrats turned their backs on American families and put their votes on the auction block is a disgrace to our country.
- "President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Senator Reid will now hammer out a final bill in secret, despite campaign promises and pledges of the most 'open and honest' Congress in history. The American people don't want the future of their health care being decided behind closed doors by three liberal Washington Democrats. That's why they need to fight harder than ever, speaking loudly and with one voice, saying 'stop.'
- "While struggling families have been asking 'where are the jobs?' Democrats have spent the better part of the past seven months focused on this government takeover of health care. In that time, unemployment has risen to double-digits and the national debt has topped $12 trillion for the first time in U.S. history. Republicans are focused on offering better solutions to help put people back to work, reduce the deficit, and get government out of the bailout business once and for all. We have also proposed the only health care bill that would reduce premiums by up to 10 percent and consistently reduce federal spending on health care over the next two decades."
