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Radanovich Rebukes Democrats’ Massive Generational Theft in form of Government Run Healthcare
Washington,
Nov 7, 2009 -
Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today released the following statement after he voted against the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare. The bill passed the House of Representatives 220-215.
“The facts are striking—Speaker Pelosi’s bill will cost up to 5.5 million American jobs, cut Medicare by 500 billion dollars, increase taxes by 750 billion dollars and comes with a frightening price tag of 1.3 trillion dollars all to give the government responsibility that it has already shown it cannot handle. It is utterly irresponsible to inflict this type of pain on small businesses and the middle class in a healthy economy—to do so in our current economy requires an arrogant disregard for the good of the American people.
“Following in the footsteps of another Democrat bent on cradle to grave government intrusion, the bill that I voted against today is the single biggest expansion of government since FDR’s New Deal. The Democrats government takeover of healthcare is nothing more than endless generational theft in the form of a new entitlement program that will actually harm healthcare in America.
“For at least 90 million of those currently enjoying their private health insurance, the passage of this bill means they will be forced into the government run ‘public option’—a plan that inherently demands rationing of care by denying patients outright, or pricing them out of healthcare they need.
“There is no question that America’s healthcare system is overdue for reform but the reform being chosen for the nation by President Obama and Nancy Pelosi is not what the people want or need. There are ways to increase access to care and lower cost without overrunning the private market with government programs and mandates. I support supplying states with high risk pools, real medical liability reform, allowing the interstate purchase of health insurance, allowing businesses to pool together to negotiate better rates, and a number of other common sense reform measures.
“We are standing on the precipice of a major shift in this country’s history. In less than a year, the Obama Administration, working with the Pelosi Congress, has recklessly spent taxpayer funds to expand government to a level never before seen in history. The leadership of this Congress has chosen to ignore the will of the people and say to America, “You are wrong. We know what’s best for you.”
“There is no question in my mind that history will look back on this day as a blight on our representative Democracy.”
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