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WASHINGTON - Today, Speaker Pelosi unveiled the Democrat’s most recent attempt at a government takeover of health care; covering more than 2,000 pages, with a price tag in excess of One Trillion Dollars. This legislation, every bit as bad as its predecessor, is essentially the same bill that the American public came out en masse against this summer. After the announcement, Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC), made the following remarks:
“This summer I met with thousands of my constituents in the First District to hear their thoughts and opinions on the health care debate. Many objected to the proposed government takeover, and came out strongly against their opposition to any type of plan that would increase the cost of health insurance, limit their health care options or interfere with the decisions that need to be made between themselves and their doctors.
Unfortunately, after weeks of secretive meetings behind closed doors, Speaker Pelosi has introduced a bill today that is quite possibly worse than it was this summer. By supporting such a far-reaching overhaul, the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress are ignoring the voice of the American public.
I said it this summer and I will say it again, I will not vote for any plan that includes a government takeover of health care as it will increase taxes and overall healthcare costs, add to our national debt and pay for it on the backs of American seniors, families and small businesses.
Republicans have offered common sense solutions based on budget-neutral proposals and the fundamental principle that personal medical decisions should be made by patients and their health care providers, not unaccountable bureaucrats in Washington. Democrats must listen to the American people, and I sincerely hope that will mean working with us on the real reforms families want and need.”
NOTE: H.R. 3962, the version of Obamacare unveiled by Speaker Pelosi and House Democrat leaders today is nearly 2,000 pages long, and mentions the word “shall” more than 3,000 times- expanding the size of government through the creation of new mandates on individuals, small businesses and doctors.
In fact, Members of Congress who are reading the bill will need to read over 200 pages a day if they want to finish it before Speaker Pelosi attempts to bring it up for a vote next week. But even if Members are able to read the whole bill in time, Democrats may play the same games with health care, as they did with cap and trade, and introduce a lengthy amendment changing many of the provisions of the bill. If this were to happen, all hope for transparency would be lost once again.
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