Democrats reject Mack motion to preserve doctor-patient relationship during budget committee markup
During the House Budget Committee markup of the reconciliation bill this afternoon, Committee Democrats voted against a motion offered by Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) that would preserve the doctor-patient relationship.
During his opening remarks, Mack said:
“If we do not move forward with this motion to instruct, I’m afraid that it’s going to be Washington bureaucrats, it’s going to be politicians that are going to decide the care of my children and your children. The American people have said loud and clear: they do not want government involved in the decisions that are being made on their health care. They want to preserve that for themselves and their doctors.”
View video of Mack’s remarks at www.youtube.com/RepConnieMack.
For Immediate Release Monday, March 15, 2010
Contact Stephanie DuBois, (202) 225-2536; stephanie.dubois@mail.house.gov
In other news…
Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14), the Ranking Republican of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, called the Obama Administration’s recent comments about Israel troubling and urged President Obama and his advisers to work with Israeli leaders on advancing peace in the region.
Mack said:
“The Administration’s approach to U.S. foreign policy has, so far, been disconcerting. Instead of embracing our allies and standing with them against terrorism and tyranny, the Administration has chummed it up with Latin American thugocrats like Hugo Chavez and failed to speak out against the atrocities of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after he won the Iranian presidential “election.”
“Israel is our strongest friend and ally in the Middle East, and they are our partners in the war against terrorism. The Administration should work with Israeli leaders to stand against Iran, which is moving at an alarming pace to acquire nuclear capabilities and spread its hatred and vitriol around the world, including Latin America.
“The Administration’s careless rhetoric and actions diminish our relationship with Israel and threaten our national security. As a beacon of freedom and opportunity, the United States must stand with our allies, not alienate them.”