Mack: Democrats refuse to back down from Government-run health care
Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) slammed the President’s announcement today of a “new path on health care,” saying the Democratic Leadership in Congress will stop at nothing to pass a government-run health care bill in spite of the strong objections of the American people.
Mack said:
“No matter how they try to package it, President Obama and the Democratic Leadership in Congress are still trying to ram through a government-run health care system one that the American people have rejected several times. And they will stop at nothing to pass it, even resorting to using reconciliation, a procedural tool meant for budget and tax issues, not a government overhaul of our health care system. But what more can we expect from a Congress and an Administration that also rammed through trillion-dollar bailouts and a stimulus plan?
“President Obama claims that this proposal is bipartisan because it includes a few Republican ideas. There is nothing bipartisan about a bill that was drafted with little input from Republicans and one that will not receive any Republican support when it reaches the floor for a vote.
“The American people have repeatedly rejected the Democrats’ Big Government ideas. They do not want reform that will raise taxes, increase mandates on individuals and businesses, and put politicians and bureaucrats in charge of one-sixth of our economy. It’s time the Democrats realize this.”