Statement on Health Care Overhaul Vote
Washington,
Nov 7, 2009 -
Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, by a vote of 220 to 215 late tonight:
“The U.S. Constitution declares “We the people,” not “we the government.” Yet, with tonight’s late night passage of H.R. 3962, the House voted in favor of a government takeover of health care that will raise taxes, cut health care services, and perhaps most alarming, set our nation on a dangerous path in which the government encroaches on our lives even more.
“In the last few days, we’ve learned the government couldn’t foresee the real cost of Cash for Clunkers and the stimulus package did little to stimulate job growth – and now, the same leaders who brought us these programs are taking over health care with more red tape, increased taxes and additional mandates. Like these programs, with health care, we don’t know when the spending will end or how high the final costs will go beyond the estimates.
“Health care needs to be reformed in our country, but Speaker Pelosi’s 2,000 page health care overhaul bill is the wrong way to do it.
“H.R. 3962 is the wrong prescription for America. This bill makes care more expensive and less available, while hurting Wisconsinites and harming Wisconsin businesses. This legislation chips away at the independence our Founding Fathers fought for, and replaces it with citizens being dependent on their government for care.
“I hope Senators Kohl and Feingold have a better understanding of the principles of democracy when they consider health care legislation on the Senate floor.”
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