In an op-ed on AOL today, Congressman Boehner says that it’s the American people who want to scrap the Democrats’ government takeover of health care and start over. In fact, a recent survey by CNN found that 48 percent of Americans believe “lawmakers should work on an entirely new bill,” echoing other recent surveys showing that voters have rejected a big government takeover.
Boehner writes that “[f]or all the ink spilled over Thursday’s health care summit, it really boils down to one question: Who is listening to the American people?” From the op-ed:
“Americans want Washington to scrap this job-killing government takeover of health care and start over with a step-by-step approach that will lower health care costs.
“That’s not the ‘Republican’ view. It’s the view of the American people. They know the bill that is set to be rammed through Congress will cause their health care premiums to go up and the quality of their health care to go down. They’re asking their elected leaders in Washington to stop and start over on reforms that reflect the realities families and small businesses face today. …
“For his part, President Obama comes to the table with the same massive government takeover of health care that the American people have already rejected. In effect, the president’s proposal actually takes the 2,733-page bill that the Senate passed on Christmas Eve and manages to make it worse. Even more Medicare cuts. Even more tax hikes. Plenty of special-interest deals still in place. A trillion-dollar price tag. …
“The president can hold all the summits he wants, but the toothpaste is out of the tube: The American people don’t want this massive government takeover of health care. No summit or speech or sales pitch can fix a fundamentally flawed 2,000-plus-page health care bill that spends money we don’t have and kills the jobs we need to get our economy moving again.”
Democrats aren’t listening. Politico reports that they’re already planning to move forward with their “massive, Democrats-only health care plan.”
Boehner and Republicans have listened to voters and crafted a better plan that’s focused on driving down costs – without penalties, mandates, tax hikes, or more federal bureaucracy. You can read more about it here.
READ MORE:
- Boehner Calls on Dems to “Scrap this Bill,” Calls Summit a “6 Hour Infomercial” (2/24/10)
- Boehner Calls Summit a “Charade” as White House Excludes State Legislators, Governors (2/24/10)
- Boehner on 55KRC Calls on President to “Scrap This Bill” (2/23/10)
- With Millions Out of Work, President Pushes Another Health Care Takeover (2/22/10)
- Boehner: Why Talk About a Health Care Bill Americans Have Rejected? (2/10/10)
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