Monday
Jul202009
GOP Congressmen Object To Obamacare
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5:17PM
By Joseph Russell- Talk Radio News Service
Republican Congressmen had harsh words for President Obama's heightened call for health care reform on Monday. Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Charles Boustany (R- La.) said the GOP will "vigorously oppose" a government takeover of health care, and called the Democrats' health care proposal a "disaster" and the "wrong prescription" for America.
"Let me just say, I know that the administration continues to focus on a deadline of passing this legislation before we adjourn for the August recess," Pence said. "But the President needs to come off it."
Both Congressmen emphasized that Republicans want health care reform, but called Obama's proposal "disastrous for the American people." Pence and Boustany highlighted several areas of contention, including the cost of the bill, both in dollars and jobs.
"The President needs to stop using fear tactics and get it right," Boustany said. "It doesn't go nearly far enough in controlling costs, and the growth of costs in health care," he added.
Pence asserted reform needs to be well thought out and should "take longer than a week," adding that several Democrats have issues with the bill as well. Boustany said most Blue Dog Democrats do not like the bill, claiming "there is a lot of disgruntlement among the other side."
The Obama administration has claimed in recent weeks that Republicans have nothing to fear. However, the August deadline will be increasingly harder to meet as more and more lawmakers start to raise questions about the legislation.
Republican Congressmen had harsh words for President Obama's heightened call for health care reform on Monday. Reps. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Charles Boustany (R- La.) said the GOP will "vigorously oppose" a government takeover of health care, and called the Democrats' health care proposal a "disaster" and the "wrong prescription" for America.
"Let me just say, I know that the administration continues to focus on a deadline of passing this legislation before we adjourn for the August recess," Pence said. "But the President needs to come off it."
Both Congressmen emphasized that Republicans want health care reform, but called Obama's proposal "disastrous for the American people." Pence and Boustany highlighted several areas of contention, including the cost of the bill, both in dollars and jobs.
"The President needs to stop using fear tactics and get it right," Boustany said. "It doesn't go nearly far enough in controlling costs, and the growth of costs in health care," he added.
Pence asserted reform needs to be well thought out and should "take longer than a week," adding that several Democrats have issues with the bill as well. Boustany said most Blue Dog Democrats do not like the bill, claiming "there is a lot of disgruntlement among the other side."
The Obama administration has claimed in recent weeks that Republicans have nothing to fear. However, the August deadline will be increasingly harder to meet as more and more lawmakers start to raise questions about the legislation.
Reader Comments (1)
Thank God for Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats!!! This health care overhaul is a disaster, should it pass, which I don't think it will! Americans are smarter than obama realizes. He rushed the two stimulus bills through so fast, but we Americans are distrustful of anything this baboon has to offer. I also think obama is a RACIST, reverse discrimination! His true agenda is to undermine the white people of this country, destroy this wonderful nation, do away with the middle-class, become a Socialist country and try to make everyone believe HIS AGENDA is the ONLY true path to enlightenment!!! May God help us all if obama gets his way on some of the issues I've brought forth. A man who was only a community organizer runs this country, unbelievable - the ONLY reason he got elected was because of the black vote and hispanics. Iam not prejudice, but obama and those like him have a chip on their shoulder and think everyone "owes" them. I don't even believe he was born in this country! Yes, I am a "birther", but I am not a nut as the liberals contend. Why can't he produce an ORIGINAL birth certificate? That's all I have to say for now, but please understand I love this country and very distrustful of the current administration in Washington.