Senate Republican Leader McConnell Critical of Health Care Bill

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October 13, 2009

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)

“The fact is, this proposal will never come before the Senate. But what we do know is that the bill written behind closed doors here in the Capitol will be another 1,000-page, trillion-dollar Washington takeover. We know it will slash a half-trillion dollars from seniors’ Medicare, add new taxes and raise premiums. That’s not reform.” — response after the Senate Finance Committee’s vote to approve health reform legislation (October 13, 2009, press release)

Tags: health reform, Senate Finance Committee, Washington takeover

Comments Author: Marguerite Higgins

1sonny

Obamacare is absolutly the correst and righteous thing that must be done. This will be a good start to stapilize Americas standard of living, Or we face a very bad future. Also the charge that it will cost a lot more money is false. The truth is Obamacare will in the end save 100's of billions of dollars. In addition if the health care system we now have continues without change we can look for the super rich to get more super rich and the not rich get poorer and poorer. So with Gods eye on America we can get this done. Pray brother pray.
tommydrew

The only time that we will get a solution out of Washington on social security, medicaid, medicare, and health care is when the lawmakers make it manditory that every law they pass for us...... includes them.....then and only then will we see true reforms.