More of Their Own Words
Here’s more reaction to the passage of federal health care reform legislation…
Mitch Daniels – Indiana Governor
“Our two best hopes for more jobs are investment and small business. The new ‘health care’ bill raises taxes drastically on both, and will harm our economic prospects badly. Hoosiers will also face higher state taxes as Medicaid rolls explode. It will raise by trillions the crushing debt we already are leaving young Americans; any claims to the contrary are worse than mistaken, they are knowingly fraudulent. In a life of optimism about America and its future, this morning I am as discouraged as I can remember being.”
Andre Carson – Congressman, 7th District
“After more than a year of debate and constant work to bring together the best solutions to our nation’s health care challenges, we’ve finally taken a monumental step toward a stronger, healthier America. Simply put, today’s vote is nothing short of a game-changer for tens-of-millions of Americans-a life-saver for millions more. No longer will access to health care be just a privilege, inaccessible to millions; it will be a basic right for all Americans. No longer will the health insurance industry hold the power over important health decisions; the American people will be empowered to make their own health choices. And no longer will we let skyrocketing health care costs damage our economy and run-up our national deficit; we will rein-in rising costs and actually cut our deficit by $1.3 trillion over the next two decades.”
Dan Coats – Republican Candidate U.S. Senate
“I was frankly shocked to learn about Congressman Ellsworth’s decision to vote in favor of Obamacare because I’ve spent a lot of time in his district. The good people there are strongly pro-life and are overwhelmingly opposed to the Obama-Pelosi plan. So when Congressman Ellsworth says he’s been talking to Hoosiers, I’m not sure which Hoosiers he’s been talking to. In my travels across the state there has been overwhelming opposition to this radical nationalized health care plan.
