Wilson Statement on Passage of Democrat Health Care Bill in Education and Labor Committee

Committee Republicans Stood Up for American Families and Small Businesses Against Government Takeover of Health Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2009

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee approved their legislation to enact a government takeover of the health care system.

“Republicans continue to fight to preserve choice and quality in our health care system and to protect small businesses from burdensome job killing mandates and tax hikes. We must enact reforms because the status quo is clearly unacceptable. Republicans are presenting a commonsense set of solutions that will help American families afford quality and portable health care regardless of pre-existing conditions, empower not tax small businesses to offer health insurance for their employees, and preserve choice and innovation in our health care system.

“The partisan manner in which this bill has been brought to Congress coupled with the arbitrary deadlines Democrats have imposed to rush it through the legislative process does not respect the tremendous importance of health care reform. Republicans are committed to working in a bipartisan manner to develop solutions that will make health care affordable, accessible, and of the highest quality. I hope that, in the face of what has become a bipartisan call for a better set of health care reforms, the Democrat leadership will reconsider ramming through their bill which drives up the debt, destroys jobs, and undermines quality care.”

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