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GOP Talking Points on Health Care

GOP Talking Points on Health Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
  • House Republicans will oppose any effort to pass a sweeping government takeover of health care and are committed to working with the president to fix what is broken.
  • Democrats want to pass a government takeover of health care, paid for in part with more than $800 billion in new tax hikes and that will destroy up to 5.5 million jobs.
  • An independent analysis by the non-partisan Lewin Group found that as many as 114 million Americans would lose their current health insurance.
  • A recent study published in the journal, Health Affairs, found that a government-run plan could cause annual insurance premiums for a family of four to increase by more than $4,500.
  • Forcing families to spend up to 30 percent of their income on government-run health care - more than many families spend on their mortgages - is a middle-class tax increase and breaks the president's promise for "no new taxes."
  • The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has said the Democrats' health care plan will increase government spending, increase our national debt, and even increase seniors' Medicare prescription drug premiums by 20 percent over the next decade.
  • House Republicans have a plan for reform that expands access to affordable health care and gives families the freedom to choose the health care that fits their needs.
  • We need meaningful medical liability reform to help deter junk lawsuits, and people should be allowed to buy health care across state lines to help deliver greater choice and affordability.
  • The president and Democrats in Congress need to start over on their health care plan. Republicans are ready to work on bipartisan solutions to health care reform.