Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) issued the following statement regarding the schedule for a vote on President Obamas health care reform proposal:
It is good that a vote on health care legislation has at least been delayed for a time.
This issue is too important to rush through Congress as other bills have been. But this small victory for common sense will be fleeting unless significant changes are made to this proposal.
No one should mistake tactical compromises to move the legislation along for substantive changes in the goal of the President and the Speaker to have government-run health care.
Everyone should examine how this health care reform bill may affect them. For example senior citizens would see significant cuts in Medicare. Millions of seniors who have chosen Medicare Advantage plans will lose their coverage and other seniors will find it harder to locate a doctor who will treat Medicare patients.
In addition to the tremendous cost this bill makes a fundamental change in the relationship between people and their government. Medical care and end-of-life treatment choices are and should always be personal decisions made by a patient and a physician. If this bill becomes law federal government bureaucrats will have a heavy hand in making decisions on who has priority" for health care and other choices that should be made by families patients and doctors.
Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) issued the following statement regarding the schedule for a vote on President Obamas health care reform proposal:
It is good that a vote on health care legislation has at least been delayed for a time.
This issue is too important to rush through Congress as other bills have been. But this small victory for common sense will be fleeting unless significant changes are made to this proposal.
No one should mistake tactical compromises to move the legislation along for substantive changes in the goal of the President and the Speaker to have government-run health care.
Everyone should examine how this health care reform bill may affect them. For example senior citizens would see significant cuts in Medicare. Millions of seniors who have chosen Medicare Advantage plans will lose their coverage and other seniors will find it harder to locate a doctor who will treat Medicare patients.
In addition to the tremendous cost this bill makes a fundamental change in the relationship between people and their government. Medical care and end-of-life treatment choices are and should always be personal decisions made by a patient and a physician. If this bill becomes law federal government bureaucrats will have a heavy hand in making decisions on who has priority" for health care and other choices that should be made by families patients and doctors.
