REP. CALVERT VOTES TO REPEAL OBAMACARE, URGES REAL REFORM
January 20, 2011
Press Release
Today Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) voted for H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act. The bill passed 245 to 189.
"The people's voice reigns again in the People's House," said Rep. Calvert. "The more we learn about the new health care law, the more we understand how devastating it will be to our economy. Already employers across the country have suffered increases in their health premiums as a result of the health care law, yet we were told that the bill would bend the health cost curve downward.
"We were told that the bill would reduce the deficit by $143 billion over ten years. However, we now know that the figures given to the CBO did not accurately reflect the law's real costs. When you add back the $115 billion needed to implement the law and subtract the bill's double-counting of revenue, and other budgetary gimmicks, the true cost is a staggering $700 billion over ten years."
"The bottom line is that we cannot afford this new health care law, no matter how well intentioned," said Rep. Calvert. "We must repeal Obamacare and replace it with legislation that decreases health care costs, increases competition in the marketplace, maintains the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and truly helps those without insurance."
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"The people's voice reigns again in the People's House," said Rep. Calvert. "The more we learn about the new health care law, the more we understand how devastating it will be to our economy. Already employers across the country have suffered increases in their health premiums as a result of the health care law, yet we were told that the bill would bend the health cost curve downward.
"We were told that the bill would reduce the deficit by $143 billion over ten years. However, we now know that the figures given to the CBO did not accurately reflect the law's real costs. When you add back the $115 billion needed to implement the law and subtract the bill's double-counting of revenue, and other budgetary gimmicks, the true cost is a staggering $700 billion over ten years."
"The bottom line is that we cannot afford this new health care law, no matter how well intentioned," said Rep. Calvert. "We must repeal Obamacare and replace it with legislation that decreases health care costs, increases competition in the marketplace, maintains the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and truly helps those without insurance."
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