House Phone Campaign: Stop Government Run Health Care

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1) Slow down! Health care reform is important, complicated and affects 1/6 of the U.S. economy. We need health care reform done right, not fast. Stop the midnight amendments and procedural tricks, and let us see a real bill that puts patients first.

2) Health care reform can’t possibly be revenue-neutral. By all accounts these health care bills establish a new $1-trillion government-run health care program. That’s on top of the $800-billion stimulus plan passed earlier this year. We don't have the money, can't afford huge new taxes to get it, and it would be wrong to borrow it and leave even more debt to our children and grandchildren.

3) Small businesses have been hit harder than most with rising health care costs. This bill does nothing to help small businesses. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported that the bill will result in lower wages and higher unemployment. In this economic environment, we need small businesses to create jobs. Don’t tax them, threaten to fine them, and force them to pay the fines under threat of jail time.

4) Seniors have paid into Medicare all their lives. It is wrong to cut seniors benefits and give it to non-senior citizens. Seniors in rural America who are on Medicare Advantage are receiving a quality of health care they have never before received. Many seniors are dependent on Medicare Advantage to maintain their quality of life. It’s wrong to take that from them to create a new middle-class entitlement.

5) Washington has not proven that it can run an insurance program on budget and provide quality care – and it should not be allowed to take over our health care system. Whether that's through a public "option," mandates, or co-ops, Washington has proven it is ill-equipped to deliver the care Americans deserve.
  • Medicare and Medicaid are underfunded and about to go bankrupt.

  • We’re told there’s $500 billion in waste to be taken out of Medicare.
  • Any money saved from waste, fraud, and abuse should be kept for Medicare to make it stronger and more efficient for seniors and taxpayers. Fix Medicare first.
6) This is no time for tax hikes. The economy is still reeling and unemployment is painfully high. We should be cutting spending and taxes, not finding ways to fund huge new programs by raising tax rates through the roof.
  • Medical device manufactures and insurance companies will be hit with additional taxes. The added tax burden will ultimately be paid by average Americans.
7) Please oppose this bill and any health care program that puts Washington in charge of our health care.
House Phone Campaign: Stop Government Run Health Care

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  5. There really wasn't any comment, my phone just went dead...
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  7. Hung up on me.
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  9. Talked to a very nice and polite lady named Veronica; told her my name and city I was calling from. She will give my message to My representative Salomon Ortiz.I asked them not to pass the health reform, to protect elderly and veterans, I don't want Washington in charge of my health care.
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  11. Second try...spoke to a very polite assistant named Jason who listened to my comments, asked from what city I called and said he'd pass on to the Representative.
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