Kirkpatrick's Vote for Obamacare will cost Arizona Taxpayers $1 BILLION a Year

Press Release

Today, as legal battle over Obamacare heats up in the courtroom in Florida, the Gosar for Congress campaign is contacting voters in Congressional District One letting them know Ann Kirkpatrick's vote for Obamacare will cost Arizona taxpayers $1 billion dollars.

"Ann Kirkpatrick's vote for Obamacare will cost Arizona taxpayers one billion dollars a year," said Dr. Paul Gosar. "Every voter in Congressional District One should remember her vote when they cast their ballot. They should remember that Ann Kirkpatrick once again voted for the liberal agenda of President Obama and Nancy Pelosi and against the wishes of her constituents."

The Gosar for Congress campaign is contacting voters across Congressional District One today with one simple message:

Ann Kirkpatrick's vote for Obamacare will cost Arizona taxpayer's $1 billion a year.

The campaign recently launched a campaign ad titled "Big Spender" that highlights Ann Kirkpatrick's vote for Obamacare and how she ran out on constituents who were trying to ask questions during a town hall meeting regarding her support of nationalized health care. Additionally, the ad highlights Ann Kirkpatrick's vote for President Obama's failed $787 billion stimulus package.

Governor Jan Brewer pointed out in her press release yesterday that Obamcare:

"…unconstitutionally imposes staggering new costs and obligations on the states. It transforms Medicaid from a federal-state partnership to reimburse needy persons' medical costs into a vast federally-mandated program to benefit millions of persons with incomes above the poverty line. While the states previously had discretion to manage their programs consistent with the needs of their citizens -- indeed, Arizona's own Medicaid program, AHCCCS, is a model nationwide -- the Act now limits state flexibility and turns the states into an administrative arm of the federal government. It also compels the states to assume responsibility not only for cost reimbursement but for the provision of the healthcare services. These changes will add more than $1 billion per year in costs to an already overstrained state budget."

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