Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act

Floor Speech

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During the course of the campaign, we heard that this was going to be repeal and replace. What we have in front of us is simply repeal, because there has never been a credible alternative offered for replace.

This legislation is modeled after a modest, market-driven proposal offered by that left-winger, Mitt Romney; that left-wing advocate, Bob Dole; and, yes, that champion of liberal causes, Richard Nixon.

his is an amalgamation of a series of proposals offered over many years. But what do we hear? The usual scare tactics: ``ObamaCare''--16 years ago, it was ``ClintonCare''--``government takeover,'' ``socialism,'' and the best one of all, ``death panels.''

People wonder why the language here is so charged, why it is so incendiary. It is because of the lexicon it has chosen for the purpose of scaring the American people. As President Bush said, If you need health care, go to the emergency room.

Remember what this proposal does: It removes 57 million people with preexisting conditions from insurance. It eliminates provisions for 2.4 million young adults to maintain health care on their parents' coverage until they are 26. This bill would allow a return to discrimination toward a woman based on higher premiums if she has had breast cancer or perhaps even if she has been a victim of domestic violence or had a child.

This bill that is proposed by our friends on the other side would get rid of a lifetime cap on out-of-pocket expenses. Why is that important? I dare them to challenge the following statistic: Half the bankruptcies in America are health care related. People lose their jobs. They lose their homes. They lose everything because they get sick.

I hope we oppose this repeal measure or at least until we hear a replace proposal.

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