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Health Vote ‘a Stark Reminder’

November 8, 2009

‘The government-run plan that narrowly passed the House Saturday was rejected by one in seven House Democrats and a majority of Americans’

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement regarding the trillion-dollar health care spending bill narrowly passed by the House:

“The government-run plan that narrowly passed the House Saturday was rejected by one in seven House Democrats and a majority of Americans. It should serve as a stark reminder that Americans don’t want a 2,000-page, trillion-dollar government experiment—they want commonsense reforms.

“Soon, Senate Democrats will propose their own version. We don’t know how big it will be or how expensive, but we do know with certainty that it will mean higher premiums, higher taxes and massive cuts to Medicare to create even more government programs. That’s not reform.”

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McConnell Statement on Partisan House Bill, Democrat Disconnect

November 7, 2009



‘Rarely has the disconnect between Congress and the American people been clearer than the vote tonight’



WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement regarding the trillion-dollar health care spending bill narrowly passed by the House:



“Rarely has the disconnect between Congress and the American people been clearer than the vote tonight. Americans want lower costs, less government intrusion, a simpler approach and less spending. Instead, the Democrat leadership has just forced through a partisan, 2,000-page bureaucratic monstrosity—a trillion-dollar government experiment that raises premiums, raises taxes and slashes Medicare to create more government programs. That’s not reform.



“As this bill moves to the Senate, Republicans will continue to offer commonsense reforms to lower costs and increase access.”



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McConnell Statement on Unemployment, Need for Economic Growth

November 6, 2009



WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Friday regarding the need for job creation and economic growth:

“I know the administration shares our goals of job creation and economic growth. But more debt, more spending, higher taxes and growing the size of government clearly has not worked—particularly in a time of double-digit unemployment.

“I hope the administration will begin to work with us to pay down the debt, reduce health care spending, and make it easier for businesses to start hiring again.”

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