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Missouri Republicans use bipartisan tactics to fight back against Washington Democrats
March 17, 2010
While U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan and Gov. Jay Nixon silently condone the underhanded tactics their party is using to ram an expensive, unpopular, and burdensome health care bill through Congress, the GOP-led General Assembly refuses to stand by and allow our Democrat elected officials to ignore the voices of Missourians. House Republicans, joined by 25 Democrats, endorsed a constitutional amendment that would block mandatory participation in a government-run health care program.
In January, the GOP-led House sent a message to Washington by passing a resolution—HCR 18, sponsored by Rep John Diehl—urging Congress to oppose the Democrats’ health care proposal, citing the new taxes, unfunded mandates, publicly-funded abortions, and lack of transparency included in the bill. Yesterday, this same resolution was debated on the floor of the State Senate, where Democrats blocked it by filibustering.
Today, on the same day that more than one hundred Missourians rallied at the Capitol in support of Missouri’s sovereignty, the Senate passed a resolution—SCR 34, sponsored by Sen. Jim Lembke—asserting the state’s sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.
“Republicans in the General Assembly have given Missourians a voice in the national debate at a time when many people feel that Democrats in Washington simply don’t care what they think,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. “Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi have shown that they will stop at nothing to impose their agenda on the American people, and our Republican representatives are standing up and saying ‘enough is enough.’”
The most recent Rasmussen Reports survey, released March 10, shows that an overwhelming number of Missourians—60%—oppose the Democrats’ health care plan.
Talking Points
Democrats' health care takeover
After months of secret backroom deals and arm-twisting, Nancy Pelosi forced a massive, costly, and ineffective government-run health care onto an unwilling nation.The Democrats’ bill does nothing to control costs; in fact, it will raise taxes by at least $3.9 billion in 2019, raise premiums, slash Medicare, and force a one-size-fits-all health care mandate on more than 300 million people.
Since passage, several companies have announced that the health care bill will cost them billions of dollars, and the Congressional Research Service confirmed Republican warnings that the bill allows convicted sex offenders, including pedophiles and rapists, to receive taxpayer-subsidized medication for erectile dysfunction.
Americans have consistently made their opposition to the bill known, but Democrats ignored their wishes. In fact, nearly two-thirds of Missourians oppose the Democrats’ health care bill.
Republicans in Missouri have taken action—Lt. Gov. Kinder is filing a lawsuit against the federal government, and Missourians will vote on Obamacare in August.
Make no mistake: In November, Democrats across the nation and in Missouri will pay for abusing their power and ignoring the will of the American people.
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