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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3962.  

“From the beginning of the health care debate this year, constituents in my district and millions of Americans made it clear that they do not support the government takeover of our nation’s health care system which is exactly what Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Obama’s plan, H.R. 3962, does.  

The final cost of Speaker Pelosi’s plan will cost $1.3 trillion dollars and with a national debt of almost $13 trillion dollars, our children and grandchildren will be forced to pay for this plan for decades to come.  H.R. 3962 is largely funded with a $766.6 billion dollar tax increase over the next ten years.  These taxes will be levied against small businesses and every American who currently has a private insurance plan.  

Speaker Pelosi’s plan will ration health care in the United States, putting federal bureaucrats between you and your doctor and the health care decisions you make.  Breaking one of President Obama’s many promises for health care reform, there is no guarantee under this bill that you will be able to keep your health insurance if you are satisfied with your plan.  H.R. 3962 also includes civil and criminal penalties for those individuals who do not have “adequate coverage” as determined by the federal government, potentially forcing millions of Americans to pay fines or face jail should they choose not to go under the public option or carry private insurance.      

Speaker Pelosi’s plan will bring hundreds of billions of dollars of cuts to Medicare and Medicare Advantage, placing further strain on our senior citizens who already struggle to make ends meet on fixed incomes.  Additionally, this bill does nothing to ensure illegal aliens will not receive government subsidized health insurance or address much needed medical liability reform.    

In short, Speaker Pelosi’s government run health care plan will cause irreparable harm to our personal liberties, national debt, and our nation’s health care system.”