Yesterday, we saw the Senate Finance Committee approve legislation that will increase health care premiums, raise taxes and endanger the health care coverage Americans already have. The American people want reform, but not in the shape of a bill that would impose nearly $400 billion in new taxes and put health care into the hands of the federal government.
To make matters worse, the legislation House Democrat leaders are putting together to bring to the floor is being discussed behind close doors without any transparency. This is unacceptable. The American people deserve to know exactly what their health care reform is going to look like.
Today, I sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi requesting more transparency on behalf of the American people. The Speaker must allow all Members enough time to review the combined bill text, have a full budget score, and write amendments. She cannot continue to shut Members out of this process and limit their ability to represent constituent viewpoints.
Attached to the letter, I have also included all the comments I received from my Coffee with the Congressman events in August. I believe it’s important the Speaker know exactly how the people of the 19th Congressional District feel about her government-run health care. Although she chooses to ignore Republicans, she’s going to have to start listening to her boss, the American taxpayers.
The text of the letter to Speaker Pelosi is available here. My YouTube video can be seen here.
About Me
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer
- Randy Neugebauer represents the 19th District of Texas, which stretches across 27 counties and includes the cities of Abilene, Big Spring, and Lubbock. He is now in his fourth term in U.S. House of Representatives after first taking office on June 5, 2003.
