The Founding Fathers got it right. When they gathered to declare freedom from the British, they did so with a new agenda for America and put it all on the line. They pledged their very honor and lives in these invaluable principles that formed the Declaration of Independence, shaping the very foundation of our country and the freedoms of today.
This afternoon, I had the opportunity to join with several of my Republican colleagues to unveil the Declaration of Health Care Independence in response to the Democrat’s push for a government takeover of our health care. The principles of this document are a commitment to protect the ability of the American people to make their own health decisions, reduce bureaucratic red-tape and decrease burden of debt on our children and grandchildren.
As this new declaration says, health care reform must “empower, rather than limit, an open and accessible marketplace of health care choice and opportunity.” There is no way around it. We cannot allow bureaucrats to govern doctor-patient relationships or ration quality health care.
I believe the people of the 19th Congressional District will agree with the principles in this Declaration of Health Care Independence. The people have spoken. They do not want a government takeover of health care that will raise taxes, raise health care costs and increase government spending. Let’s go back to the drawing board, keep the process open and transparent and work on real reforms that improve our health care system rather than take it over.
