Dr. Broun Supports a “House Call on Washington”
Because a government takeover of health care demands an intervention
Washington,
Nov 3, 2009 -
Congressman Paul C. Broun, M.D. (GA-10) today announced his support and participation in a national House Call on Washington this Thursday, November 5th, at noon. The event, which is scheduled to take place on the U.S. Capitol steps, will be attended by conservative members of Congress, grassroots activists, and American citizens from all across the country. Many constituents are also expected to call and/or visit their senators’ and representatives’ district and Washington, D.C. offices at noon on that day.
“I applaud the efforts of both the Republican Study Committee and many concerned citizens at the grassroots level for their hard work to stop this massive government takeover of our health care system. As a physician, I know that the doctor-patient relationship definitely does not need a bureaucrat in the middle.
“What disturbs me, and millions of Americans, the most about the 2,000 page bill that House Democrats introduced last week is that it will destroy the quality of health care in America and drastically grow the size of the federal government, all at the cost of more than a trillion dollars. It will markedly increase the federal debt, and it will steal our children and grandchildren’s future. For my part, I have constantly called for a common sense approach to health care reform that includes open debate and a bipartisan bill that’s written out in the sunshine. But Democrat leaders have rejected this approach.
“Many of these common sense reforms are found in my recently introduced Patient OPTION Act, H.R. 3889, which would offer transparency in health care pricing; make it easier for Americans to transport their health care across state lines, or from job to job; and allow Americans to keep their current coverage if they like it, all ideas with wide bi-partisan support,” said Congressman Paul Broun.
