Moran Participates In Press Conference To Oppose Pelosi Health Care Bill

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Congressman Jerry Moran today participated in a "House Call" with Republican Members of Congress on the front steps of the U.S. Capitol to oppose H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi's health care reform legislation. As the House of Representatives approaches a vote on the Democrats' health bill this weekend, Republican Members today held a press conference to discuss their united opposition to the bill.

"Speaker Pelosi's bill will put our country deeper into debt at a time of great economic challenges and expand the size of government. This more than 2,000 page bill will create 118 new government boards, bureaucracies and commissions. Instead of turning our entire health care system on its head, raising taxes, imposing mandates, and enabling bureaucrats to define what forms of health coverage are acceptable for Americans, we need to implement reforms that eliminate unnecessary costs in our system.

"The cost of the bill is well over $1 trillion dollars. It is essentially the same as the version that the Speaker started with months ago, except 1,000 pages longer.

"Since I arrived in Congress, health care has been one of my main priorities because it is essential to the survival of Kansas towns. Our current health care system does need some common-sense reforms, which I have written about and personally shared with many folks back home.

"We need to start with common-sense reforms that reduce costs. Costs are lowered through reforms that eliminate unnecessary spending, not by growing government. I support medical liability reform; permitting the sale of insurance across state lines; establishing high risk pools and reinsurance pools to address pre-existing conditions; an increased emphasis on wellness and disease prevention; providing tax incentives to low-income families to retain or purchase private health insurance; incentivizing health care savings for individuals and families; implementation of health information technology; and training more medical professionals and encouraging them to practice in underserved areas."

Moran is Chairman of the House Rural Health Care Coalition and co-founder of the Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition.

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