Senator LeMieux: New Health Care Law "A Missed Opportunity"

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U.S. Senator George LeMieux (R-FL) today made comments about the massive health care bill the President signed into law this morning. LeMieux calls the bill "a missed opportunity" because it does not accomplish the main goals it set out to reach, including lowering the cost of health care for most Americans. In addition to failing at cost control, the bill cuts more than half a trillion dollars from Medicare, health care for seniors, and uses that money to create a new entitlement program that will lead to increases in deficit spending.

"Unfortunately, this bill is a missed opportunity and it is going to do great damage to the people of this country" LeMieux said. "This bill cuts $523 billion out of health care for seniors, it raises taxes, and most importantly, it does not cut the cost of health insurance for Americans. I have vowed to fight to appeal this bad law, replace it, and put in real health care reform".

Senator LeMieux also today sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum commending him on his efforts to highlight the unconstitutional nature of this bill, now signed into law.

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