Rep. Bilirakis Opposes Government Takeover of Health Care
WASHINGTON (7 November) – U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Fla.), representing Florida’s 9th Congressional District, today announced that he would vote against H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, and support the Republican alternative health care reform bill:
“Speaker Pelosi’s $1.2 trillion health care plan will radically grow the size of government and create crushing new mandates and taxes on individuals and small businesses. The plan will cut Medicare for seniors by $500 billion, and will lead to fewer choices and higher premiums for Florida’s families.
“I believe that there is a better way to reform our nation’s health care system. The Republican health care plan is a responsible and targeted approach that will lower premiums, making coverage more affordable for families and employers, without raising taxes during a recession or cutting Medicare for seniors like the Pelosi plan does."