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Washington, Nov 7 - Today, Congressman John Sullivan issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 3962, the so called Affordable Healthcare for American Act.  House Republicans overwhelmingly voted against the $1.3 trillion government takeover of our healthcare system, which is 2,000 pages long and creates 111 new government programs.

 “I’m personally disgusted with this entire process. Speaker Pelosi and her left wing allies in Congress resorted to twisting arms and backroom tactics to sell out the American people and put the federal government in charge of their personal healthcare decisions.  This bill is bad for patients, bad for doctors, bad for small businesses and couldn’t have come at a worse time for our economy - as our national unemployment rate has reached a staggering 10.2%.”

“The American people need to understand what took place here in the people’s house tonight- Speaker Pelosi and every democrat who voted for this government run healthcare system in the dead of night, completely ignored their voices.  My Republican colleagues and I heard you loud and clear and voted overwhelmingly against this bill.  

“Let’s be very clear about what this bill does – it writes the American people a prescription for disaster  by spending more, taxing more, and letting Washington bureaucrats make healthcare decisions that are better left to you and your families.  It’s simply the wrong approach.   I urge my Republican colleagues, and common sense Democrats, in the Senate, to vote NO and derail this freight train of government expansion before it can become law.”

Congressman Sullivan supports the Republican Alternative plan, which would lower the cost of healthcare premiums, increase competition by allowing families and small business to purchase insurance across state lines at cheaper rates, and increase access to the uninsured by providing uninsured residents of every state access to affordable coverage through high risk pools.