David Vitter, United States Senator, Louisiana

November 21, 2009

Vitter Issues Statement on Senate Saturday Health Care Vote

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement regarding the first vote to proceed to the massive 2000 plus page Senate health care bill written by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid.

 

“As I traveled every corner of Louisiana during the August recess meeting with Louisianians in over 21 health care town hall meetings, I learned a great deal. I learned that Louisianians are starting to connect the dots as to what’s going on up here in Washington as we’ve moved closer to nationalizing our banks, insurance companies and the automobile industry. Now, they are watching their government continue to expand its size and grow its power as we move very close to allowing for a government takeover of our health care system – an industry that makes up one-sixth of the American economy.

 

 You can read through the 2000 plus page Senate health care bill by clicking here.

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