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March 17, 2010
Paul Ryan on Sensible Healthcare Solutions
Posted by The MaryHunter at March 17, 2010 5:20 PM
Despite lies to the contrary from President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and the rest of the pro-ObamaCare crowd, Republicans have been working tirelessly for months and months in order to put forward real solutions to the problems in the American healthcare system. While we have the best medical care in the world, there is certainly room for improvement on many levels. Rep. Paul Ryan outlines several examples.
The debacle of the past year's "debate" has been a missed opportunity for real reform. Democrats and Republicans alike have put forward proposals that address the drivers of health-care costs, yet they have been ignored in this sharply partisan crusade. House Republicans continue to offer common-sense solutions, with specific legislation. Last May, Sens. Tom Coburn and Richard Burr and Rep. Devin Nunes and I collaborated to address rising costs while securing access to quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans. The Patients' Choice Act takes on the discriminatory and inflationary tax exclusion, delinking the tax benefit from employers and attaching it to individuals through universal tax credits.
The Patients' Choice Act includes additional reforms -- such as an emphasis on preventive care, medical malpractice reform and interstate shopping -- that could be advanced one at a time in a bipartisan fashion to fix what's broken in health care without breaking what is working.
This year I re-introduced my own proposals to tackle our entitlement crisis head-on. My plan, "A Roadmap for America's Future," fulfills the mission of health and retirement security, lifts our crushing burden of debt, and spurs economic growth and job creation. In stark contrast to the vision being pushed by the majority in Congress, my plan unapologetically seeks to apply our nation's timeless principles -- our Founders' commitment to individual liberty, limited government and free enterprise -- to today's challenges. It does so in a way that honors our historic commitment to strengthening the social safety net for those who need it most.
If you watched the pathetic performance of Dear Leader in his interview with Bret Baier this evening (FNC video) you may want to cleanse your mind by reading the full Paul Ryan article. It is refreshing to know that, in spite of all attempts from the Democrat leadership to the contrary, there are actually representatives of the people in Washington who aim to work for the electorate and not for their own drive for control over our tax dollars, our freedoms, our very bodies.
