"For more than a year, the American people have listened to what President Obama and Congress had to say about health care reform. Unfortunately, it was a one-way conversation, with Congress refusing to listen to what the American people wanted out of health care reform --- lower costs and more choices. Yet, despite public opinion polls that have consistently been against the bill since last July, lively town hall meetings rallying against the bill in August, and the shocking takeover of Ted Kennedy's seat by a Republican this January, President Obama and the Liberals who control Congress have pushed ahead with a bill that won't accomplish either of those things.
"Today Congress had their last say in the health care debate - by passing health care without an actual vote on the bill. Thankfully, come November, we, the people, will have the last word. This Congress and this president have been warned they were on the wrong track, and they refused at every opportunity to heed those warnings. I don't believe the American people will tolerate such an astounding level of arrogance from their elected representatives. This nation deserves better, and I will continue to fight to see that we get back on the right track."
"Today Congress had their last say in the health care debate - by passing health care without an actual vote on the bill. Thankfully, come November, we, the people, will have the last word. This Congress and this president have been warned they were on the wrong track, and they refused at every opportunity to heed those warnings. I don't believe the American people will tolerate such an astounding level of arrogance from their elected representatives. This nation deserves better, and I will continue to fight to see that we get back on the right track."