House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) Delivers Weekly Republican Address

GOP Leader: Only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people.

Washington, Oct 30 - Delivering the weekly Republican address, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) outlined Republicans plan to make health care more accessible and affordable for American families at a price our nation can afford. The address highlights the differences between Republicans smart, fiscally responsible reforms and Speaker Nancy Pelosis (D-CA) 1,990-page government takeover of health care. More on Republicans common-sense health care solutions is available at http://healthcare.gop.gov. Audio of the address is available here; video of the address will be available here once the embargo is lifted.

Im House Republican Leader John Boehner. At the beginning of this year, I told President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Republicans would be ready to work with them whenever possible to address the nations biggest challenges. I also said that where there are differences, it was our obligation as a party to explain to the American people how we would do things better. And on the stimulus, the budget, the energy bill, and health care, we have done exactly that.

As a matter of fact, only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people.

We first released our health care plan in June, and over the last six months, we have introduced at least eight bills that, taken together, would implement this blueprint. You can go right now to healthcare.gop.gov and get all the details, but for now, I just want to share with you four ideas Republicans have proposed:

· Number one: let families and businesses buy health insurance across state lines;

· Number two: allow individuals, small businesses, and trade associations to pool together and acquire health insurance at lower prices, the same way large corporations and labor unions do today;

· Number three: give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower health care costs; and

· Number four: end junk lawsuits that contribute to higher health care costs by increasing the number of tests and procedures that physicians sometimes order not because they think it's good medicine, but because they are afraid of being sued.

These are four smart, fiscally-responsible reforms that we can implement today to lower costs and expand access at a price our nation can afford. Again, you can learn more about these and all the health care initiatives Republicans have supported by visiting healthcare.gop.gov.

The best way to get a sense of what Speaker Pelosis takeover of health care looks like is to actually look at it. Just shy of 2,000 pages, it runs more than 620 pages longer than the government-run plan Hillary Clinton proposed in 1993.

This 1,990 pages of bureaucracy will centralize health care decision making in Washington, DC. Itll require thousands of new federal employees. Itll put unelected boards, bureaus, and commissions in charge of who gets access to what drug and what potentially life-saving treatment.

And it wont come cheap. Speaker Pelosis health care bill will raise the cost of Americans health insurance premiums; it will kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates; and it will cut seniors Medicare benefits.

We now have a choice: we can come together to implement smart, fiscally responsible reforms to improve Americans health care or we can recklessly pursue this government takeover that creates far more problems than it solves.

Its clear where the American people stand on this issue. Theyre frustrated and fed up. The stimulus bill isnt working. Unemployment is rising. The debt to be paid by our kids and grandkids is exploding. And now, Speaker Pelosis 1,990-page government takeover of health care.

Enough is enough. Breaking the bank and taking away the freedoms Americans cherish is not the answer to the challenges we face.

This coming week, Republicans will continue to stand on principle, defend freedom, and fight for our better solutions to make health care more affordable and accessible for American families.

Thanks for listening.

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[ambushbuh]

he's just upset because his fake tanning is about to get taxed.

[kevo795]

@ERPPP if we overtax the rich the nation will crumble, this happened to California. half of Cali income tax came from the top %1 of earners, then the recession hit and the rich got hit the hardest, Cali was too dependent on the rich, so when the rich drowned, so did Californias finances. states that depend most on the rich are the ones with the biggest budget holes.

[68VietnamVet]

WANT YOUR JOBS BACK ??

1. REPEAL NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) – Signed into Law by Slick Willie and his Democratic Congress.

2. REPEAL CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) – Signed into Law by G. W. Bush and the Liberal Democratic Congress.

3. DUMP ALL DEMOCRATS AND LIBERAL RINOS (Republican In Name Only)

4. DUMP ALL POLITICANS WHO SUPPORTED AND VOTED FOR OBAMACARE, THE BAILOUTS, AN INCREASE IN TAXES AND AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS.

5. Deport ALL 20 Million ILLEGALS

[itsjustme2919]

@unclelight Tool? This man worked as a janitor to get where he is today! He worked as a janitor to pay for his college education. He is anything but a tool for the elite. If you know anything about his background you will realize that. Wealthy? Hardly. I am not too far from where his district was in Ohio and where he grew up and I can tell you its hardly mansions and limousines.

[allenra530]

Tax the rich more and you can kiss more jobs good-by. You will never find a poor person offering you a job.  Obama is killing the economy so he can make more welfare slaves for the Democrat Party.

[kevo795]

@ERPPP lol...i get $600 every 3 months from my student loan which is how i pay for internet service and make $9.50 an hour, thats far below the poverty line and is far far away from wealthy...your not addressing my argument. cause= tax rich, Effect= lose jobs. My concern is not for the rich, you think i give a shit about them? If the rich people could get taxed to death with no consequences on the economy then bring it on, but thats not the case

[kevo795]

@ALLFOR95PERCENT good argument. , the rankings are NOT based on Healthcare Quality.. In reality the US placed 15th in the rankings overall ( for quality)..the 37th placed ranking is in regards to the amount of $ spent in relation to quality... for example some nations placed 49th for quality, but after spending amount was thrown in they were placed in the top 10.. Quality never changed, only spending...The US must do something about the cost but theres no easy solution that i can see..

[kevo795]

@ERPPP well yeah depends..i mean the rich already pay more but im sayin that we shouldnt piss them off, they can simply leave the country and take their business with them, we are really hurting for jobs and overtaxing the rich is the last thing we want to do cause it hurts all of us..im dirt poor but im still happy to have a job and i dont want to lose that..