2/27/10 - Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) Delivers Weekly Republican Address on Health Care

In the Weekly GOP Address, Sen. Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) discusses the recent health care summit with President Obama and Democrats and why it's important to start over on health care.

Dr. Coburn says, "Im concerned that the majority in Congress still is not listening to the American people on the subject of health care reform. By an overwhelming margin, the American people are telling us to scrap the current bills, which will lead to a government takeover of health care, and we should start over. Unfortunately, even before the summit took place the majority in Congress signaled its intent to reject our offers to work together. Instead they want to use procedural tricks and backroom deals to ram through a new bill that combines the worst aspects of the bills the Senate and House passed last year."

Instead, Dr. Coburn lays out Republican solutions that he's advocated for a long time. "Our solutions are patient-centered, not government-centered. We believe in expanding options, not government; increasing access, not taxes; and reducing costs, not quality. Most importantly, we believe that no one has the right to step between you and your doctor."

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[pjsolarz]

This health care summit was a hoax as the people rejected these bills and Obama still wants the push it on us against our will.

Sorry Mr. Obama but this is unconstitutional. Saul Alinky and Karl Marx are not our founding fathers

[quizerry]

Get Government out of healthcare the there would be no lobbyist to write the bills for the industry.

[Jazzycat47]

Well, it's Christmas, and Senator/Doctor Coburn is willing let 9/11 first responders get healthcare for their illnesses due to digging shit out of the World Trade Center disaster. Thanks for being such a big-hearted dude.

[AChildMolester]

Mr/ Rogers?

I thought Mr. Rogers was a liberal whose PBS show is now going to be defunded because Republicans have a problem with kids watching the supposedly left leaning programs paid for by (gulp) NON commercial interests?

[sommeflame34]

Dr Coburn as a PRAKTISING Physician is PARAPRASED in every Statement made on the floor of the House. He is no Einstein, and let us remember, Dr. William Harrison Frist Republican Majority Leader from 2003 until his retirement in 2007 and the SCHIAVO DIACNOSIS? He screwd up big and couldnt macke it to be an A. Einstein.

[peg321]

No one, especially the government crew they have in there now, should come between anyone and their doctor.

[kjm1056]

This man in particular needs to be targeted for defeat. He speaks of the same old worn out Republican ideas that were rejected in the 2008 elections and which still favor only the wealthy. DEFEAT this man Oklahomans!

[chbinpara]

as the speaker of the house has said...just vote yes for the bill and we will read the bill later....WHAT A JOKE...GOD HELP US

[TheLogicfirst]

I wonder where Mr. Tom C got his sponsor from? healthcare provider? I need a shower after seeing this video.

[Cassiesplace]

well now here is the government solution to non-profit medical insurance companies ... give it to ACORN and the government will subsidise ACORN medical ... hehehe