FixHealthCarePolicy

Republican Governors: Health Care Bills Omit Reform

Twenty Republican governors and governors-elect sent a letter to Congressional leaders today urging them to refocus and pass “meaningful health care reform, not hastily prepared partisan legislation which omits reform and saddles American taxpayers for generations to come.”

“Governors of both parties have said for months how bad this bill is for the states and our nation,” said RGA Chairman Haley Barbour.  “Now is the time for leaders in Congress to finally listen and restart this process so they can get health care reform right.”

 The governors criticized the lack of transparency in the legislative process and called the current health care bills “a lost opportunity to improve the lives of Americans, create a sustainable system of health care and help stabilize both our state and national economies.” (more…)

Tags: health reform, Republican Governors, RGA