Boehner says Senate health care bill is a ‘dangerous experiment’ that will bankrupt US
By APThursday, February 25, 2010
Boehner calls Senate bill a ‘dangerous experiment’
WASHINGTON — House Republican leader John Boehner has strong words for the Senate health care bill, calling it a “dangerous experiment” that will bankrupt a country with the world’s best health care system.
Boehner echoed his GOP colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to scrap the bill and start over. The Ohio Republican criticized elements of the bill when it was his turn at the microphone during Obama’s health summit Thursday.
Boehner rejected proposed tax increases and said $500 billion in projected Medicare savings should be used to keep the program solvent. He said requiring people to buy health insurance is unwise and possibly unconstitutional, and fining employers that don’t provide their workers with health coverage would drive up unemployment.
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