For Immediate Release
Contact: Brad Biers 651-261-2182
Dec. 22, 2009
(Mankato, MN) – First Congressional District Candidate Allen Quist said Representative Tim Walz should vote “No” on any health care reform bill that comes back to the House for a vote. “On numerous occasions Rep. Walz promised to represent the people of the First District,” said Quist. “The voters are overwhelmingly opposed to what the Washington politicians are putting together on health care,” Quist added, “and they deserve to have their voices heard,” he said.
Quist said he rejects Walz’s argument that we have to something, and this means we should pass the current proposals up for consideration. “The ‘do something even if it’s wrong’ philosophy has been rejected by the people here,” said Quist.
A major concern of former Minnesota House member Quist is the huge marriage penalty contained in both the House and Senate versions. “There is no way Mr. Walz can justify discrimination against married people,” Quist said. He added that Rep. Walz has an obligation to inform the public of the shocking marriage penalty hidden in the bill he voted for previously.
“Middle class married persons will bear the brunt of the huge financial burden of this health care legislation,” Quist said.
“Real health care reform,” said Quist,” includes solving the malpractice litigation problem along with more competition and flexibility for insurance companies. People’s free choices, along with genuine competition, will be central features of real reform,” he added.
Quist said that if he is elected this coming November, and if the current health care bill has passed, replacing it with real health care reform will be one of his top legislative priorities.
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