Health care reform
Quist for Congress Health Care Advisory Group issues its mission statement
Quality healthcare is a keystone of the Minnesota 1st District’s economy and is a major reason that living and working in southern Minnesota is such a privilege. It is no surprise that the state of our nation’s healthcare system, together with the state of the overall American economy is of highest concern to 1st District voters. The recently passed Senate healthcare bill, now known as Obamacare, clearly fails to recognize the excellence that American medicine has achieved, ignores the real problem of rising healthcare costs, [... more ...]
Health Care Bill is a Constitutional Crisis
Allen Quist calls on Congressman Walz to reject the Constitutional Crisis being created on Health Care
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(Mankato, MN) – Allen Quist is calling on Congressman Tim Walz to reject the strategy being concocted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “pass” health care without her members ever voting on the bill. It’s accurately called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, who dreamed it up, Quist said. Continue reading
Kill the Bill Rally
WHAT: Rally to Protest the Planned Government Takeover of Our Health Care System
WHEN: Saturday, March 13 Noon – 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Upper Mall of Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
WHO: Minnesota Congressional Representatives and Advocacy Group Leaders, including: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann; Congressman John Kline; Twila Brase, CCHC; Ed Morrissey, Hot Air Blog; Dr. Lee Kurisko, M.D.; Barb Davis-White, Congressional Candidate; Emceed by Sue Jeffers, KTLK Radio
WorldNetDaily highlights Allen Quist’s work on the marriage penalty
It’s ba-ack! Health-care plan redoubles ‘marriage penalty’
Congressional proposals could penalize couples $10,000 for saying ‘I do’
Bills pending in Congress that would nationalize health care by setting up mandatory insurance purchases and fines for not complying could penalize married couples $10,000 annually and are a direct attack on marriage, families and the church because of their discriminatory provisions, according to a congressional candidate.
“This is as awful, I will say evil … this is as evil as it gets,” Allen Quist, who is running to unseat Democrat Tim Walz in Minnesota’s 1st congressional district, told WND.
Bachmann to join Quist in Rochester Town Hall
From the Rochester Post-Bulletin:
Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann heads to Rochester on Monday in a big show of support for 1st Congressional District Candidate Allen Quist.
Bachmann will join Quist at a health care town hall from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Rochester. Also joining in the forum is GOP Congressman Michael Burgess of Texas, a doctor originally from Rochester. Quist is among four Republicans vying for the chance to take on Democratic Congressman Tim Walz. Click here to read more.
Fundraiser Luncheon and Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Michael Burgess
You are invited to a Fundraiser Luncheon and Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Michael Burgess in Rochester February 1, 2010.
Sponsors of the events are:
- Congressman Gil Gutknecht
- Drs. Brian and Lori Davis
- Drs. Bernie and Suzanna Kuipers
- Dr. Michael and Jane Van Norstrand
- Dr. William and Elise Wood
Quist research used in Washington Times editorial
The Washington Times recently featured Allen Quist’s health care bill research in an editorial titled “Obamacare’s marriage penalty”. The Washington Times writes, in part: “What is even worse is that the subsidies are suddenly and completely cut off once somebody reaches 400 percent of the official poverty-level income ($63,360 in 2016). The arithmetic is complicated, but what it means is that …” Continue reading.
Walz Should Vote “No” on Health Care Bill, Says Quist
(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. Click here to read more.
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