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[Charlie] Melancon: I won't back health repeal
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Mar 25, 2010 10:03am |
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| Author | DAVID CATANESE |
| News Date | Thursday, March 25, 2010 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Louisiana Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon, a U.S. Senate candidate, said Wednesday that while he opposed the health care bill signed into law by President Obama, he does not support efforts to repeal it.
“Washington has spent over a year debating health care. We now need to turn our time and attention to creating jobs for Louisianians and strengthening small businesses. While I opposed the health care bill because of its costs, there are many insurance company reforms in this bill that will benefit Louisianians, like the ban on discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions or dropping people’s coverage when they get sick,” Melancon said in a statement to POLITICO.
“I don’t want to scrap the good with the bad just to score political points. We need to keep what works, and move forward on fixing the parts that don’t through new legislation,” he added.
Melancon opposed the legislation because of the price tag and his belief that the measure would not substantially reduce skyrocketing premiums. |
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