Congressman Geoff Davis : Serving Kentucky's Fourth District

Washington, Oct 29 - Congressman Davis issued the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed the House Democrats’ new health care legislation, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3692):

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi today unveiled her re-write of H.R. 3200 dressed up as H.R. 3692, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.  Despite promises of the most open and transparent Congress in history, the Democratic Majority has added more than 900 pages to their government takeover of health care behind closed doors.  H.R. 3692 is nearly double the size of H.R. 3200 and is expected to cost more than one trillion dollars. 

“While it will take considerable time to digest this monster legislation, it is already apparent that their ‘new’ bill rehashes many of the provisions that people across the country vehemently opposed over the summer months. 

“Masquerading as ‘reform,’ Speaker Pelosi’s new legislation includes massive tax increases on small businesses and families, harmful benefit cuts for seniors, and again proposes to create a complicated new federal health care bureaucracy. 

“House Republicans and an overwhelming majority of Americans want to pass commonsense reform to make health care more affordable and accessible, but this will not happen if the Majority continues to keep health care legislation shrouded in partisan secrecy.”

In an effort to ensure every Kentuckian has the opportunity to read Speaker Pelosi’s new legislation, Congressman Davis has posted the bill to his website homepage at http://www.GeoffDavis.house.gov. 

Speaker Pelosi is expected to release an amendment to the bill next week that will include even more changes to H.R. 3692.  As more information becomes available it will be posted to Congressman Davis’ website.  Congressman Davis invites his constituents to contact him via telephone or e-mail to express their views on the Democrats’ latest attempt to give the government control over Americans’ health care.