Diaz-Balart: One Step Closer to Government Takeover of Healthcare

For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON, DC- Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) spoke on the House floor about the importance of preserving Medicare for our seniors. View his remarks.

Yesterday Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Budget Committee, took part in the Healthcare Reconciliation hearing and made the following statement:

“The vote on the Healthcare Reconciliation measure has brought us one step closer to an unaffordable government takeover of Healthcare that is being rammed down America’s throat. This is not a practice drill. The process of imposing this against the will of the American people is happening now.

“The passage of this bill will have a detrimental effect on all Americans. Seniors will suffer from a half-trillion raid to Medicare, our children and grandchildren will be left with an unsustainable debt to pay, and the average American will see painful increases in both their taxes and insurance rates.

“The American people deserve Healthcare reform that will increase access, improve quality, and lower premiums, but this legislation is a government takeover of Healthcare and will do just the opposite and bankrupt our country,” said Diaz-Balart.