E-Newsletter Update: Democrats Inject Inflammatory Rhetoric into Healthcare Debate
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
October 7, 2009
Dear Friends and
Supporters,
Republicans have plenty of good ideas to reform health care. We want to be part
of the debate, offer those ideas, and incorporate them into a reform package
that will help save lives, reduce costs, and improve the quality of care in
Democrat
Congressman: "If you get sick
That statement was part of
a hate-filled and bigoted
speech given by Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson on the House Floor last
Tuesday evening.
Just as many people
demanded an immediate apology from Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) after
interrupting President Obama's speech just a few weeks ago, both Republicans
and Democrats including the House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson, have called
on Grayson to apologize for his recent comments. He refused.
Instead his "apology" on
the House floor included more fabrications, more inflammatory political
rhetoric and a downright despicable
comparison of the health care debate to the Holocaust. The partisan attacks
didn't end there, with Grayson appearing on CNN's Situation Room,
calling Republicans "knuckle-dragging
Neanderthals," but again refusing to apologize for his outrageous comments
on the House Floor on Tuesday.
For the past several years,
I have been a tireless advocate for health care reform, especially on the issue
of hospital acquired infections - a serious and costly problem. While it is a
complex issue that has stalled several times in the Democrat-controlled
Congress, it would be outrageous for me or anyone to claim that because my bill
hasn't passed, the Democrat leadership wants people to die from hospital
acquired infections.
Clearly, Congressman
Grayson's comments are not made to advance the debate in a positive way, to
make the legislation better, or in the end, improve the quality and
affordability of health care. Instead, I believe when someone personally
attacks or insults you the way Congressman Grayson did, particularly on such a
serious and important debate as health care reform, it is a sure sign that they
are losing the debate. Keep up the pressure!
New York
Times Misleads on Republicans and Medicare
Just over a week ago, the New York Times wrote an editorial accusing
Republicans of "Medicare
Scare-Mongering," implying that the Republican Party wanted to end Medicare
altogether. Nothing could be further from the truth. The editorial is wildly
inaccurate and just another example of Democrats and the media stretching the
truth on the health care debate.
On this issue, it is
important to insure that the program remains solvent, since Medicare is due to
go bankrupt in the next few years if Congress fails to do anything. That alone will
either force drastic cuts or add to our national debt. In the latest health
care debate, Democrats have even proposed cutting over $500 billion from
the Medicare system, alleging that it will have no major impact to the program.
We certainly know better.
I personally want to
eliminate all the waste and fraud that is rampant in the system in order to
make sure Medicare is viable for many years to come - providing peace of mind
for our seniors. We can do that by creating a non-political review of Medicare
and Medicaid, and help reduce the $500-800 billion that some estimate is wasted
every year in our health care system.
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As we enter the fall season, the health care debate will continue to rage on. I
pledge to you that I will continue approaching this debate in a thoughtful and
respectful way, and not throw insults or use derogatory names to advance a
political agenda. The stakes are too high.
Sincerely,
Congressman Tim Murphy
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