RSC Update

From the Chairman
It’s only been nine months since President Obama took office, but he has already made his mark as the biggest spending President in our country’s history. Having backed away from his pledge to “make the tough decisions,” President Obama continues down a path of unsustainable and out-of-control government spending.

The annual federal deficit came in last week at a record $1.42 trillion. This stunning total should give pause to all in Washington. Americans will be paying the price for the reckless spending of this Congress and President for generations to come, and the long-term prosperity of our nation will be under threat from a falling dollar, impending tax hikes, and rising interest rates.

Yet despite the clear consequences, Congressional Democrats have no intent to rein in deficit spending. In fact, they have announced plans to take $250 billion out of their health care plan and pass it separately without any offsets, adding a quarter-trillion dollars to our national debt in the first ten years. This obvious gimmick is the only way they have found to keep their government takeover of medicine beneath the President’s desired price tag of $900 billion. This much is clear - Democrats in Washington have no concern about “paying for” health care reform. They are only concerned with looking like they are paying for it.

As with every major issue facing this nation, the RSC has offered a better health care solution, H.R. 3400, which makes patient-centered health care reforms. It ensures patients will still be able to see their doctors, without adding a penny to our national debt. It’s time to put a stop to these runaway deficits and bring fiscal order back to Washington. There’s still time to address our budget problems and set our country on track for a brighter future.

Thanks for your support,

Congressman Tom Price, M.D.Chairman, Republican Study Committee