Healthcare

Speech to Blue Shield of California Employees

By Jon Huey on October 24, 2010

Speech as given in El Dorado Hills on October 25, 2010

They Did and We Are

By Jon Huey on April 28, 2010

House Chamber, Washington, D.C.  April 27, 2010. 

M. Speaker:

During the recent health debate, the Speaker ominously said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”

They passed it.  And now we’re finding out what’s in it.

They told us it would keep costs down.  Now they admit health costs will soar by $311 billion, increasing to 21 percent of GDP by 2019.

They told us if you like your plan, you can keep it.  Now they admit seniors on Medicare advantage could lose their plans.  Companies that offer health plans to their employees and retirees are considering dropping them.

What's at Stake

By Jon Huey on November 5, 2009

What do Americans lose if Nancy Pelosi succeeds in taking over health care?

The Law of Unintended Consquences

By Jon Huey on July 16, 2009

Rep. Tom McClintock gave the following opening statement to the House Labor and Education Committee on HR 3200, the healthcare reform proposal, on July 15, 2009.

Speech in Oppoition to H.R. 2 Children's Health Plan

By Tom McClintock on February 4, 2009

M. Speaker:

I saw S-CHIP implemented in California, and I can tell you that it’s a prime example of the law of unintended consequences.  Since its inception, we’ve watched as S-CHIP has been slowly replacing employer health plans with government-paid health plans – with spiraling costs to taxpayers.  Employers discovered that they could avoid their own plans, knowing that their employees would be covered by S-CHIP.