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Democratic Rep. Michael Arcuri switches vote to ‘no’ on health care

Rep. Sensenbrenner

Across the country, March Madness is unfolding. Bracket picks have been made and people are cheering for their favorite college teams. In Washington, we’re witnessing another kind of March Madness – Pelosi Madness – as the Speaker attempts to push through this health care legislation, regardless of cost, the desire of the American people and transparency.

I, along with my fellow Republicans, have heard you. We’ve appreciated your calls, emails, letters and visits and we are working hard to stop this bill; and to demand a vote that holds Members responsible for their actions, not permit them to hide behind procedural tactics.

You deserve accountability from your elected representatives. It’s clear in the way the Republicans have made themselves accessible throughout this debate that we believe in accountability. In the last few months, I’ve held dozens and dozens of Town Hall Meetings to hear your opinions on this health care overhaul.

Yet, in attempting to pass this bill before the Easter recess, the Democratic leadership is doing the opposite by trying to prevent that accessibility and accountability. They don’t want Members returning to their districts this weekend, or during the Easter break, and hearing from citizens how much they oppose this bill or how constituents will be giving them the pink slip in November if they vote in favor of it. Speaker Pelosi knows her side will be met with even more opposition than they were last August – and yet, she and other Democratic leaders continue to think that they know better than the American people.

During my time in Congress, I have never seen such an arrogant process unfold that blatantly dismisses the opinion of the majority of the American people and has leaders saying we know what’s best.

If this bill is really what’s best, why use sneaky procedural tactics to ram it through?

If this bill is really what’s best, why wouldn’t Members be proud to show on the record that they voted in support of the bill?

If this bill is really what’s best, why are small businesses fearful of hiring new employees because it may cost them too much in mandates and taxes?

And how can Democratic leaders say that nothing will change for the majority of people who already have health care? If there is already concern that emergency rooms are overflowing, and it takes too long to get an appointment to see a doctor, how is adding 30+ million more people to the health care system going to fix those concerns? Do President Obama and Speaker Pelosi think these people will not take advantage of the system? Not clog the system even more? If they believe that, I have a bridge to sell them.

Reforming health care is not a game, and one of the problem’s with Pelosi Madness is that she has turned getting health care passed into a game. Speaker Pelosi has become so focused on moving the pieces and changing the rules so that she can make that game-winning basket of passing this overhaul, she doesn’t understand that her team is down by a lot in public opinion.

I’m in agreement with the public that our health care system needs to be reformed, but this bill is not the way to do it. I will be voting no.

http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=177158