Here’s an email I received back from Congressman Stupak.
Looks like he wants ‘affordable health care’ hopefully he won’t cave on abortion.
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Thank you for contacting me regarding health care reform. I appreciated hearing from you.
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have both passed health care reform bills that are dramatically different from one another. Congressional leaders of both chambers and the White House must now reconcile the differences to produce a final bill that will meet the health care needs of Americans.
Congress and President Obama have an opportunity to draft a final health care reform bill that focuses on the most critical health care needs of Americans. As this legislative process continues my top priorities remain enacting a health care bill that focuses on quality of health care instead of quantity of services, reducing health care costs by creating true competition within the health insurance industry, and retaining current law of no public funding for abortion.
Our citizens are frustrated and feel as though they are being shut out and ignored in the health care debate. The legislative process should be open and transparent. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer have stated they will not rush the final health care legislation to the House floor. Members of Congress and the public must have a minimum of 72 hours to read the final bill or bills before voting.
While it is impossible to predict what the final health care bill will look like, I will continue to meet with constituents from across Northern Michigan to receive their input.
I believe elected officials must do a better job of explaining the health care proposals to the American people and how they will impact their lives. As we do this, I remain confident that Congress will pass a health care bill that finally grants all Americans access to quality, affordable health care coverage.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future regarding issues of importance to you.
Sincerely,
BART STUPAK
Member of Congress
He is looking like someone who stands by a very important principal. I'm sure I will not like all of his positions but at least you know where he stands.
Better than most politicians.