WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) introduced legislation to
fully repeal the Democrats’ government health care takeover that President
Obama signed into law March 23, 2010.

Thirty-four
Republicans have already cosponsored this bill.

“Republicans
are standing with the American people who are demanding we repeal this
government takeover of health care,” said Senator DeMint. “Repealing ObamaCare
is vital to the future of our nation and the health of our people. ObamaCare
will raise health costs, reduce choices, ration care, hike taxes, cut jobs,
increase the national debt, and put bureaucrats between patients and their
doctors. It’s time to start over and implement commonsense solutions that allow
Americans to choose affordable plans across state lines, end frivolous lawsuits
that drive up costs, and gives equitable tax treatment to those who don’t get
insurance from their employer.”

Cosponsors
of the repeal bill include Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), John
Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), John Boozman (R-Arkansas),
Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia), Dan Coats (R-Indiana),
Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Bob Corker (R-Tennessee), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike
Crapo (R-Idaho), John Ensign (R-Nevada), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Orrin
Hatch (R-Utah), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma),
Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia), Mike Johanns (R-Nebraska), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin),
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John McCain (R-Arizona), Mitch
McConnell (R-Kentucky), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Rob
Portman (R-Ohio), James Risch (R-Idaho), Pat Roberts (R-Kansas), Marco Rubio (R-Florida),
Richard Shelby (R-Alabama), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania),
David Vitter (R-Louisiana), and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi).

“Economists
have described ObamaCare as ‘fiscally dangerous,’ warning it will create
barriers to job growth and increase costs at a time of great economic
uncertainty,” said Senator DeMint. “American families and businesses are struggling and
it’s our duty to respond quickly to their calls to repeal this bill and push
for solutions that will make health care more affordable.”

• Leading Economists project that
  ObamaCare will add roughly $500 billion in new health care taxes, passing those
  costs to patients and will raise the federal budget deficit by more than $500
  billion over the next 10 years and by nearly $1.5 trillion in the following
  decade.
• According
  to the Congressional Budget Office, ObamaCare will increase health care costs to families by $2,100 per
  year.
• The
  Heritage Foundation estimates that the economy will lose 670,000
  jobs under the new law, many of them in the health care industry.
• An
  American Action Forum study finds that employers will be forced to drop
  employer-sponsored health care coverage for as many as 35 million Americans.
• An
  analysis from HSA Consulting Services concludes the new law restricts the use of
  Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and reduces the amount of money that can be
  contributed to Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs).
• As
  of Dec. 3, 2010, 222 waivers from ObamaCare’s annual limit
  requirements had been granted to businesses, labor unions, and insurers, affecting
  1.5 million enrollees.
• On
  Dec. 13, 2010, a U.S. district court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the
  government to impose an individual mandate to buy health insurance.

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