Greg Abbott on Health Care

	Greg Abbott on Health Care

Prohibit government from imposing COVID restrictions forever

I'm announcing an emergency item to end COVID restrictions forever. We must prohibit any government from imposing COVID mask mandates, COVID vaccine mandates, and from closing any business or school because of COVID. These actions will help Texas close the door on COVID restrictions. Also, we must change how government responds to future pandemics, including requiring the legislature to convene if another pandemic is ever declared. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to the Texas legislature , Feb 16, 2023

Texas will hire fired unvaccinated Border Patrol officers

[On COVID vaccine mandates]: "If there is any Border Patrol officer who gets fired or has to quit, whatever the case may be, because of the vaccine mandate imposed by the Biden administration, Texas would be honored to have them come work for us. I have worked side by side with these Border Patrol officers for years now. I admire them. I respect them. They are courageous and they are needed and if The Biden administration doesn't want them. By God, the state of Texas does." Source: FOX News Radio on 2022 Texas Gubernatorial race , Sep 29, 2021

We must focus on mental health challenges

If we are going to fully address COVID related health issues, we must also focus on the mental health challenges that Texans are facing. During the pandemic, we created a 24/7 mental health support line, provided crisis counseling, and established virtual access for behavioral services.

They were funded by the almost $8 billion that the Legislature devoted to mental health last session. I will work with the Legislature this session to ensure that Texas continues to address these challenges.

Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Texas legislature , Feb 2, 2021

Ensure coverage without being forced into the ObamaCare

Looking beyond just COVID, there is more we can do this session to ensure that Texans have better access to healthcare. That includes ensuring that Texans with pre-existing conditions have access to healthcare coverage without being forced into the Affordable Care Act. Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Texas legislature , Feb 2, 2021

ObamaCare was a bad law from the beginning

Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi infamously said about ObamaCare that, "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Congresswoman Pelosi was right, and now Texas and the rest of America are beginning to see the consequences-- from rising healthcare costs to businesses being forced to lay off employees.

Greg Abbott knew this was a bad law from the beginning. So on the day ObamaCare was signed into law, he filed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. The Supreme Court agreed with General Abbott that Congress illegally tried to seize the states' Medicaid systems. Although, the Supreme Court upheld other onerous parts of ObamaCare, General Abbott has not given up the fight. He continues to challenge this unworkable law and the unprecedented tax it imposes on Americans.

Source: 2014 Texas Gubernatorial campaign website, GregAbbott.com , Nov 4, 2014

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