Sarah Steelman on Health Care

ObamaCare gives government too much control

Missourians have spoken load and clear against ObamaCare by voting overwhelmingly to repeal it, and I stand with them. We understand that ObamaCare set a dangerous precedent allowing for the government to control all aspects of our lives, including your religious beliefs. Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, sarahsteelman.com , Mar 1, 2012

End intrusive regulations; repeal ObamaCare

Former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman cast herself as a fighter for freedom over her career. All three candidates denounced intrusive government regulations, which they say are hurting businesses and farmers and hindering the economic recovery. They also support repealing the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Saturday's debate was the first featuring all there Republican candidates for the August primary. Source: KSDK coverage of 2012 Missouri Senate debate , Feb 19, 2012

Full repeal of Obamacare; empower consumers instead

Sarah Steelman will vote in the US Senate for a full repeal of Obamacare. Sarah knows that government-run healthcare would create a system that is less efficient, lower-quality, and more expensive.

Sarah believes in free market solutions that empower consumers to make better healthcare choices for themselves and through curbing the billions of dollars wasted on frivolous lawsuits. That is why Sarah Steelman pledges to work to enact medical malpractice lawsuit reform.

Source: Campaign website, www.sarahsteelman.com, "Issues" , Jul 17, 2011

Pledge that every Missourian will have quality health care

Q: Will you pledge tonight, to all of us at Missouri Boys State, your commitment to getting quality affordable health care for everyone in Missouri?

A: Yeah. I'll pledge that. I want that. I want every Missourian to have quality health care.

Source: Q&A for governor's race, at MO Boys State in Warrensburg , Jun 17, 2008

Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market.

Steelman signed the Contract From America

The Contract from America, clause 7. Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care:

Defund, repeal and replace the recently passed government-run health care with a system that actually makes health care and insurance more affordable by enabling

Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA07 on Jul 8, 2010

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