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Jay Townsend on Health Care
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Schumer Plan skyrockets premiums; loses jobs; raises taxes
The health care plan rammed through the Senate by Sen. Schumer will swell the ranks of the jobless, raise taxes on those who can least afford them, cause health insurance premiums to skyrocket, and place federal bureaucrats between doctor and patient. I
will deprive millions of Americans of access to the quality health care they have come to expect, retard the development of new miracle drugs & medical devices, force doctors into early retirement, and ruin the best health care system the world has known
Source: Campaign website, www.townsendfornewyork.com, "Issues"
Jul 27, 2010
Free and unfettered competition over European model
Washington's ruling elite, in their mad rush to emulate the European health care system, ignored far more sensible approaches to increasing access to affordable insurance. Instead Congress created a new entitlement that this nation cannot afford and
that will ultimately lead to price controls and health care rationing.Free and unfettered competition in the marketplace will do more to improve access to quality health care than any of the statist models considered or enacted by the current Congress
Source: Campaign website, www.townsendfornewyork.com, "Issues"
Jul 27, 2010
Opposes government-run healthcare.
Townsend opposes the CC survey question on government-run healthcare
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Federal government run health care system"
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 10-CC-q5 on Aug 11, 2010
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market.
Townsend 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
Repeal any federal health care takeover.
Townsend signed Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge
The Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge for candidates states, "I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government."
Source: Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge 10-CfG-can on Jul 4, 2010
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