S.C. Congressional District 1 - Henry Brown spews rhetoric in constituent e-mails to me in regards to health care.
In a letter dated August 4, Congressman Henry Brown says he can't support health care reform because it mandates... ABORTION. Here's his quote:
I feel that Americans should have access to the best care possible by the best doctors without having to pay an arm and a leg, and am committed to working to reform our health care system. However, I cannot support a health care reform package includes language requiring Americans to subsidize abortion with their hard-earned tax dollars.
Abortion is not mandated in any reform legislation. Currently, private insurance companies make their own decisions on whether or not abortion is a covered procedure. Current reform efforts will continue in that vein and allow consumers to choose a plan, through the Exchange, that is provided by a company that is in line with their own moral decision about abortion.
He typed that in bold. I did not touch it. Scare tactic No.1 dissolved. Now, let's go to a letter written on August 5th that states the following:
Instead of making these and other patient-centered reforms, some in Congress are advocating for a Washington-centered system that would standardize care by taking decisions about your health out of the hands of you and your doctor and giving them to a committee of bureaucrats and politicians.
The House proposal will expand and improve the availability of quality health care for all Americans, not ration it. Under this proposal, doctors, nurses and patients will make medical decisions, not big insurance companies or the government. Republicans content with the status quo want to leave patients at the mercy of big insurance companies that make decisions to protect profits not patients.
I don't want Americans forced into the position where they may potentially have to wait weeks for tests and months for treatments they need, if they can get them at all. I cannot stand for a system that would deny us the ability to take care of our families unless we have the approval of Washington.
Employers will not be able to offer the public option exclusively. They will instead be able to buy into an exchange where they can offer employees more than one option, including the public option. This is what all Federal employees already have.
The House proposal builds on what works – the employer‐based system – while giving every American the peace of mind of knowing that their health needs will be covered by insurance. No one will have to worry about being denied insurance based on a pre‐existing condition, or being without coverage if their employer drops coverage, they lose their job, or change employers. Republicans make this claim based on a study of a proposal that is nothing like the House proposal.
There, that's No. 2 and 3.
Sounds to me like he hasn't even read the whole bill, but he sure has read talking points from lobbyists.