In the midst of playing partisan politics with the appropriations process, the President now calls on Congress to rush through a health care plan simply to get it done. Republicans want to get it done right, not fast. The Republican goal is to make the nation s health care system more accountable, more affordable and more accessible for patients.
Health care is a complicated issue and there are a number of concerns to be addressed.
Republicans are prepared to vote on several bills that will improve access to health care for millions of Americans. We, too, are committed to meaningful reforms. But as the President says, first things first. The fiscal year has run out and he still refuses to join us in approving sound appropriations bills that provide for the retirement security of all working Americans. I urge the president to join us in stopping the raid of the Social Security Trust Fund and stopping it now.