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An update from Jamie
Story Kohlmann, Managing Director, Health Care
Compact
. . . the Health Care Compact has gained two more co-sponsors in Congressmen Markwayne Mullin of
Oklahoma and Tom Graves of Georgia. That's two more members of Congress
who agree that states should have the option to manage health care themselves and
the freedom to opt out of Obamacare and other failed federal programs.
The latest two signers join our lead sponsor, James Lankford (OK),
and existing co-sponsors Rob
Bishop (UT), Jeff Duncan (SC), and Lynn Westmoreland (GA), all of
whom come from states that have already joined the Compact. These six House members
are effectively representing their constituents and state legislatures, which have
clearly declared that they want freedom from Obamacare.
We have news from the states too. The Health Care Compact is awaiting
a House vote in Ohio, and we're hopeful the bill will soon be filed in North Carolina.
But for now, the main story is in Kansas, where the Compact is on the
House Floor awaiting debate and approval. Once through the House it will go to the
Senate, which has a freedom-loving majority that will likely pass it quickly. If
you or any of your friends live in Kansas, please have them reach out to their state
legislators to urge passage of the Health Care Compact next week.
Finally - if you haven't seen it yet, please check out this National Review
Online story from Karen Lugo at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. It's one of the best articles I've seen about the
Health Care Compact. Once you've read it, please share with your friends and encourage
them to learn more at www.healthcarecompact.org.
Remember - the Health Care Compact does not prescribe a solution, but
lets each member state design health care solutions that best fit its unique citizens.
Just like we don't appreciate the federal government telling states what to do,
the Compact doesn't tell member states what to do either. The Compact merely gives
states the opportunity to choose health care solutions that are designed closer
to home - not in Washington, D.C.
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