WASHINGTON, DC – Continuing his fight to protect Americans and the economy from the ever-increasing costs of the Obamacare, Congressman Ander Crenshaw today (4/16) voted to fully repeal the nation’s new health care law. The legislation (H.R. 45) passed the House by a vote of 229 to 195.

Crenshaw, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, has voted 37 times to defund, repeal or dismantle the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. He issued the following statement:

“Placing Washington in control of one-sixth of the nation’s economy was bad medicine three years ago, and it’s bad medicine today. Premiums are higher, not lower, and health care costs are increasing, not decreasing. Americans aren’t able to keep the plans they have, and the law’s stifling regulations make it more difficult than ever for small businesses to grow their companies and create jobs. That’s why I have voted once again to fully repeal this faulty takeover of our health care law.

“Obamacare has not delivered the health care results this country needs – more choice and higher quality of care without damage to the economy. The progression of this policy train wreck is not a pretty picture. According to reports, 30 million people will remain uninsured, and premiums could go up by 200% for those under the age of 29. Gross costs of the bill stand to double to $1.88 trillion through 2022, and Americans will see their taxes jump by approximately $1.1 trillion over the next decade with an addition of $6.2 trillion to the deficit over the next 75 years.”

“My fight has always been for simpler, more affordable, more accessible health care that allows people to keep the health care that they like, while preserving the doctor patient relationship. Americans deserve true choice and cost-effective measures that won’t harm the economy, raise taxes, or bankrupt our children and grandchildren’s futures.”

BACKGROUND: For more information on Congressman Crenshaw’s legislative record on health care reform, go to www. crenshaw.house.gov. Additional statistics on reform efforts can also be found at www.energycommerce.house.gov.

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