FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2009
Contact: Aaron Baer
225-389-4495

Republican Party of Louisiana Chairman Roger F. Villere Jr. released the following statement following Charlie Melancon’s vote to reprimand Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC):

“Rep. Joe Wilson has already apologized for interrupting the President’s health care speech, despite the fact that he was right.  There is no enforcement mechanism to insure illegal immigrants are not granted coverage under the democrat’s proposals and there are no safeguards to explicitly prevent Louisiana taxpayers from paying for abortions .

Despite Rep. Wilson’s apology for the interrupting with the truth, Charlie Melancon marched lock step with Barack Obama and liberal interest groups by voting to publicly reprimand Rep. Wilson. Considering Charlie Melancon voted to allow abortion supporters the chance they needed to include pro abortion language in the Obama health care bill, Melancon should know that Joe Wilson was right. Obamacare does not include safeguards to protect Louisiana taxpayers from paying for abortion or illegal immigrants health care.

Congressman Melancon likes to talk about bipartisanship but as usual his record just doesn’t match his rhetoric.  Once again, Charlie Melancon has walked the National Democrat Party line, though that really should come as no surprise considering he votes with Speaker Pelosi 93%  of the time and President Obama 84% of the time.”