Melancon claims that he’s working for Louisianans as a ‘moderate’ in Congress, but his decision to step down from the Budget Committee instead of taking tough votes on the divisive health care reconciliation today demonstrates political cowardice — not political independence.
‘Card Check’ legislation currently working through congress will kill Louisiana jobs and discourage workplace freedom.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in Louisiana finds Vitter leading Melancon 57% to 34%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.
As Democrats in Washington plan to ram through their reckless government takeover of health care using a parliamentary procedure known as reconciliation, the real reason Charlie Melancon quit the House Budget Committee is becoming clear.
Cassidy: “As a physician who has treated uninsured patients at a public hospital for 20 years, I applaud the president’s goals. Unfortunately, as economists at the CBO and the CMS explain, his plan fails to achieve them.”