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November 19, 2009 

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WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:

“After months working in secret behind closed doors to cobble together his health care bill, Harry Reid finally unveiled a 2,074-page government-run monstrosity that would still increase premiums, still shifts costs to states, still increase taxes by nearly half a trillion dollars and still cuts Medicare by nearly half a trillion dollars.  But wait, there’s more.  At a time when our national debt just hit a record $12 trillion, Harry Reid’s bill would cost $2.5 trillion when fully implemented.  Oh, they didn’t tell us that.  It even uses accounting gimmicks to allow federal funds to be used for abortions.  They didn’t tell us that either.  This bill is far from the common-sense incremental reforms the American people want.  The voters spoke loud and clear at the ballot box earlier this month – they are sick and tired of all the reckless spending and big-government interference coming out of Washington, DC.  Harry Reid’s bill is exactly what the voters don’t want, and Senate Democrats who let this bill even come up for debate will pay a price on Election Day next year.”