On this week’s Washington Watch radio program, FRC President Tony Perkins interviewed Senator Orrin Hatch (R – Utah) about the president’s proposed heath care overhaul.
You can find the audio of the interview here, but below is a transcript:
TONY PERKINS: Well, there is no shortage of problems with the Obama administration’s bill on healthcare reform. From the massive cost to the accelerated timetable, I mean this thing is being pushed through. And this is a massive change in public policy and it is vastly expensive. And consider, this is probably about 16% or 17% of the nation’s economy and we’re talking about changing this overnight. And another concern for many Americans is the fact that this issue, if it goes through as it is presently proposed, taxpayers will be forced to fund abortion in this country for the first time in over three decades. And one of the Senators that’s been leading the charge on this to make sure that Americans are not brought into the process of funding abortion is Senator Orin Hatch of Utah, who introduced an amendment last week to keep abortion out. His amendment was defeated by one vote but, he continues to bring attention to this issue and other aspects of healthcare reform. And he joins me now by phone from Capitol Hill. Senator, thanks for joining us.
SENATOR HATCH: Well, it is nice to be with you. This is a crucial time for our country because what they are trying to do on healthcare.
TONY PERKINS: Not only that but you have been involved in the hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor. I mean, you have been running back and forth. I mean they are intent on getting something out on this healthcare, are they not?
SENATOR HATCH: Well, they are. You know, they are talking about a bill in the House that will be well over a trillion dollars. Well, frankly, when you get rid of the budget gimmicks, it is one and a half trillion to two trillion dollars additional on top of the two and a half trillion dollars we’re already spending on healthcare in this country. And they don’t seem to care about how much it is going to cost. It’s just awful. And they use budget gimmicks to try to get the…, they’re trying to pretend that the costs are really lower. But they’re not lower. Continue reading »
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Abortion,
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