FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday November 24, 2009

                                                                                           
Senate Democrats Out of Touch with American Public
According to new polling information, a majority of
Americans oppose Democrats’ health care reform

Portland, Ore. – “The health care bill which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid passed on Saturday, with the help of Oregon’s Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, brings America dangerously closer to government-run health care,” Oregon Republican Party Chairman Bob Tiernan said today.

“The 2,074-page bill was created behind closed doors and is filled with new taxes on small businesses and the middle class, cuts to Medicare and increased bureaucracy that will put the government between you and your doctor,” Chairman Tiernan continued.

According to polling information released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports, 56% of Americans oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. In the same report, support for the plan fell to an all-time low of 38%. Additionally, only 16% of respondents believe the plan will lead to lower health care costs as the Democrats are claiming, while nearly four times as many, 60% of respondents, believe the plan will increase health care costs.

“As this poll demonstrates, it’s clear that this is not the kind of ‘change’ Oregonians and Americans want. As voters in New Jersey and Virginia showed on Election Day earlier this month, they oppose bigger government, more federal spending and higher taxes,” continued Chairman Tiernan.

“I urge Senators Wyden and Merkley to stand up to Senator Reid and the liberal special interests, start representing the views of Oregonians, and oppose this dangerous health care experiment,” Chairman Tiernan concluded.

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