KAY IVEY INVITES GOP RIVALS TO UNITE

IN OPPOSING DEMOCRATIC HEALTH CARE BILL

“Thehour of decision has arrived, and it’s time all Republican candidates forgovernor set aside our differences and let Washington know that Alabama says‘No!’ to ‘Obamacare’ in a loud, decisive voice .”

(MONTGOMERY,AL – MARCH 12, 2010) State Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Kay Ivey today invitedher GOP rivals to unite in a statement opposing the Obama Administration’shealth care reform bill. National news reports said Democratic House leadersare poised to push for a vote in the House, possibly within a few days.

“NancyPelosi and her gang are pulling out all the stops to ram this bill down thethroats of the American people,” Ivey said. “President Obama is even delaying aplanned trip overseas a few days so he can pressure House Democrats into votinghis way. 

“Thehour of decision has arrived, and it’s time all Republican candidates forgovernor to set aside our differences and let Washington know that Alabama says‘No!’ to ‘Obamacare’ in a loud, decisive voice.”

Iveysaid she participated in a strategy-planning conference call this morning forRepublican gubernatorial candidates around the nation that was sponsored by theRepublican Governors Association and hosted by Mississippi Governor HaleyBarbour.

“GovernorBarbour urged all candidates to do everything they can to oppose this bill,”Ivey explained.  “It’s bad for our country’s health care system, it’s badfor the American people, it’s bad for business, and it’s bad for Alabama.”

Ivey issending the following statement to rivals Robert Bentley, Bradley Byrne, TimJames, Bill Johnson, Roy Moore and James Potts:

We,the undersigned Republican candidates for Governor of Alabama, hereby announceour united opposition to the current proposed health care reform legislation (H.R.3590) before Congress, commonly known as “Obamacare.”

Weare opposed to this bill because it raises costs for medical services whichwill require new, additional federal spending; it raises individual healthinsurance premiums by an average of $2,100 for every family; it includes fartoo many secret deals made to “buy” votes for support; it will result indropped coverage for potentially millions of individuals who already havehealth insurance; it is a job killer at a time when the economy is bleedingjobs already; it creates severe financial distress on our states by placingeven more “unfunded mandates” upon them; it utilizes “smoke and mirrors”accounting as budgetary gimmicks with no guarantee for future solvency; and itcreates even more unwanted government bureaucracy that would impose pricecontrols and micro-manage health insurance premiums.

Weencourage the citizens of this great state to immediately contact ourCongressional Delegation and elected officials of ALL parties and tell them tovote “NO!” to this disastrous takeover of our healthcare system.

Iveysays the statement will be sent to all members of Alabama’s congressionaldelegation to register the gubernatorial candidate’s fierce opposition to thebill as soon as she has received a reply from all of her rivals.

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