The day it was signed into law, Congressman Mike Rogers announced he has cosponsored H.R. 4903, a bill which would repeal the Democrats’ healthcare bill.  This legislation would repeal the recently passed health care reform legislation, H.R. 3590, which many Americans have protested against and the entire Alabama Delegation opposed.

Rogers said Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota introduced the repeal bill yesterday, which as of writing had 12 cosponsors. Rogers said he remains deeply disappointed the Democratic Leadership did not listen to the American people and instead chose to force their massive healthcare bill through Congress.

“The majority of folks in East Alabama let me know they didn’t want this health care bill to pass. While the bill has now become law, it is not too late to repeal and replace the worst parts of this legislation, which will vastly increase the Federal government’s role in our lives at a time when our economy is in a severe recession,” Rogers said.

“During these tough economic times when folks are struggling to stay afloat and find or keep a job, I agree reform was needed. But this is not reform – it is a massive government intervention into one-sixth of our economy.

“Our seniors are worried about this legislation. Our families are concerned they’ll see their healthcare rationed or the quality fall. That’s why we should try to repeal this bill and start over from scratch, while incorporating ideas all Americans embrace,” Rogers added.

Rogers said he supports alternative legislation which would help offer coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, allow association health plans, allowing insurance to be sold across state lines, increasing the age in which children can be covered by their parent’s plan, and tort reform to help lower the cost of frivolous lawsuits. Rogers said these common sense proposals could form the basis of a bipartisan approach that could lead to expanded coverage, lower costs, and better quality.

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