[Apologetics] FW: McConnell Comments on Revised White House Mandate

[Art Kelly]

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From: Swann, Lanier (McConnell)
[mailto:Lanier_Swann at mcconnell.senate.gov] 
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:01 PM
To: Swann, Lanier (McConnell)
Subject: McConnell Comments on Revised White House Mandate





 

For Immediate Release, February 10, 2012

Contacts: Don Stewart, Michael Brumas 202-224-2979, Robert Steurer, Pam
Nichols 202-224-8288

 

McConnell Comments on Revised White House Mandate

'This whole episode demonstrates why politicians should not be the ones
to make determinations about religious beliefs and is just another
reason why the deeply flawed health law needs to be repealed. Whether it
is forcing people to buy government-chosen health insurance, or
injecting Washington's oversight into nearly every aspect of people's
lives, the Obama administration clearly believes that the Constitution
is an inconvenience, not a guiding principle, in their implementation of
the health law.'

 

LOUISVILLE, KY. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released
the following statement today regarding the Obama administration's
attempt to retreat from its mandate in the health care law that would
violate the First Amendment rights of religious institutions:

 

"While the White House is trying to walk away from its original mandate,
one thing this debate has made perfectly clear is that the
administration believes the Constitution takes a back seat to its
ideological goals.  They're not sorry they violated the First Amendment,
they're sorry Americans didn't agree with them when they did. 

 

"The administration promised during debate on the health care law that
constitutional rights would not be infringed and that costs would go
down; we now know that's not true. So it's understandable that affected
institutions still have serious questions and concerns about this latest
promise from the White House. Remember, this isn't about accounting-it's
about the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights. 

 

"This whole episode demonstrates why politicians should not be the ones
to make determinations about religious beliefs and is just another
reason why the deeply flawed health law needs to be repealed. Whether it
is forcing people to buy government-chosen health insurance, or
injecting Washington's oversight into nearly every aspect of people's
lives, the Obama administration clearly believes that the Constitution
is an inconvenience, not a guiding principle, in their implementation of
the health law. 

 

"The only good news to come out of this is that Americans have shown
once again that they are willing to fight back against a government that
attempts to infringe on their constitutional rights."

 

 

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Lanier Swann

Policy Advisor

Office of the Republican Leader

Senator Mitch McConnell

S-230, Capitol

202.224.3135

 

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