November 23rd, 2009, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement:"On Saturday, the Senate voted 60-39 to proceed to the so-called 'public option,' legislation that will cost more than $2 trillion over ten years when fully implemented, ration health care away from seniors, raise the cost of premiums, drive the American people off of private health options, and bankrupt the Treasury.
"This vote, however, is completely out of step with public sentiment about the legislation. In a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Saturday and Sunday, a full 56 percent of likely voters say they oppose this legislation. Only 38 percent support it.
"And yet the Senate is moving rapidly to enact this legislation in direct defiance of the American people's express wishes. They are defying representative government, raising the question: If not the people, who do they represent?"
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