Why, Travis, Why?

4/30/2010  By Nunnelee Staff

In light of Rep. Childers’ strong opposition to repealing the president’s healthcare takeover, the Nunnelee campaign is highlighting various provisions of the bill and asking why the congressman wants them to remain law.

Healthcare premiums would rise under Obama’s healthcare takeover:

“Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health care bill passes, experts say.” (Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “Under Obama Plan, Health Premiums Would Rise,” Associated Press, 3/17/10)

And Congressman Travis Childers wants to keep it that way:

“Republican candidates for north Mississippi's U.S. House seat pledge to support attempts to repeal the new health care law. The man one of them will oppose on the Nov. 2 general election ballot terms their promises short-sighted and pure politics. ‘Calls to repeal the bill are politically motivated,’ U.S. Rep. Travis Childers said Wednesday. ‘I voted against the bill. It's time we move forward in working to make it better.’” (Patsy Brumfield, “GOP's House candidates push repeal of new health care law,” Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 3/26/10)

“Why, Travis, why?” – Sen. Alan Nunnelee