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On the recordJanuary 7, 2011
While campaigning this fall, people in northern Michigan made it clear that they are not happy with the government takeover of health care. That's why I'm pleased that one of my first votes in Congress will allow me to keep a promise to my constituents and vote to repeal that legislation. As a surgeon who spent more than 30 years working directly with patients, I view the government takeover of our health care system as an attack on the doctor-patient relationship. Now, as a member of the freshman class of 2011, I invite all Members to join us in repealing this law and developing realistic health care reform that lowers costs, improves insurance options, and puts patients, not government bureaucrats, at the center of health care.
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Dan Benishek
Republican · Michigan
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govinfo.gov
Jan 7, 2011

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Benishek addresses the repeal of the government takeover of health care and its impact on the doctor-patient relationship.

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