Steve Stivers: “I voted for the repeal of the health care bill yesterday because I think doing otherwise would have been supporting the…”

“I voted for the repeal of the health care bill yesterday because I think doing otherwise would have been supporting the status quo, and that's unacceptable. I believe there are some good ideas that were in the original health care bill that can be used and improved; but some of those ideas are in H. Res. 9 today that instruct the committees on next steps on health care. However, there is one idea that I think we need to add to that list. I think we need to add the allowing of young folks to stay on their parents' insurance through H. Res. 9. In this tough economy, many students are unable to find jobs right out of school. As a member of the State senate, I sponsored a bill that would allow those up to age 30 to stay on their parents' plan, and I just heard from a constituent that his 23-year-old son Justin is back on his parents' insurance. Moving forward, I'm committed to working with my colleagues in a bipartisan manner to support reforms we agree on, like allowing young adults to stay on their parents' plan.”