Joe Wilson

South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson is making stops around the Second Congressional District, talking about the new health care proposal on the table, making an afternoon stop in Beaufort.

Congressman Wilson is calling this plan an “assault on the American people” and urged everyone in attendance to contact their elected officials to help keep this health care reform bill from passing.

Dozens of people crowded in front of the Rhett Gallery on Bay Street to hear Congressman Joe Wilson talk about health care reform and the plan proposed Thursday. He even brought a copy of the 2,000 page bill with him.

The Congressman says the government option is not good for the American people, will not provide people with the proper care, and will eliminate patient, doctor relationships.

“This is an assault on senior citizens of the United States, by eliminating and squeezing Medicare and Medicaid by half a trillion dollars, this is jut wrong,” said congressman Wilson. “It’s an assault on small businesses, this will eliminate one point six million jobs according to the NFIB at a time when we should be creating jobs.”

Congressman Wilson also talked with constituents about the Republican Alternative Health Care Reform Bill – H.R. 3400, saying it would allow residents to buy insurance across state lines, would be more affordable for those with pre-existing conditions and would provide for association health plans.

The Congressman also talked about the need for citizenship verification and enforcement and says he’s working to make that a reality.

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