Congressman Boswell Stands Up to the Repeal of Health Care Reform Law

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell voted against H.R. 2, the Patients’ Right to Repeal Act, which repeals current health care law that protects Iowa’s families, seniors, and workers from insurance company abuses.

Boswell released the following statement on his vote.

“Instead of focusing on what Iowans really care about, which is jobs and the economy, the new Republican majority is wasting taxpayers’ dollars on repealing laws that helps more Iowans afford health insurance and prevents insurance companies from taking advantage of consumers when they are at their most vulnerable. H.R. 2 is playing politics at its worst – on the public dime.”

“Under repeal, Iowa’s families, seniors, and workers would lose rights that protect them from insurance company abuses and give them more freedom and control over their health care choices. Repeal may also have severe repercussions on our economy, which has seen an average of 20,000 private sector jobs added each month in the health care industry since the passage of health care reform. Iowans cannot afford the cost of repeal.”