Nicholas Ballasy
CNSNews
November 10, 2009
Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) told CNSNews.com that the health care bill pushed by the Democratic House leadership will “shred the Constitution” and that Democrats have not given Republicans “any time to showcase” their ideas on health care reform.
When CNSNews.com asked, “Are you satisfied with what the GOP has proposed thus far to counter the Democrats’ plan on health care?” Hoekstra said, “Well, I mean there’s always arguments that could be made: ‘You’ve got to be out there with a more powerful message’ and those types of things, but you know, we’re out there with a message.”
“I think people know that we’ve [Republicans] got alternatives, but the important thing now is to point out that what this bill is going to do, it’s going to shred the Constitution,” Hoekstra said. “I’ve got one in here. I’ve got so many papers out of the crowd, but you know it’s going to shred the Constitution and take all of that freedom away from the American people.”
