WASHINGTON, DC – At a press conference today (March 19) in the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by constituents from the 16th Congressional District of Ohio, U.S. Congressman John Boccieri (D-Alliance) today announced his position on the health care reform bill.
"Today we're faced with a choice – a choice to pass an imperfect bill or do nothing – and there is a cost to both.
"This health care debate has been long, thoughtful, and emotional. We continue to bear witness to statistics manipulated, political philosophies challenged, and television commercials peddling their points of view.
"It is clear the 16th District of Ohio agrees on the need for health insurance reform and my vote must be about saving money for people in our district and reducing costs. But it is also about the important philosophical question of what side to take – the side of the American people or insurance companies who are already rationing our care.
