Mayor Bill Haslam called the national healthcare legislation moving through Congress an unacceptable, unfunded mandate on Tennessee, and called on President Obama and Congress to halt the current legislation.
“Scott Brown’s victory last night was the result of hard work and determination, but it was also a repudiation of the Washington, DC establishment that is completely out of touch with the American people,” Haslam said.
“The current healthcare legislation is a symptom of the larger problem,” Haslam continued. “Washington needs to listen to the people. We’re tired of the spending, and we’re tired of Washington sending us the bill for their bad ideas.”
“Families are hurting, struggling to make ends meet, and the government needs to remember that. We need to stop the spending and tighten the purse strings,” Haslam said. “We have to get the budget under control, not expand our country’s debt by trillions of dollars.”
“Tennesseans are tired of politicians’ ‘we know better than you’ mentality,” said Mark Cate, campaign manager. “That’s why Bill travelled more than 45,000 miles to all 95 counties last year. That’s why he and Crissy are going door to door in neighborhoods across the state, listening to what’s most important to Tennesseans.”
