WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) today voted to repeal the health care law in its entirety which congressional Democrats passed and President Obama signed into law last year. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the health care repeal legislation by a vote of 245 to 189. Miller made the following statement:

“Today, I voted to repeal the overreaching, burdensome federal health care law that Congress unfortunately passed against the wishes of a majority of Americans last year. Americans did not want a health care law passed that threatens their jobs, forces them to pay over a trillion dollars in taxes and increases the overall cost of health care services – all while unconstitutionally imposing an individual mandate on every citizen to purchase health care.

“Our Constitution gives certain enumerated powers to the federal government and I can find no power allowing the federal government to force any citizen to enter into a private contract against their will – which is exactly what the ObamaCare bill accomplishes. Furthermore, there are currently more than 20 states, including my home state of Michigan, who are in federal court asserting their rights under the Constitution which they believe are violated by this law.

“House Republicans have pledged to live within the boundaries of the Constitution and uphold the rights of the American people. We can lower the cost of health care and expand access without violating the Constitution, without costing the taxpayers trillions of dollars and in a way that creates jobs instead of destroying them. Moving forward, we will work on real reforms in an open and transparent manner this year.”

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Note: Following the Repeal legislation, the House will vote on passage of the Resolution tomorrow, Thursday, January 20th, which instructs the relevant House committees to report replacement health care legislation that focuses on fostering economic growth and private sector job creation, lowing health care premiums through increasing competition, allowing patients to keep their existent health care plans if they choose, providing for access to care for people with pre-existing conditions, protecting the doctor-patient relationship and prohibiting taxpayer funds from being used for abortions.