For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Statement by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee on President Bush's State of the Union address
During tonight's State of the Union address, our embattled president will try to buoy his anemic approval ratings by announcing a plan to address our nation's health care crisis. Not surprisingly, President Bush's plan — "Trickle Down Health Care" — will do nothing to control skyrocketing costs or increase access to care for the uninsured.
Trickle Down Health Care helps only the "healthy and wealthy." Americans are tired of a government bought, paid for and corrupted by special interests at the expense of seniors and working families. We need a president and a Congress that will stand up for real health care reform as well as honest government, access to a high-quality education, good jobs and a secure retirement for all.
It's time for real health care reform and an agenda that puts the people's interests before the special interests
