The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: After failure of bid to repeal health care law, Johnson says attempt was worth it, calls law "greatest threat to our freedom in my lifetime"
By Craig Gilbert
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson issued the following statement after the GOP’s bid to repeal the new health care law failed in the US Senate along party lines:
“I’m glad that we had the opportunity to vote on this legislation, to be on record as to which Senators support the implementation of Obamacare and which Senators want to repeal the law and replace it with common-sense market-based reforms that work. Obamacare is the single greatest threat to our freedom in my lifetime. It is designed to be a government takeover of health care, which will result in rationing, lower the quality of care, and severely limit medical innovation. It must be repealed.”
Johnson voted for the amendment to repeal the law, as did every Senate Republican. Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl voted against it, as did every Democrat. With 47 votes, the Republicans fell 13 votes short of the 60 needed to advance the measure.
