Boehner Signs Ohio “Health Care Freedom” Amendment

At his office in West Chester last week, Congressman Boehner signed on to the Ohio Health Care Freedom Amendment, a proposed state constitutional amendment that would protect Ohioans from costly, jobs-killing federal health care mandates (and the fines and penalties that come with them). The Cincinnati Tea Party has the story:

“House Minority Leader, John Boehner, signed the petition for Ohio’s Healthcare Freedom Amendment on Wednesday morning in his home town of West Chester, OH.

“This proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution would nullify the mandate from the healthcare bill, and is the single strongest statement against the bill in the United States. Initiated by Ohio citizens, the amendment is close to 210,000 gathered signatures having already reached the state required number of counties participating. …

“Thanks to Congressman Boehner for stepping out on this amendment and making a very clear statement that – state sovereignty is alive and well and Ohioans will not take unconstitutional mandates from the healthcare bill!”

Boehner was an early supporter of the Tea Party movement here in southwest Ohio. In March 2009, just as it was getting off the ground, Boehner filmed this video to thank participants in the Cincinnati Tea Party Rally.

Today, Boehner is leading the fight to repeal ObamaCare and start over with common-sense, step-by-step reforms that will actually lower costs for small businesses right here in our district. In addition to signing on to the Health Care Freedom Amendment, John has:

>> Signed on to two efforts in Congress aimed at forcing a vote on repealing the Democrats’ jobs-killing government takeover of health care;

>> Endorsed Ohio House Joint Resolution 3, legislation “that would allow Ohioans to opt out of any mandated health-care plan they don’t want to join”;

>> Urged Ohio’s attorney general to join other state attorneys general in challenging ObamaCare; and

>> Written Governor Strickland and demanded that he guarantee Ohioans that tax dollars won’t be used to pay for abortions under ObamaCare.

We’ve outlined before how ObamaCare is hurting job growth in Ohio, causing uncertainty for private sector employers (see here where Boehner addressed the jobs-killing “1099 mandate” specifically), and sending health care spending skyward. We’ve also shown how a majority of Ohioans favor repealing the law.

If you want to help in the fight to repeal ObamaCare and start over, join the team today by becoming a Boehner Campaigner!

READ MORE:

• Voters Reject ObamaCare’s Unconstitutional Mandates in Missouri (8/4/10)
• Letter to Strickland: Don’t Force Ohio Taxpayers to Fund Abortions (7/21/10)
• ObamaCare’s Broken Promise Strengthen the Case for Repeal (7/19/10)
• ObamaCare to Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Abortion in Pennsylvania (7/13/10)
• ObamaCare Hurting Job Growth, Causing Uncertainty for Ohio Businesses (7/6/10)

Read the original story at John Boehner for Congres