I have had so many people tell me they never get a response from their congressmen or senators. I have to disagree, although my congressmen here in Georgia, from my district (13), (not worth mentioning), never gives me an answer, only a standard letter to everyone, My senator, Senator Johnny Isakson has always responded and I have posted some of them in the past and thought I would post this one. He always addresses my specific questions and I really appreciate that, and yes, he is a Conservative Republican, the Progressives never give you a straight answer. Anyway, for those interested in what Georgia Senators are doing about the “Health Bill” I offer this catch-up. Milt
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Gregory:
I thought you would find the following update interesting.
On February, 2, 2011, I voted for an amendment to repeal the terribly flawed health care law that was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President last year. Unfortunately, the amendment failed by a vote of 47 to 51. The measure to repeal the law was offered by Republican Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY, as an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill and it needed 60 votes to pass. My Republican colleagues and I will continue to offer such amendments, as well as work to strike specific provisions of the law, such as the individual mandate. I am a co-sponsor of S.192, a bill that would effectively repeal the health care reform law.
During the same debate, I also voted to repeal a section of the health care law that would have imposed an overly burdensome new tax reporting requirement on small businesses. The amendment to repeal the 1099 reporting requirement passed 81-17. Specifically, Section 9006 of the new health care law requires business owners to submit a separate 1099 reporting form for every single business transaction that totals more than $600 in a given year. As a result, small business owners would have had to complete and submit 1099 forms for basic business expenses, including phone and internet service, shipping costs, and office supplies.
In my judgment, the Affordable Care Act has little or nothing to do with affordable care. Since its passage, we have seen increase after increase in costs – both in terms of insurance premiums as well as the application of the law to the practice of medicine. This law is not about affordable care. It is about rising health care costs. The fact that over 70 waivers have been issued by Health and Human Services is proof that the bill is flawed and proof that we will continue to see exemptions in order to make a bill that is designed to fail, work.
Thank you again for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Johnny Isakson
United States Senator
For future correspondence with my office, please visit my web site at
http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm.
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