Coats Slams Ellsworth and the President Over Health Care Reform

By David Shepherd

It’s months before November’s mid-term elections but already, some candidates are already coming out swinging.

U.S Senate hopeful Dan Coats visited the Valley Wednesday talking to local medical experts about health care reform.

He used the opportunity to target the President’s health care plan as he made his case for its repeal.

Coats says, “Everybody sees this as a monstrosity of a piece of legislation that’s not solving the problem, not lowing costs, and creating a mess.”

Republican Dan Coats says politicians should play by one simple rule.

“The first rule of any elected official is listen to the people,” explains Coats.  “That’s who you’re representing.”

But Coats accuses supporters of President Obama’s health care plan, including his democratic opponent Brad Ellsworth, of doing the complete opposite.

“If representatives had listened to the people first, before voting on this health care, they would not have voted for this plan.”

The republican’s nominee for Evan Bayh’s U.S. Senate seat is joining others to push for a repeal of Mr. Obama’s health care plan.

“I think this is bad policy not addressing the problem.”

Coat’s thoughts come as several states look to their own version of health care reform.  Many republicans are calling it unconstitutional.

Coats said, “The states are taking an active role, and Indiana is one that already decided to do so, so play an active role in declaring a big part of this unconstitutional.”

For now, Americans have to wait to see what comes next for health care; either in Congress or in a courtroom.

Editor’s Note:

Coats is running against democrat Brad Ellsworth in this November’s mid-term election. While in the House, Ellsworth voted for the health care reform bill.