Dallas, TX, November 9, 2009 - Geoff Bailey, a Republican candidate for House District 102, called on the people of House District 102 to support fiscally responsible health care reform by rejecting the public option. He released the following statement:

"If the people of the 102 care about creating jobs and getting our economy growing again, they will reject the President's health care plan. The vote that took place this weekend in the House was a travesty. The health care bill written by Nancy Pelosi introduces over a trillion dollars in new government spending and puts bureaucrats firmly in control of our health care decisions. This bill has more to do with scoring partisan political points then repairing our health care system."

"The public option will destroy choice and competition in our health care system, the bedrock of our free market. The President's health care plan is fiscally irresponsible and does nothing to improve the quality of care for the people of Texas."  

"There is no question that our health care system is broken. However, the fiscally responsible way to control health care costs is not to nationalize the system and saddle tax payers with unsustainable debt. We need to control sky-rocketing costs by allowing Texans to own their own health care. Tort reform and allowing consumers to purchase individual policies across state lines will make insurance more affordable and portable for every Texan."

"The President's health care plan is bad for tax payers, bad for quality of care and it's bad for the families of our district. I hope the people of House District 102 will join me in rejecting President Obama's plan to nationalize our health care, and urge Congress to work toward meaningful reform." 

Geoff Bailey is a Republican candidate for House District 102. For more information on Geoff, and his campaign to bring a fresh start to North Texas, please visit www.GeoffBailey2010.com.