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From the Toomey for Senate camp:
How extreme is Congressman Joe Sestak?
There is broad consensus that health care in America needs reform. But Joe Sestak's position is so extreme, he would sooner reject any health care reform than drop his insistence on a government-run health care program. This willingness to accept the status quo if his radical proposal is not accepted puts Sestak far to the left of the Obama administration which recently suggested it would be open to dropping government dominated insurance.
Appearing on MSNBC yesterday, Rep. Sestak said, "It's going to be hard for me to vote for a bill that doesn't have the public health option in it."
"Joe Sestak is consistent in his views, and he should be commended for that. The problem is that his views are far outside the mainstream," said Toomey Communications Director Nachama Soloveichik. "Congressman Sestak is so beholden to the netroots radical left that he would rob Americans of any health reforms if he can’t have a massive government takeover of all health care decisions. That’s the kind of extremism one-party rule in Washington has given us."
"Pat Toomey supports commonsense health care reforms like giving people the ability to buy health insurance from other states, tort reform, and eliminating discrimination in the tax code. Such sensible reforms will go a long way to lower health care costs, but won't bankrupt our country or destroy existing health coverage with a Washington takeover."
