(Washington, DC) -  Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after legislation he introduced H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (CLASS Repeal Act):   

 “CLASS serves as the perfect example of a government-run program destined to fail. Washington Democrats ignored warnings from experts when they used the program as a budget gimmick in Obamacare. Last year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suspended CLASS after its own attorneys conceded HHS lacked the legal authority to make class sustainable.

“The CLASS Repeal Act marks another victory for the American people against Obamacare. Flawed from inception, I am proud to see the House vote to strike down this Ponzi scheme. I urge leaders in the Senate to take this bill up immediately and pass it.”

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