Stephen also called out U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., noting that she is a former governor and saying she should know better.
He told the nearly full house at the monthly GOP meeting that if either version of the federal health care legislation passes it would add as many as 15 million people nationally to the Medicaid rolls — about 50,000 in New Hampshire.
Stephen’s speech noted what he said were the main issues with the federal bill and highlighted those things he said the bill doesn’t include — tort reform, transparency, tax benefits or completion.
“There is nothing in this bill that allows private individuals to get the tax breaks businesses get,” Stephen said, adding that by mandating every business either insure its employees or pay a fine, he said most businesses will pay the fine because with nothing in the legislation to control health care costs, the fine would be cheaper.
“There is nothing in this bill that reduces the costs of health care,” Stephen said. “At the end of the day, we’re trying to turn a whole system upside down that delivers the best health care in the world.”