The day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House version of the health care reform bill, Second District Representative Brett Guthrie stopped by our studio, to say he believes the bill will raise taxes and health insurance premiums, and cut medicare benefits.

He offered these alternatives.

"Boy you would get 80% of the to vote tomorrow," said Congressman Guthrie, "on a bill that said we're gonna cover preexisting conditions, we're gonna keep people from losing their health insurance if they get sick, buy across state lines, have some policy people could buy that truly is insurance, that is a high deductible insurance plan, health savings accounts that people can purchase that businesses can match tax-free, give individuals who buy health insurance the same tax breaks corporations do that buy health insurance. That would pass. That would fly through the House of Representatives, be signed into law if the President would sign it, and I think make health insurance better for the 85% of the people that don't have it, and more
affordable and accessible."

Congressman Guthrie believes the house will vote on the bill next Friday or Saturday.

You can see his entire interview with Gene Birk, in the video section of this website.