Johnson: The American people arent buying Democrats claims of bipartisanship!

Today, Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd. Dist.—Texas) took to the House floor to argue that the Presidents new healthcare proposal is only the same Washington takeover of healthcare that raises taxes, kills jobs and shoves bureaucracy into the patient-doctor relationship. "Many of my colleagues in the House are ignoring the American people. Our constituents are holding rallies, posting blogs writing to their congressmen and doing everything in their power to get them to listen. They don't want a Government takeover of healthcare!" says Johnson.

In the House, Johnson is an ardent conservative. By some views, Johnson had the most conservative record in the House for three consecutive years, opposing pork barrel projects of all kinds, voting for more IRAs and against extending unemployment benefits. The conservative watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste has consistently rated him as being friendly to taxpayers.