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Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act.’ The following April, a version of the bill was introduced in Wisconsin and passed the
state senate, but failed to pass the assembly.” [Center for Media and Democracy, 7/2/12]
Capital Times: 20 To 30 Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Attended ALEC’s National Meeting Where They Were Given
The “‘State Legislators’’ Guide To Repealing Obamacare,’” Which Then Inspired Sen. Joe Leibham And Rep.
Robin Vos To Introduce The “‘Health Care Freedom Amendment,”‘ Which Would “Change The Wisconsin
Constitution” To “Block The Implementation Of Federal Health Care Reform.” According to the Capital Times, “In
December, he says, he and 20 to 30 other Wisconsin GOP lawmakers attended ALEC’s national meeting Washington D.C.,
where a key topic of study and conversation was federal health care reform. The ‘State Legislators’ Guide to Repealing
Obamacare’ was handed out at this meeting, and its model legislation discussed. ‘A good example of that is a bill Joe Leibham
is working on right now,’ Fitzgerald says. Sen. Joe Leibham, R-Sheboygan, and Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, introduced the
bill Fitzgerald is talking about on Thursday. The ‘Health Care Freedom Amendment’ would change the Wisconsin constitution
to prohibit the government from forcing anyone to participate in any public or private health care or insurance program. The
amendment is meant to block the implementation of federal health care reform. The ‘State Legislators’ Guide to Repealing
Obamacare’ urges the passage of ‘freedom laws’ exactly like this, which ALEC has been pushing for a while. A flood of similar
bills was introduced in 42 states in 2010, according to the manual, which provides legislators with talking points, data and
research supporting such legislation. ‘Introduce ALEC’s Freedom of Choice in HealthCare Act, the primary legislative vehicle
for state pushback of the individual mandate and Canadian-style, single-payer health care,’ the guide says.” [Capital Times,
3/27/11]
MacIver Institute
The MacIver Institute Sponsored Healthcare Solutions Week To Discuss How Wisconsin And The Nation Could
“Move Forward With True Health Care Reform.” MacIver Institute, “While the law may have been well intentioned, it is
time to have a much-needed, non-political discussion about how Wisconsin and the nation can move forward with true health
care reform. That is why The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy is happy to join with many other organizations
across the country to sponsor Healthcare Solutions Week from October 13-17.” [MacIver Institute, 10/14/14]
• MacIver Institute: “Instead Of Providing A Government-Centered Approach Like The ACA Has, We Should
Try A New Approach.” MacIver Institute, “Instead of providing a government-centered approach like the ACA has,
we should try a new approach that puts you, the patient, in charge of health care decisions. Instead of over-regulating
the industry, which increases costs, we need to reduce regulations, introduce more competition and provide pricing
transparency to change the health care system - ultimately bending the cost curve. Instead of continuing with a
government-run health care system, which will drown our children and our grandchildren in more debt, we should try
a different approach, which will save taxpayers money in the long run and just might free our nation of the
indebtedness shackles that holds all of us down.” [MacIver Institute, 10/14/14]
The Koch Agenda To Destroy Wisconsin’s Environment & Restrict Efforts To
Preserve It
KOCH GROUPS AGGRESSIVELY PUSHED FOR DESTRUCTIVE OPEN PIT IRON
MINING
Americans For Prosperity Inserted Itself In Both State And Local Politics To Aggressively Push For Open-
Pit Mines
AFP Threw Its Support Behind A Proposed Mine In The State’s Far North. According to the Center for Media and
Democracy, “David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity (AFP) chapter in Wisconsin is throwing its support behind a proposed
mine in the state’s far North. A mining bill -- almost identical to the one that failed last year in the Wisconsin State Senate --
was reintroduced this week in the state legislature. What changed? Republicans picked up two more Senate seats in 2012,
which may give mining supporters the slim margin they need.” [Center for Media and Democracy, 1/24/13]
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