Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark issued the following statement Sunday morning about the roles of Indiana Democrats in passing health care legislation out of the U.S. House on Saturday evening:

Today is a frustrating day for Hoosiers and all Americans. In the midst of economic turmoil, and in spite of the very vocal concerns of their constituents, the Democrat-led Congress showed how out of touch they have become by passing legislation that we can’t afford, will kill jobs, and will bankrupt states. Reps. Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth and Joe Donnelly voted to thrust upon us a bill that generations of young Hoosiers will struggle to pay for.”

“In the last month alone, we have seen the national deficit reach $1.4 trillion, the national unemployment rate go over 10%, and state after state cut deeply into their budgets.  Now, thanks in part to Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth and Joe Donnelly, we are adding the burden of over $1 trillion in new spending, billions in taxes and spending, and a mountain of unfunded Medicaid mandates for each state.”

“Americans are clamoring for water to be thrown on the economic fire. Democrats like Reps. Hill, Ellsworth and Donnelly continue to give them gasoline.”