Letter
Bishops' Letter to U.S. Congress on Health Care Reform (October 2009)
Letter to the U.S. Congress from USCCB Bishop William F. Murphy, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop John Wester, Chairman of the Committee on Migration, October 8, 2009
"On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), we are writing to express our disappointment that progress has not been made on the three priority criteria for health care reform that we have conveyed previously to Congress. In fact, the Senate Finance Committee rejected a conscience rights amendment accepted earlier by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. If final legislation does not meet our principles, we will have no choice but to oppose the bill. We remain committed to working with the Administration, Congressional leadership, and our allies to produce final health reform legislation that will reflect our principles."