Press Releases
- 03/29/10 - Dan Parker on Attorney General Joining in Lawsuit against Health Care Reform"The legal challenges against health care reform taken on by Attorney General Greg Zoeller at the urging of Governor Mitch Daniels are without merit and pure partisan politics. These lawsuits will not be successful. It is widely agreed upon by legal scholars that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Period. Mitch Daniels and Greg Zoeller are grasping at straws, looking for any way they can to try and obstruct progress. Unfortunately, they are playing politics with the lives and well-being of hard working Hoosier families. This frivolous lawsuit will go nowhere and only waste Indiana tax payer money. The fact of the matter is, health insurance reform is going to help over 820,000 Hoosiers who do not currently have health insurance. Plus 76,800 Indiana small businesses will be provided a tax credit to make premiums more affordable. Not to mention the benefits to Hoosier seniors in helping to close the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole." And the end of appalling insurance practices where Hoosiers are denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Hoosiers simply can't afford any more delays or obstruction from Mitch Daniels and Greg Zoeller--they want reform implemented now." MORE
- 03/22/10 - Dan Parker statement on House passage of landmark health care reform
"This is what change looks like. And while the road to insurance reform was long and at times difficult, the successes of this journey have finally been realized. Long ago a dream of Teddy Roosevelt - President Barack Obama has delivered change to our nation in the name of health care reform. This health care and insurance reform bill is long overdue and brings much needed reforms to the insurance industry that will greatly benefit Hoosiers. In addition to greatly reducing our nation's deficit, it will help Indiana small businesses reduce their health care costs and allow them to invest those savings by creating jobs for Hoosiers. And finally, insurance companies will no longer be able to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions or cancel coverage because of illnesses. I thank President Obama, Hoosier Congressional Democrats and Senator Evan Bayh for their determination, courage and strong leadership in helping to pass this landmark initiative."
MORE - 07/01/09 - Dan Parker Statement After President Obama’s Health Care Reform Town Hall "The stories we heard in today's town hall serve as yet another reminder that our health care system is broken and we must act now to fix it. There are 45 million uninsured Americans and millions more who are underinsured and struggle daily with skyrocketing premiums and unmanageable health care costs. In Indiana, nearly twelve percent of Hoosiers lack health insurance. These numbers are unacceptable." MORE
- 06/25/09 - Dan Parker calls on Governor Mitch Daniels to join state budget discussion "I know that Mitch Daniels has spent a lot of time with his friends in Washington lately, but someone needs to remind him that he is still the governor of this state." MORE
- 06/24/09 - Dan Parker calls on Richard Mourdock to end bizarre political campaign "It's like deja vu all over again," Parker said. "It's almost unbelievable that after wasting at least $2 million on Mourdock's Folly, we're actually talking about a sequel." MORE
- 06/09/09 - Statement by Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker on Supreme Court ruling "From the beginning, this lawsuit was more about Richard Mourdock's political crusade against President Barack Obama than it was anything else. Mr. Mourdock had an axe to grind, and he was able to indulge himself on the taxpayer dime. In doing so, he endangered tens of thousands across Indiana who depend on Chrysler." MORE
- 06/08/09 - Statement by Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker on State Treasurer Richard Mourdock"I was saddened to learn this afternoon that the legal maneuverings of state officials have delayed the preservation of Chrysler. With every passing day, the future looks bleaker for the thousands of Hoosiers and tens of thousands of Americans who depend on this company for their livelihood."MORE
- 06/05/09 - Parker calls on Mourdock to end political crusade against President Obama "By continuing to waste taxpayer money on his personal political crusade, Richard Mourdock is endangering thousands of hardworking Hoosier families that depend on Chrysler jobs," Parker said. "It's time for Mr. Mourdock to quit playing games and start taking responsibility for his own actions." MORE
- 06/01/09 - Statement from Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker on Gov. Daniels’ state budget remarks
"After six months on the sidelines, I think we are all thankful that Governor Daniels has finally joined the discussion over this year's budget proposal. Still, so many things have been left unanswered, and this proposal makes the governor look like a walking, talking contradiction."
MORE - 05/26/09 - Dan Parker on President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker issued the following statement after President Obama announced his selection of Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee to the United States Supreme Court. MORE