Senator says Democratic proposals restrict choices and make the country's "finances sicker."

In a weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday, Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) said any health care legislation must lower medical costs for Americans without increasing deficits and the national debt.

"The bills introduced by congressional Democrats fail to meet these standards," he said.

Enzi's judgment was especially noteworthy because he is one of only three Republicans who have been willing to consider a bipartisan bill in the Senate.