Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it appears "the voice of the people" is finally being heard by U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee praised a decision by the Senate Finance Committee to drop end-of-life consultations from its healthcare bill, The Hill reported.

"It's gratifying that the voice of the people is getting though to Congress, Palin wrote on her Facebook page. "However, that provision was not the only disturbing detail in this legislation."

Palin singled out for criticism Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, for advocating a "Complete Lives System."

Such a system, Palin said, would limit medical resources provided elderly patients or those with "less economic potential."