The Senate version of the Democrats’ so-called health care reform is so unpopular, Nevada’s Harry Reid finds it necessary to vote on it at 1:00 a.m. David M. Herszenhorn reports the Democrats must conduct six votes to pass their Obamacare — one of the crown jewels of Obamaism: 1 a.m. MONDAY – To end debate on “a manager’s package” that includes all the latest changes | Read More »
The House Republican Conference has compiled the following list of the 110 new Obamacare boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi’s legislation for a government takeover of health care: 1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61) 2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62) 3. Grant program for State health access programs (Section 114, | Read More »
At Tuesday’s town hall meeting on health insurance reform at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, President Obama falsely claimed the AARP endorsed Obamacare. That is another Obama falsehood, one the AARP denies. In his opening remarks Obama said, “We have the AARP on board because they know this is a good deal for our seniors.” In response to a question from a women | Read More »
President Obama and some Democrats insist the Congress rush and tax on health care just like they rushed the so-called stimulus and cap and trade tax. Liberal Democrat leaders must rush to pass their change because the more Americans find out about the Democrats’ change, the more they oppose it. In today’s weekly Republican address, Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl contrasts the Democrats rush and | Read More »
House Democrats agreed Friday to raise taxes by about $550 billion to pay for their sweeping expansion of the nation’s health care system. The huge tax increase will only pay for about half the cost of the Democrats’ health spending plans, so according to the New York Times, the Democrats will also cut Medicare spending, the government health plan for the elderly, and other health | Read More »
In today’s “Weekly Republican Address,” House Republican Leader John Boehner asks, “Where are the jobs?” It’s a good question. After all, to justify spending trillions of borrowed money on President Obama’s so-called stimulus, energy and health care bills, Obama and the Democrats promised the unprecedented spending would create jobs: The president and Democrats in Congress claim this spending binge is necessary to put Americans back | Read More »
The Republican National Committee has launched a new ad, entitled “Bipartisan,” that criticizes Obama’s plans to overhaul the system and ABC’s partisan involvement – turning the network’s airwaves over to President Obama to pitch his government-run health care: The ad may be a bit too subtle, but is one of the RNC’s better efforts.
At the Washington Post, Ceci Connolly reports President Obama’s proposed budget will create a $634 billion health care fund to partially pay for a vast expansion of the U.S. health system. According to the Post, Obama’s health care overhaul will cost as much as $1 trillion over the next decade: Obama would pay for the expansion by trimming tax breaks for the wealthy and tightening | Read More »
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