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CBO Scores Republican Health Care Bill

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:14:41 PM

CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut deficit

By: Susan Ferrechio
Chief Congressional Correspondent
11/05/09 6:30 AM EST

The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday night released its cost analysis of the Republican health care plan and found that it would reduce health care premiums and cut the deficit by $68 billion over ten years.

The Republican plan does not call for a government insurance plan but rather attempts to reform the system by creating high-risk insurance pools, allowing people to purchase health insurance policies across state lines and instituting medical malpractice reforms.

"Not only does the GOP plan lower health care costs, but it also increases access to quality care, including for those with pre-existing conditions, at a price our country can afford," House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said.

According to CBO, the GOP bill would indeed lower costs, particularly for small businesses that have trouble finding affordable health care policies for their employees. The report found rates would drop by seven to 10 percent for this group, and by five to eight percent for the individual market, where it can also be difficult to find affordable policies.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/CBO-Prepublican-health-plan-would-reduce-premiums--69270747.html

Here is the CBO's report:

http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=414
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Hoyer and Pelosi are Confident for Saturdays's Health Care Vote

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:10:23 PM

Hoyer sees close U.S. House healthcare vote

Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:23am EST
 

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer on Thursday said he expects the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, but acknowledged that the vote would be close.

"I think it's going to be close," Hoyer told reporters. He said the House would take up the bill on Saturday and that it would win majority support from Democrats.

http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSWAT01389120091105

Pelosi: ‘We will’ have the votes to pass healthcare bill by Saturday

By Mike Soraghan - 11/05/09 11:41 AM ET

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted Thursday she will have the votes to pass the Democratic healthcare bill by Saturday.

The statement, however, is a tacit acknowledgement that she doesn’t have them yet.

“We will,” Pelosi said, when asked if she had the 218 votes needed to pass the $1.055 trillion bill, designed to extend healthcare to 96 percent of the population and create a government health insurance plan.

http://thehill.com//homenews/house/66529-pelosi-we-will-have-the-votes-to-pass-healthcare-bill
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"The Inherited Deficits Fallacy"

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:08:26 PM

The inherited deficits fallacy

Budget Director Peter Orszag spoke at NYU yesterday, a speech titled “Rescue, Recovery, and Reining in the Deficit.”

I wrote a super-long post yesterday, but it was too much.  So today I respond to the headline-inducing element of the speech.  Tomorrow I will post a longer point-by-point response to the rest of his speech.

Warning:  my tone in this post is a smidge more aggressive than usual.  Director Orszag’s speech fired me up.

http://keithhennessey.com/2009/11/04/inherited-deficits-fallacy/
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12 Hour Republican Online Townhall about PelosiCare

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:58:00 PM
Here is Mike Pence explaining what the House Republicans are doing:



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Let the Waiting Begin

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:49:38 PM

Democrats' Plan to Help 'Uninsurables' Requires 6-Month Wait

In addition to a six-month wait to qualify for the health insurance program, there's a more fundamental issue -- whether $5 billion set aside for the three-year program is enough.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/05/democrats-plan-help-uninsurables-questioned/

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Abortion Premiums in PelosiCare

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:45:35 PM

Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium

Posted by GOP Leader Press Office on November 5th, 2009

Follow @GOPLeader on Twitter for updates.

Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life - not end it.

Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page government takeover of health care does just that.  On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan.  The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions.

What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan.  It’s right there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules.”  The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account - and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.

Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan.  The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.

http://republicanleader.house.gov/blog/?p=666   

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Senate Panel Approves Bill to Destroy Our Economy

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:43:46 PM

Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill


By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. Senate environment committee approved a Democratic climate change bill on Thursday that would require industry to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.

The bill approved by the Environment and Public Works Committee will now become one of several initiatives in the Senate aimed at attacking global warming. But they are unlikely to produce legislation that would be voted on by the full Senate until next year at the earliest.

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE5A42WB20091105


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Charlie Crist Trying to Erase the Past

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:38:50 PM

Charlie Crist on the Stimulus Now: "I didn't endorse it"; Charlie Crist in February: "I support it"

During a CNN appearance on Wednesday, Charlie Crist said of Obama's stimulus package:

"I didn't endorse it. I didn't even have a vote on the darn thing. ... But I understood that it was gonna pass and I wanted to be able to utilize it for the benefit of my fellow Floridians."

Charlie Crist during a February 23 TV interview on the White House lawn:

Q: You've broken with some in your own party to back this stimulus; tell me why.

CHARLIE CRIST: "Because Florida needs it frankly."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/11/charlie_crist_on_the_stimulus_1.asp

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Guest Says to Chris Matthews: "You're Making My Leg Tingle"

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:37:09 PM
It occurs at the 0:58 second mark:



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Senator Burris Makes Up Parts of Constitution

Posted by Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:35:24 PM
Sen. Burris Cites Unwritten Constitutional 'Health' Provision to Justify Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

 By Nicholas Ballasy, Video Reporter

(CNSNews.com) - When asked by CNSNews.com what specific part of the Constitution authorizes Congress to mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) pointed to the part of the Constitution that he says authorizes the federal government "to provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country."  In fact, the word "health" appears nowhere in the Constitution.

“Well, that’s under certainly the laws of the--protect the health, welfare of the country," said Burris. "That’s under the Constitution. We’re not even dealing with any constitutionality here. Should we move in that direction? What does the Constitution say? To provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country.”

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/56629
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