thinkprogress.org - 10/29/2009
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Republicans have been insisting for months that Democrats are shoving a secret bill down the throats of the American public. The health reform legislation “should be posted online for 72 hours so members and the American people get a chance to see what’s in these bills,” House Minority ...
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While leading GOP opposition to health care reform
over the past few months, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)...
has simultaneously insisted that Republicans believe in helping Americans with preexisting conditions get health care. Currently, “in 44 ...
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Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s ...
mediamatters.org - 10/30/2009
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Following the release of the House Democrats' health
care reform bill, the leaders of the House Republican...
caucus repeatedly stressed the length and size of the bill during an October 29 press conference. Numerous media figures and outlets have ...
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Media echo GOP's fixation on size of House health care ...
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Daily Kos —
... House Republicans, fresh from whining about the 1,990-page Democratic health care bill (apparently, they can't read), are now admitting that they also can't write. ...
Failing to meet their own standards
Political Animal —
... he intend to proceed? Of course, when House Republicans live up to their word and present an alternative bill, the one thing we can count on is having plenty of time to read it before it reaches the floor for a vote. After all, if there's one thing GOP lawmakers have been harping on for months, it's the need for health care reform plans to be publicly available, for all the world to see, before lawmakers cast a vote. If there's one thing Republicans would want to avoid hypocrisy on, this is the issue , right? Republicans have been insisting for months that Democrats are ...
The Republican Health Care Plan
Daily Kos —
... Just say no: QUESTION: Is it your plan to have one Republican alternative that you all would get behind and endorse? BOHNER: We have a number of ideas that we would like to proffer in this process, and we’re not quite sure how the majority intends to proceed. And so until we understand how they intend to proceed, it’s pretty difficult for us to have a solid plan. Okay, it's a "number of ideas." That's almost like a plan.
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Dean Heller's Right Turns: The New Anti Government Candidate?
Desert Beacon —
... ] It also isn't helping that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) isn't pledging to insert the GOP bill as a substitute amendment and refuses to post it online for inspection if he does. [TP] Should Congressman Heller maintain his allegiance to Boehner's lead then a person might assume that Heller is looking to increase his “conservatism” in advance of the 2010 primary season, hoping to win over hard-line voters in Washoe, Elko, Douglas, and Lyon counties. ...
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After six months of dealmaking, House Democratic leaders Thursday introduced a health-care reform bill that would expand coverage to almost all Americans and overhaul the insurance industry while asking the wealthiest taxpayers to pay much of the ...
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