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thehill.com - 11/3/2009
House GOP set to release healthcare bill
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House Republicans are on the cusp of releasing their alternative healthcare bill, according to GOP leadership aides. Read more...
The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the message of NY-23
michellemalkin.com - 11/4/2009
The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the message of NY-23
— michellemalkin.com — Conservatives owe NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman immeasurable gratitude. [...] Read the rest »... (more) The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the ...
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Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2009
Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s Health Care Plan Doesn’t Bar Denials
— thinkprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Despite Rhetoric About Preexisting Conditions, Boehner’s ...
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swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/2/2009
A Republican Health Care Plan
— swampland.blogs.time.com — Better late than never, I guess. While individual Republicans have offered proposals (and hundreds of amendments), there... has been no real GOP alternative to the various health care bills that are working their way through Congress. Now, John Boehner ... (more) A Republican Health Care Plan
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The Note:  The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Political Animal:  Falling short of low expectations

Matthew Yglesias:  Boehnercare: No Soup For You

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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Note — ... Times' Tom Hamburger and Kim Geiger: "Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments" LINK The Associated Press' Erica Werner: "2 tough health care issues remain in the House" LINK The Boston Globe's Political Intelligence: "GOP representative says health bill scarier than terrorists" LINK Politico’s Patrick O’Connor: “GOP health bill focuses on lower costs” LINK The Hill's Molly K. Hooper: "House GOP set to release healthcare bill" LINK The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board" LINK ...

Falling short of low expectations
Political Animal — FALLING SHORT OF LOW EXPECTATIONS.... The goading and taunts appear to have been effective: House Republicans will have a health care reform bill. It's been sent to the Congressional Budget Office for scoring, and will, if all goes according to plan, be ready to go 72 hours before a possible floor vote on the Democratic proposal. So, what's in it? We won't know for sure until it's formally unveiled, but House GOP leaders started offering some details yesterday. At this point, their proposal may be ...

Boehnercare: No Soup For You
Matthew Yglesias — ... It looks like Republicans are getting ready to shift from having no plan for reforming health care to having a plan that won’t do anything: ...

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The Republicans Have A Healthcare Reform Bill! Sort of.
dailykos.com 11/4/2009 — Well, the House Republicans do. And it's not so much reform, really. The Senate Republicans are still apparently planning to rely on their fallback position of obstructing the Democrats, but the Republicans finally put their "eight or nine" ideas to ...
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Failing to meet their own standards
washingtonmonthly.com 10/30/2009 — FAILING TO MEET THEIR OWN STANDARDS.... The House Republican leadership "guaranteed" that they would offer an alternative health care reform bill. If my count is right, that was 134 days ago. Asked about when Americans can expect to see the...
Republicans Preparing Alternative Health Care Reform Bill
congress.blogs.foxnews.com 11/5/2009 — House Republicans are prepping their own version of health care reform.
Boehner On Lack Of GOP Health Care Bill: We Have 8 Or 9 Ideas
huffingtonpost.com 11/2/2009 — The Republican Minority Leader in the House was pushed on Sunday to explain just why the party had not introduced a counter-proposal to Democrat-led efforts to overhaul the health care system. Rep. John Boehner's (R-Ohio) reply was to direct ...
Boehner Won’t Pledge To Offer GOP Health Care Plan, Refuses To Post It Online If He Does
thinkprogress.org 10/29/2009 — 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 ...
They Got Nothing… Except the Media
balloon-juice.com 11/7/2009 — Why is this not a bigger story : Late last night, the Congressional Budget Office released its initial analysis of the health-care reform plan that Republican Minority Leader John Boehner offered as a substitute to the Democratic legislation. CBO ...
Boehner: 'There's No Question That New York-23 Is A Bit Of A Mess'
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/1/2009 — House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) appeared on the Neil Cavuto show, and was asked for his take on the NY-23 special election, which has seen a split in Republican ranks between supporters of moderate GOP nominee Dede Scozzafava, against ...
The GOP Health Care Bill: Insurers Win, You Lose
blog.healthcareforamericanow.org 11/3/2009 — The Wall Street Journal, of all places, had the most accurate headline on the new Republican health care bill set to be unveiled by John Boehner, after months of waiting. The headline was: "GOP Health Bill Gives Insurers More Leeway." The Wall Street ...
House Republicans angry about leak
thehill.com 11/4/2009 — House Republican leaders were furious that their healthcare reform alternative was leaked to the media on Tuesday. After months of delays in the release of the bill, Republicans were playing defense on Tuesday after the measure was being e-mailed ...
Boehner regrets endorsing Scozzafava — CNN Political Ticker 11/2/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The top Republican in the House said Monday that he regretted endorsing Dede Scozzafava, the former GOP candidate who dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in upstate New York. "This lady ...
Democrats Say House Bill Cuts Premiums for Many — NYT > Politics 11/3/2009
House Republicans were drafting an alternative health care plan that they said would be much less costly. They acknowledged that it would cover fewer people.
Three Contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds — NYT > Politics 11/3/2009
Things to look for Tuesday as results come in from New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
GOP congresswoman says health care bill scarier than terrorism — CNN Political Ticker 11/3/2009
GOP congresswoman says health care bill scarier than terrorism. WASHINGTON (CNN) - A Republican congresswoman said Monday on the House floor that she believes Americans have more to fear from the Democrats' health care bill "than ...
Boehner regrets backing Scozzafava in NY race (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/2/2009
AP - The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee in a special House election in upstate New York.