Yesterday morning I listened in on a bloggers' conference call with Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who was discussing the Democrats' health care plans, or what Thune called "the $2.5 trillion expansion of the federal government." Interestingly, while I'm writing this post, I'm watching President Obama on Fox [...]
FOR RELEASE: DECEMBER 9, 2009
OBAMA APPROVAL FALLS TO NEW LOW,
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;
U.S. VOTERS OPPOSE HEALTH CARE PLAN BY WIDE MARGIN
American voters give President Barack Obama a split 46 - 44 percent job approval, his lowest ever, and [...]
Blogger David Shestokas brings up an interesting topic on Suite 101.com: Could Obama's health care plan be unconstitutional? Shestokas writes:
In most of the health care proposals pending there is included two problematic issues from a constitutional standpoint. The individual mandate and government involvement in the doctor patient relationship.
Regarding the [...]
On the floor of the US Senate today, Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT) declared about the Democratic health care reform proposal, "What is cut are private health care plans under the Medicare Advantage program." He views that as a good thing.
Rasmussen. Lowest presidential approval index yet. And on healthcare? Support for the health care plan proposed by the President and Congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low of 38%. Sixty percent (60%) of voters believe passage of the bill will [...]
by Joe Calomino
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced the Senate version of the government-run insurance program as an amendment in the form of a substitute to H.R. 3590. Reid’s bill is a combination of his own objectives and bills passed by the Senate Health, Education and Labor and Senate [...]
From the RNC -- 10 things you should know about Senator Reid's government-run health care plan ...
View This Research Briefing At www.GOP.com:
1. $493 Billion In Tax Increases On Health Insurance, Medical Innovation, Payroll And Small Businesses Would Pay For The Bill. (Douglas W. Elmendorf, Letter To Senator Harry Reid,' [...]
The Heritage Foundation points out these serious problems with Obama's health care plan that directly contradict what the President himself has been saying;
Health Care Costs Increase: “In aggregate, we estimate that for calendar years 2010 through 2019 [national health expenditures (NHE)] would increase by $289 billion, or 0.8 percent,' [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services' assessment of the Democrats' Health Care plan shows HR 3962 will cost Americans at least $935 billion more over the next ten years. But if the plan reduces nation's care of senior citizens by over $500 billion as HR 3962's language specifies, it will cost [...]
Saturday night, the Democrats passed their health care plan. Rasmussen reports today that most Americans are opposed:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. Most (52%) remain opposed. Only 25% Strongly Support the plan [...]
Concerned Women for America's President Wendy Wright is absolutely right with voicing serious concerns about the health care bill the House passed Saturday night. Single issue prolife groups raved about the Stupak-Pitts amendment's passage with the help of Blue Dog Democrats, but multi-issue groups like CWA were more somber:
"This monstrous" [...]
While there were no surprises among the Illinois U.S. House delegation in the final vote on Obama's health care plan, there were some interesting votes counted on the Stupak-Pitts amendment, which abortion rights groups are calling "the biggest setback in decades." Two Democrats -- Jerry Costello and Dan Lipinski -- voted to remove abortion' [...]
from the Dold campaign
Illinois' 10th District Congressional Candidate Robert Dold denounced the passage of Speaker Pelosi's health care plan Saturday, citing it as another example of a big government takeover that will hurt senior citizens and the middle class by imposing new mandates and taxes on small businesses, raising taxes [...]
Smart Girl Politics is featuring a list from Congressman Eric Cantor of the 69 U.S. Reps who reportedly remain "undecided" on the Pelosi health care plan. Three of those listed are from Illinois: Jerry Costello, Bill Lipinski and Debbie Halvorson.
Halvorson must be telling associates something different that she told [...]
