John Birch Society: Rick Perry Proposed Bi-National Health Insurance with Mexico

The New American ^ | 05 September 2011 | Kelly Holt

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The article focused on Perry’s comments at a Border Summit speech in south Texas (8-22-01), days before the 9-11 attacks, about bi-national health insurance — Texas-funded coverage for both U.S. and Mexican border residents. The governor’s statement favored a study, required by the Legislature, about "the feasibility of bi-national health insurance.”

The DMN continued, "Katherine Cesinger, spokeswoman for Perry’s campaign, downplayed the topic of bi-national health insurance. 'A bill was passed by the Legislature that authorized a study to look into this issue, which ultimately concluded there were numerous barriers to accomplishing that idea, and the Legislature took no further action on this concept,' she said." However, in spite of the Legislature’s failure to act, Perry made clear his willingness to funnel Texas’s assets to Mexico.

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Perry has consistently positioned himself as a social and fiscal conservative, but the above comments reveal a different record. Indeed, four years later, Perry noted his approval of a bigger example of socialized medicine when he embraced Hillary Clinton’s national health care plan.

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[HiTech RedNeck]

What EVER.

It would be nice if there were a way to get Mexico to kick in for the medical costs incurred by their citizens that they freely encourage to seek their fortunes in El Coloso Del Norte without even asking it a formal by-your-leave.

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))pingasos((

[big'ol_freeper]

Hi Paulbot!! *waves*

[Perdogg]

You are working overtime to post as many anti-Perry postings you can.

Then 0bama white House thanks you.

[Ann Archy]

WHO are you for??? Please answer.

[napscoordinator]

Disgusting. This guy is a gutter rat and I can't believe FREEPERS are blinded by his fraud as a conservative. The problem is that he will show himself as President and we will suffer from the FREEPERS complaining that he is not the Conservative he sold us..............FREEPERS NEVER LEARN. I thought this was FINALLY the no RINO time. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Rick Perry damage control will be here soon.

[Grunthor]

“Please answer.”

Don’t hold yer breathe.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Tempest in a Li’l Teapot Alert!

Coming up next on Tempest TV: Perry wouldn’t share swing at recess!!!

[Cheetahcat]

This Perry RINO is dirty!

[reg45]

Actually, that sounds like a good idea. The United States government will pay for health insurance for all United States citizens in Mexico and the Mexican government can pay for health insurance for all Mexican nationals in the United States. I’m for it!!!

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BARICK PERRIED

[org.whodat]

Not damage control, more of you cannot believe what you lying eyes see, let me spin it for you. See if you wear these rose colored glasses and look at this blue wall there is not one word about what a liberal Perry is.

[BfloGuy]

Perry was lobbying the Mexican government to allow Texas insurance providers permission to sell policies in Mexico.

How horrible!

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Thread predictions...

Obama will win because the only way to fight a communist is with a bigger communist.

Obama’s Saul Alinsky and Reverend Wright ties matter. But Perry policy speeches and letter don’t matter because they were written aa long time ago...

Border fence? We don’t need a border fence. we just need to get ride of the incentives. You know like the Texas Dream Act and guest worker programs Perry wants so badly.

[cripplecreek]

In all fairness to St Rick, he didn't propose it but he did tout it in the following speech.

Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks to the Border Summit

[CajunConservative]

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BARRIO PERRY

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Attack the poster not the substance of the thread!!! GAAARRRGGHHHH!!!!