MICHIGAN JOINS WITH MANY OTHER STATES, WILL NOT SET UP A STATE-RUN HEALTH EXCHANGE

Rep. James "Jase" Bolger ^ | 11/29/2012

[taildragger]

LANSING – Speaker of the House Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, issued the following statement regarding this morning’s Health Policy Committee vote on a state-run health exchange:

“It was my hope the committee would find that a state-run exchange afforded us more control over the unacceptable over-reach by the federal government regarding the health care of Michigan citizens. After due diligence, however, it is clear that there were too many unanswered questions for the committee to feel comfortable with a state-run exchange and we will not have one in Michigan. I applaud Committee Chair Gail Haines for her leadership and the large amount of testimony and discussion she welcomed on this issue. I know her focus never wavered from what is best for Michigan’s citizens.

“The committee apparently was not able to get the answers to key questions or receive assurances about major concerns regarding costs for Michigan taxpayers, the ability to adopt a model the federal government wouldn’t ultimately control or the ability to protect religious freedom for Michigan citizens. Because the committee could not be assured that a state exchange was the best way to protect Michigan’s citizens, it is understandable why they did not approve the bill.”

[cardinal4]

Yeah, I know. I’m just very frustrated. Sorry I dissed the 98%..

[RedMDer]

Let's Put This Baby To Bed!! Less than $2.7k to go!! 270 FReepers with $10 or 27 FReepers with a $100 and we are over the top. How about it FReepers. Any takers?

Let's Put This Baby To Bed!! Less than $2.7k to go!! 270 FReepers with $10 or 27 FReepers with a $100 and we are over the top. How about it FReepers. Any takers?

[1010RD]

What’s the count up to now of states rejecting the exchanges?

[crusty old prospector]

How many have actually said they would begin implementing the socialist nightmare ?

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

GOOD IDEA...any work we can continue to do as the groundgame will serves us well!

[technically right]

No, Detroit and Flint voted for Obama.

[cripplecreek]

Here is the most recent report. Most actually look pretty good or just plain pointless.

Senate Bill 1276, Restrict setting aside state land for “biological diversity”: Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate To prohibit the Department of Natural Resources from designating an area of land specifically for the purpose of achieving “biological diversity.”

Senate Bill 1238, Revise state land acquisition procedures: Passed 26 to 11 in the Senate To revise the procedures and criteria for the acquisition by the state of property paid for with Natural Resources Trust Fund money. Among other things, the bill would impose term limits on members of the NRTC board, require more transparency in its property selection process, and ban sales if the seller was harassed, intimidated, or coerced by the Department of Natural Resources, a local government, or a "qualified" conservation organization.

Senate Bill 1051, Ban school board voting with conflict of interest: Passed 31 to 6 in the Senate To prohibit school board members from voting on union and other contracts if a family member has an interest in a contract or works for the school district, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, nephew or niece, etc. A board member having a child in a district school would not trigger this restriction.

Senate Bill 1051, Young amendment to Senate Bill 1051: Failed 17 to 20 in the Senate To extend the school board conflict of interest restrictions proposed by Senate Bill 1051 (above) to include emergency financial managers appointed by the state to manage fiscally failed school districts.

Senate Bill 1132, Revise adult adoption detail: Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate To allow an individual married person to adopt an adult without the spouse also petitioning for this, or if there is an objection, then with a court's permission. This might be done for purposes of inheritance. The bill makes an exception to the current requirement that both spouses must petition for this.

Senate Bill 1335, Increase threshold to impose new government workplace safety rules: Passed 25 to 12 in the Senate To require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to not just assert that there is a “clear and convincing need” to impose on employers a new occupational health and safety regulation that exceeds federal standards, but to actually provide a statement of the specific facts used to support the assertion, and show the rule was requested by a broad consensus of employers and employees in an affected industry.

House Bill 5804, Establish statewide indigent criminal defense standards: Passed 71 to 36 in the House To create a state commission to establish statewide standards and accountability measures for court-appointed attorneys who represent indigent criminal defendants, and a new government office to implement and enforce these statewide. Local governments would be responsible for funding this at current levels (“maintenance of effort”), with the state paying for any additional spending required by new standards, unless the local spending is below minimum levels to be determined by the proposed commission.

And then there's this one because I don't want anyone to forget this SOB.

2012 Senate Bill 1363: Allow higher residential utility rates to subsidize Hemlock Semiconductor

Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on November 8, 2012, to allow the indefinite continuation of the special electricity rates granted by Consumers Energy to the Hemlock Semiconductor subsidiary of Dow Corning, which under a 2010 law were exempted from a ban on cross-subsidization between residential and commercial/industrial customers (meaning residential customers pay more so that Hemlock can pay less). Hemlock was one of the recipients of extensive state subsidies extensive state subsidies granted by the previous two legislatures to electric car battery, photovoltaic solar cell, and other “renewable” energy companies. Referred to the Senate Energy and Technology Committee on November 8, 2012.

[Sioux-san]

I have a nice little house here in Battle Creek - let me know if you are interested ;-)

[NEMDF]

I think we are up to 21, maybe 22 that are NOT going to do state exchanges.

[Steelers6]

Great to see, let’s add some more States to the No Obamacare Exchange Plan.

[Repeal 16-17]

The rebellion against ObamaCare grows. Are the Liberal Messiah and Chief Coward Roberts paying attention?

[seekthetruth]

Can you list the states that are standing against exchanges? I have been out of the loop for a while, and trying to catch up. Thanks!

[Pining_4_TX]

Well, she’s a Republican, but not much of one. We have to watch her like a hawk. She wavered on the exchange issue and took a long time to finally do the right thing. Many of us wrote or called to “encourage” her.

[qaz123]

if pelosi, reid, hoyer, obama, sebellius and their ilk ever saw this, they’d probably figure out a way to shut down this business

(my bad for not knowing how to post links, so you can click on them)

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/11/15/video-what-free-market-medicine-looks-like/

[dixiechick2000]

It’s my understanding that there is no funding provided for a fed exchange in the Obamacare bill.

I don’t think the House is going to help them much. ;o)

[Lancey Howard]

That is when Obama will propose a new tax structure: a 2-tiered flat tax + a VAT. (He'll have 2 tiers because he sees his credibility riding on "the rich" paying a higher rate.)

The African communist Ubama can "propose" anything he wants.
But without Republicans joining him in the hot tub, he'll just have to keep playing with himself.

[SoFloFreeper]

I am surprised. I would have thought Oklahoma would have elected a die hard conservative.

[Mrs. P]

Depends on what you mean by “vote”.