Posted on 09/10/2009 4:44:20 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Rep. Wilson Outburst Leads Senate Dems to Close Loophole in Health Reform Bill In the Senate, Democrats in the so called "Gang of Six," began moving quickly to close the loophole Rep. Joe Wilson helped bring to light with his outburst during President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
FOXNews.com
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The apologies are out of the way and the offense forgiven. But the underlying policy argument remains, after a Congressman drew fire from both sides of the aisle for his outburst during President Obama's speech Wednesday.
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., was criticized for interrupting Obama's address to a joint session of Congress to accuse the president of lying about his health care reform plan prohibiting coverage for illegal immigrants. Wilson quickly apologized, and the White House accepted the apology.
Wilson apologized again Thursday morning, though he also says a massive loophole could wind up in the health care bill: no requirement to prove citizenship for health care coverage.
Among three House committees to pass bills for health reform, only one expressly bans federal funding for proving health coverage to illegal immigrants.
"The Congressional Research Service has indicated that indeed the bills that are before Congress would include illegal aliens," Wilson said. "And I think this is wrong."
Indeed, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service study found that the House health care bill does not restrict illegal immigrants from receiving health care coverage.
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I’m Joe Wilson
The amazing thing is they can do it with a straight face.
“Democrats in the so called “Gang of Six,” began moving quickly to close the loophole Rep. Joe Wilson helped bring to light with his outburst during President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.”
Translated: Obama did lie.
The people that vote them into office prefer lying liars.
Exactly!
Besides, why leave the loophole in the bill, when it’s open to debate, when they can easily close it and get it re-opened once the Supreme Court rules on it?
Liar liar pants on fire.....
Bless you for your service to our nation and your patriotism. FReepers are some of the best people I’ve known in my life (and I’ve been around a long time).
Very much like Cheney’s comment about the New York Times columnist being an asshole big time, Wilson calling out Obama for lying about illegal immigrants being able to access taxpayer funded healthcare under his plan is a question as yet unanswered by the left. As I suspect, yes the columnist is an asshole and yes, illegals will have access to the proposed plan. Instead of honestly debating the question at hand, the liberal way is to focus on the questioners credibility.
There will be no sanction because further discussion brings more attention to the truth of Wilson's assertion.
If this crap passes, which is a distinct possibility, America as we know it will be finished. I know, it’s scary to think that but I am scared to death that this will pass. We have to make sure it does not
Never trust a communist - stay vigilant, the Kenyan Poseur and his communist allies will never quit - they will lie, cheat, steal - the end justifies the means.
TY
Sooooooo, then Obama DID lie!
90% of Congress much like 100% of the Executive branch except Paul Volcker are traitors.
yes, it has come to that.
Ok what about legal alioens? Why should we pay for them? They are supposed to be self sufficient in order to be here. How many and at what cost are we paying for them?
I heard on Fox that we will have to cover illegals if the
bill covers everyone. The Supremes ruled that no class of
people can be excluded from a bill that covers everyone.
I’m only saying what I heard. Any lawyers out there?
So Wilson called obamma’s bluff and now they are writing into the bill what Wilson called obamma out on. This would seem to indicate to me that Wilson was correct in what he said?
Obama = Liar!!!
Clean sweep in 2010 - throw them ALL out.
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