[Tribune7]

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[GregoTX]

To nationalize control over the nations health care in blatant violation of the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution.... or to preserve liberty.
ya,,, must be an agonizing decision for a congressman.

[Travis McGee]

Capitol Mega Rally, Saturday High Noon!

[Born Conservative]

Had a difficult time getting through to Kanjorski’s Wilkes-Barre office tonight; he’s evidently getting hammered with phone calls and that was at 8pm.

[no dems]

Well, it looks like all the Dems are caving and giving in to Obama and Pelosi. These two will probably be no different.

[Rational Thought]

Carney is a dirtbag....But an excellent Marxist!

CARNEY STATEMENT ON HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM

March 20, 2010

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10) today made the following statement with regard to the health insurance reform bill Congress will take up on Sunday:

“We’ve been through a long, difficult debate over health care. I’ve listened to my constituents through 14 town halls and thousands of phone calls, personal visits and letters. I’ve talked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. And I’ve heard from health care experts, economists, and the Congressional Budget Office, which estimates the cost of the program.

Throughout this debate I have focused on several overarching priorities and I believe, after careful review, that this bill addresses them. This measure denies insurers the ability to reject coverage to people with so-called ‘pre-existing conditions,’ a common sense provision that, as a cancer survivor, I feel particularly strongly about. Covering maternity care will no longer be optional for insurers; pregnant women and their unborn children will be guaranteed coverage when they need it most. And the arbitrary and exorbitant insurance premium increases that have hamstrung small businesses and working families will no longer be possible.

This bill takes critical steps toward providing quality, affordable health care while reducing the cost burden on our hardworking families and small businesses. It does so in a fiscally responsible manner, reducing the deficit by an estimated $138 billion over the first 10 years and an additional $1.2 trillion in the following decade.

This bill also continues the longstanding ban on public funding for abortion, a factor that weighed heavily on my mind in recent days.

I am voting for this legislation because all Americans should have the same insurance choices enjoyed by members of Congress and their families. If it’s good enough for members of Congress, it is good enough for the people they represent.”