White House 'open' to GOP suggestions to improve health law

Washington Post ^ | January 18, 2011 | By Perry Bacon Jr.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The White House is continuing what it started after the November elections: a determined effort to reach out to congressional Republicans and reduce the partisan divide in Washington.

As House Republicans prepare this week to hold a vote to repeal the health-care law that President Obama signed last year, the administration says it opposes that idea but is "open" to Republican suggestions to improve the provision. That is a marked shift from last year, when the president and congressional Democrats repeatedly blasted the GOP for not backing the law and cast as them as uncaring of the millions who would gain health insurance under it.

[HiTech RedNeck]

KILL IT

[alice_in_bubbaland]

It’s code for “ignore them”.

[wita]

a determined effort to reach out to congressional Republicans and reduce the partisan divide in Washington.

In a pigs eye!

[sunmars]

simple....sign the repeal law when it hits your desk. over and out.

[ClearCase_guy]

Setting the stage for another round of “Hey, we’re open to Republican ideas on health care — they they simply haven’t offered a single idea. They are the uncaring party of no ideas.”

[Doogle]

...HE’S ALWAYS OPEN,BUT HE DON’T LISTEN....third time they’ve used that line, the last time they deemed things behind closed doors without GOP participation. Open my ..........

[Sacajaweau]

Liar, liar...pants on fire.

[FrankR]

[Doogle]

[Carley]

REPEAL AND REPLACE

[DocH]

the administration says it opposes that idea but is "open" to Republican suggestions to improve the provision

F**K TEM.

Like Rush says, introduce legislation to KILL Obamacare (aka - COMMIECARE), and KEEP on re-introducing it on a regular basis until able to pass it.

[windsorknot]

GOP recommendations to improve “health care” law:
1. Repeal
2. Repeal
3. Repeal

[DocH]

the administration says it opposes that idea but is "open" to Republican suggestions to improve the provision

F**K THEM.

Like Rush says, introduce legislation to KILL Obamacare (aka - COMMIECARE), and KEEP on re-introducing it on a regular basis until able to pass it.

[Williams]

Same BS as before he passed the bill.

[SumProVita]

They really don’t want this repealed...do they?

And we all know WHY.

[RocketRoland]

I watched two of Congress finest talking about the
Healthcare debate.The Lady Congress person Carolyn Maloney-D- NY said she did not realize certain things were in the bill. The Democrats want to take out the bad parts. Here is
my question,why did they vote on this 2000 page monstrosity in the first place when they did not want to debate it before they signed it. They did not want it debated
because Obama had a veto proof Congress and they were going to show the country they were in control regardless of what was in the bill. It is like pouring gas on a fire or firing off a nuclear weapon and trying to recall it.
Folks,these people we elected show more ignorance than I have ever seen.Congressman Conyers wanted to know why they should read it. Well here is proof as to why it should have been read. Who the heck is governing and who is in charge. These people are nothing more than puppet masters and they are screwing us left and right. They dont want to debate it
because of Gabby. Heck I dont want this bill because like everything else they have done they are breaking America's back and destroying my children and grand children's future.

[DCmarcher-976453]

Right now they would love to put in a few repub fixes so they could really demagogue repeal. REPEAL IT! and all the gov’t controls in it.

[Da Coyote]

One has to wonder about the degree of ineptness that exists in the F students that designed this “health plan”.

These people should not only NOT be in congress, they should NOT be in any position that requires high school competency.

And let us all remember, the majority of the imbeciles that wrote this “law” have degrees in law.

[DCmarcher-976453]

Right now they would love to put in a few repub fixes so they could really demagogue repeal. REPEAL IT! and all the gov’t controls in it.