Posted on 01/21/2011 3:33:55 AM PST by markomalley
Everyone knows House Republicans (along with three Democrats) voted Wednesday to repeal Obamacare. But fewer people know what those same House Republicans -- this time, with 14 Democrats -- did Thursday.
By a vote of 253 to 175, the GOP directed key House committees to report on ways to lower health care premiums, allow patients to keep their current health plans, increase access to coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, and decrease the price of medical liability lawsuits. In other words, the committees are beginning work on replacing the House-repealed Obamacare with Republican health policies.
Repeal got a lot of press coverage. Replacement got far less. If they needed any reminding, GOP lawmakers are learning that controlling the levers of power in the House doesn't mean controlling the media narrative on health care. "Democrats wanted to characterize repeal as draconian, ignoring the fact that we do have very, very positive alternatives," says Rep. David Dreier, chairman of the House Rules Committee. "It's been difficult for us to get that [message] out there. We said repeal and replace, and we're in the process of replacing."
House Republicans are pursuing a three-part strategy. Part One was repeal; they promised to do it, and they did it. Part Two is replace, which in coming months will involve House votes on a series of GOP health care measures. And Part Three -- since full repeal can't win in the Senate -- is another series of votes on measures to repeal individual parts of Obamacare. The net result will be that Republicans gradually push more and more House Democrats -- and perhaps some in the Senate -- away from an all-or-nothing defense of Obamacare.
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Health Care is SO abused. People will always SOAK the gov´t for whatever they think they are entitled to. Better for MOST Americans to get slim, loose weight, exercise, be monogamous in their sexual relations, lay down the bitterness, stop being angry, being HAPPY, stop smoking, consumption of so much alcohol...the above would cut 80% of the health cost.
Good keep that rolling, but multitask, introduce bills to eliminate all taxes which go to federal government, cut up their credit cards...power back to states, forced to be realistic...
Repeal, Defund, Repeal... Destroy! Return Freedom!
they don’t have to waste time batteling, just defund the whole thing and get on to the next:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2623044/posts
I agree. Scrap it and start over
scrap it and forget it, end the commerce connection and let insurance co’s battle it out
we have ALOT of other issues to deal with
yes like jobs
“the committees are beginning work on replacing the House-repealed Obamacare with Republican health policies.”
How about leaving the Govt out of the Healthcare Business and protect the boarders?
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