Posted on 07/23/2009 6:57:14 AM PDT by bestintxas
Democrats are preventing Republican House Members from sending their constituents a mailing that is critical of the majority’s health care reform plan, blocking the mailing by alleging that it is inaccurate. House Republicans are crying foul and claiming that the Democrats are using their majority to prevent GOP Members from communicating with their constituents.
The dispute centers on a chart created by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Republican staff of the Joint Economic Committee to illustrate the organization of the Democratic health care plan.
At first glance, Brady’s chart resembles a board game: a colorful collection of shapes and images with a web of lines connecting them.
But a closer look at the image reveals a complicated menagerie of government offices and programs that Republicans say will be created if the leading Democratic health care plan becomes law.
In a memo sent Monday to Republicans on the House franking commission, Democrats argue that sending the chart to constituents as official mail would violate House rules because the information is misleading.
In their eight-point memo, which was obtained by Roll Call, Democrats identify a litany of areas where they believe the chart is incorrect.
For example, Democrats argue that the chart depicts a “Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund” that is “simply a recipient of IRS funds, with no outflow. ... This is false.”
The chart’s illustration of low-income subsidies is also “misleading and false,” Democrats argue.
Congressional rules for franked mail bar Members from using taxpayer-funded mail for newsletters that use “partisan, politicized or personalized” comments to criticize legislation or policy.
(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...
Thanks. Sent it to everyone I know.
can you post the factcheck link?
call the RNC and pay for it ourselves
It’s an AP article - Just do a google on Fact Check: Obama’s health care claims. It’s everywhere, from Yahoo to the mainstream media.
This health care bill is toast.
“Chart posted above. Send it to every single email address you have in your contact list. Tell them to do the same.”
I agree with you, but let’s take it one step further. Send it to all democrats with a nice note saying we have the right to know and we will NOT allow you to stop the flow of information to the public.
The tide is turning against Obama. He has over reached and the press is finally beginning to do their job and point out that Obama's CHANGE does not contain much HOPE for the country.
I sent it out July 15th....
“Send this chart to every single person you know.” - Done.
“Ph*ck the Democrat Marxist Murderers.” Absolutely will not! I have my standards.
;-)
No censorship on the liar-in-chief on TV last night and yet the facts to opposition present are being censored.
I’m faxing it to our senator ,Weird AL Franken , today.
The Dims are power mad. They do not deserve to remain in power.
“I’m faxing it to our senator ,Weird AL Franken , today.”
You might want to explain the punch line to him. He might not get it. :)
Nonononono - You’ve got no right associating that douche bag with Weird Al Yankovich. Don’t degrade a damn funny man like that.
Yeah, from the coffers of which party?
The party the Freepers have dogged on since the 2006 elections? The one we were going to "teach a lesson" by staying home and letting Obama win?
Sorry, but tired of seeing the GOP get beat on when they do something right. Nobody in the Pajama's Media bothered to create this chart.
It's smarter to have this dust-up anyway. It gets more attention this way.
right....but its OK for the TOTUS to get national media coverage, prime time, to lie through his teeth.
Now is the time for a patriot, who would become the national hero of all time, to come forward with a “real” copy of Obama’s long form birth certificate so we can remove him from office immediately!
Yeah, and the next communique should be telling their constituents that it’s time for a peaceful revolution.
he’s busy watching Perry Mason re-runs.
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