Posted on 03/11/2010 3:49:03 PM PST by BarnacleCenturion
Rep. Paul Ryan says that Democrats are ready to ram a "shell" health care bill through the Budget Committee, on which he serves as ranking Republican member, to use as a vehicle to impose national health care.
In a phone interview with TAS Thursday afternoon, Ryan said that he expects Democrats to begin the complex process on Monday, under which they would have the Budget Committee approve a phantom bill by midnight, which they will then send over to the Rules Committee. At that point, the Rules Committee will strip out all of the language in the phantom bill, and insert the changes to the Senate bill that Democrats have negotiated.
"They don't have the votes right now, but they're creating the vehicle so that they can airdrop in whatever changes they want," Ryan said.
He said that Republicans are outnumbered 2-to-1 on his committee and don't have the votes to stop the bill there. Democrats will also be able to prevent Republicans from offering any amendments, but GOP members will be able to offer "motions to instruct" the Rules Committee, that Ryan said will be used highlight problems with the "unprecedented" step that Democrats are taking.
He said he expected Democrats to dust off last year's health care bills from the Education and Labor and Ways and Means Committees, to use as the vehicle for reconciliation changes.
He also warned against focusing too much on the reconciliation process in the Senate. "Reconciliation is a distraction," he said. "Once the House passes the Senate bill we have the massive new entitlement."
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Juan McCain/Lindsay Graham-nesty are working with Obama and Schumer on amnesty.
Don’t forget that Romney, Kyl, Flake, Newt, Thompson, Pail and other RINO rats are campaigning for McCain.
“Been saying Novena/S every single night. We DO need Divine Intervention.”
If I could remember how to say a rosary I would, so the best I can do is pray, Dear God, please save our country. What we need now is a miracle.
Maybe I'm missing something here, but how can you have a payroll tax on unearned income? Or has "payroll" simply become a synonym for "we grab it before you even get your hands on it"?
Until that day, my faith in the ability of the Electorate to get their heads out of their collective a$$e$ and see what's going on in this Country is tepid at best.
I just had a friend, a business owner to boot, tell me that he's giving Obama another six months. I looked at him in disbelief and said, to do what, turn us in to the Soviet Union?
He then went on to tell me how “intelligent” Obama was and that he couldn't have voted for McCain because he thought Palin was so stupid. I informed him that Palin is Einstein compared to Biden, and she wiped the floor with him in the Debate. He agreed Biden is an idiot, but Obama’s intelligence ruled the day.
I just rolled my eyes and left after that one.
Marshall?
Well said! No representation and corruption ta' boot! Time for Revolution II !
I’ll do that, mo. Yes, I am proud of him. And just as proud and thankful for all our military men and women.
I get mighty depressed these days with the path our country is on. Never thought I’d see the day where so many of our fellow Americans have forgotten the values and virtues that made our country great.
I believe they mean to grab monies off of retirement accounts. Dems like to hide behind feel good words.
ping!
It has been said to the degree one has to fight and resist evil simply evidences the degree and measure of what one stands to gain by continuing that resistance. That is what we are seeing...there is more at stake here than I think the wisest of us realize.
They don’t want to expose their hand. They are such a despicable lot.
Yes, but will we be able to undo it?
Bookmark for another insane Obamanation.
No kidding. Bring it on!!! The dems think the American public will forget when they pass this piece of crud. We won’t!!!
That's exactly what I intended to post, so thanks!
Go to a religious store. Buy a little booklet on the rosary. It is EASY. You NEVER really forget. Then get on those rosaries....:)
I have faith it will be OK>
Absolutely. That’s why the opposition tries to take God out of everything. If you don’t have rules to follow...religious or otherwise...you can behave any way you want without guilt. EXCEPT...that’s what they will find out is wrong...on so wrong. They will find out one day and I hope I am not standing close by when they do. Pray, pray, pray...it’s the answer. Over and over and over again.
I hope to God some one comes up with a way of stopping this on constitutional/legal ground. I am beyond nervous. I have been calling the congressmen/women all morning. Right now, I don’t know what to do, but I know I have to do something.
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