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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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.Thanks BarnacleCenturion. Gosh, it's almost as if the left regards rules, procedures, laws, and even the Constitution as an obstacle to be twisted around.
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I saw that too, just recap the article, and post a link in a post.
How so?
Yes, I've been saying for a long time that a strategically delivered lightning bolt is about the only thing that can save us now.
The liberals have replaced God with socialism.
“You @ssholes are FINISHED come November!!!!!!!!”
You are missing a crucial point - They don’t care. They are going for broke. They believe that if they can get it passed that it can’t/won’t be rescinded.
They BELIEVE (as fervently as we believe in a balanced budget) that National Healthcare is in the nation’s best interest.
The dems really look insane at this point.
I truly hope the GOP has the balls to do to the dems what they’ve done to us come January 2011. No holds barred. Rip it all apart.
Legal? who cares. I want these people and their families destroyed.
The communists created this.
A crime is being committed, and like any crime, the blame is squarely on the perps, and those who looked the other way. This was all the doing of evil men.
Further down the food chain, perhaps some of the guilt can be shared by those who’ve lived the good life since the 50’s, disregarding the warnings (remember the Birchers’ “Impeach Earl Warren” billboards) along the ride... but I disagree that God is punishing us.
"The House Budget Committee will officially begin consideration of the health care reconciliation bill on Monday, March 15, 2010. I am a Member of the Committee, and I will be live-blogging the deliberations from the front lines - but I need your help. Alert your friends that the official consideration of the health care bill in the House of Representatives starts MONDAY. The more people we can mobilize, the better chance we'll have of making our voices heard!"
I beg to differ - they know that it’s not in the nation’s best interest. They believe very firmly that it’s in their best interest, though, because it gives them absolute control and makes it possible for them to impose the rest of their agenda by next November. It won’t matter whether we reelect them or not, and the GOP will never be able to change the course that the Dems have set because it will absolutely be locked in.
I was thinking this earlier today, they look foolish, out of control and desperate. And not to us die hards. They look this way to the majority of Americans. They are pathetic, we all see it. We (not us junkies, Americans in general) needed this wake up call.
The DonkRat party is expert at changing the rules or breaking them in the middle of the game. Their ends always justifies their means in the corrupted, twisted minds of the Fools on the Hill.
Hey RATS,,,,’’MAKE MY DAY’’!!!
This is not even REMOTELY legal. I will not be obeying anything.
Why wouldn’t He? We’ve driven Him out of everything. If the dems have their way, they’ll ban Christmas and Easter. For crying out loud, they want to ban fishing! But, on the other side, we’re out here praying and praying and praying. I wonder, has church attendance increased in this past year?
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