Posted on 11/29/2011 9:42:39 AM PST by martosko
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank announced on Tuesday his support for the repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a significant portion of President Obama’s health care overhaul. Frank, who announced Monday that he would retire at the end of his current term in office, became the 12th Democrat, and the 212th member of the House, to co-sponsor Tennessee Republican Rep. Phil Roe’s bill aimed at repealing the IPAB.
Frank is the most prominent Democrat to join Roe’s bipartisan repeal effort.
IPAB is a 15-member board, appointed by the president, scheduled to convene in 2014. In order to reduce per capita Medicare spending, the board will recommend levels at which Medicare recipients, including seniors, can be reimbursed for health care expenses.
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Somebody’s HIV test just came back....POSITIVE!!!
I agree about that Silverleaf —maybe Barney is in end states of butt cancer/AIDS? I would think only something like that would cause him to give up his seat. Even with the housing debacle, he seemed untouched by the media and his fellow government cronies.
PJ
He’s 71, almost 72 years old... He wants to ensure he will get treated instead of being turned away as too old.
Hypocritical POS
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