Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden The Republicans’ “Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013” bill has passed the House (as somewhat expected). However, what is more critical – as we noted previously – is that a large number of Democrats broke ranks and voted for the bill.
- *HOUSE VOTES 261-157 FOR REPUBLICAN BILL ON KEEPING HEALTH PLANS
- *THIRTY-NINE DEMOCRATS JOIN REPUBLICANS ON HEALTH-POLICY BILL
39 House Democrats voted in favor, shunning Obama’s proclamation that he would veto the bill (which he described as “threatening the health care security of hard working, middle class families,”) anyway if it came to his desk. It is unlikely to pass the Senate.
Why this is a big deal? Here’s what Obama said about the bill:
With health care costs rising at such low rates, “this bill would be a major step back,” reads the White House statement on the law. H.R. 3350 rolls back the progress made by allowing insurers to continue to sell new plans that deploy practices such as not offering coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, charging women more than men, and continuing yearly caps on the amount of care that enrollees receive. The Administration supports policies that allow people to keep the health plans that they have. But, policies that reverse the progress made to extend quality, affordable coverage to millions of uninsured, hardworking, middle class families are not the solution. Rather than refighting old political battles to sabotage the health care law, the Congress should work with the Administration to improve the law and move forward. The final line reads, “If the President were presented with H.R. 3350, he would veto it.”
Really? And how much ‘pork’ will be attached to this legislation?
What is the Mens Rea here, that is the motive. Let’s see there is elections coming up and a lot of dirty deeds have been done by both parties.
Could it be a fix it now but wait we don’t have to do it do we?
I will believe when I see it.
obumercare shouldn’t be At All! period.
I don’t care what these ‘swipes did here, trying to placate the public & get a lil’ more $ in their grubby lil’ hands.
Fire them all!
Shame on’em!
(mho)
These azz-hat clowns all knew obumercare was wrong from the start yet they ALL got behind it hoping Americans wouldn’t notice.
Now with the public push back these same vermin are grandstanding pretending they “didnt know” and they are trying to “fix” it.
Its a shell game they run trying to improve their “low numbers” ,..congress is at an all time low in they eyes of the public and this latest game is but a way to show the citizens that they (congress) are meaningful and effective. They now will publicly battle this health care act to fix it….WAKE UP CONGRESS!!! We Americans dont want it period!
Its all a sham….election time is rolling around again and some of these traitors are scared of losing their plush jobs.
They need to understand that if they keep sucking Israels azz, and pushing America off a cliff …..it wont be their jobs they will need to worry about…..it will be their useless life. Remember,..today’s news wraps tomorrows fish
*disclaimer… I’m not advocating anything here….just prophetically speaking.
Well said.
Agree with ya there oldvet! 🙂
Rome is beginning to burn. Obama’s Empire is crumbling. Get ready for a major false flag that will be used to get our minds off of this mess.