More Americans now believe it is not the government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage (50%) than think it is (47%). This marks the first time this decade when a plurality has not favored the “government responsibility” viewpoint. To read more on this topic, click here.
The majority of Americans believe the Pelosi plan to takeover health care will hurt quality and increase costs according to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey:
“If the health care reform plan passes, will the quality of health care get better, worse, or stay about the same?”
23% Better
53% Worse
18% Stay the same
5% Not sure
“If the health care reform plan passes, will the cost of health care go up, go down, or stay about the same?”
52% Up
19% Down
21% Stay the same
7% Not sure
Rasmussen Reports; conducted November 7-8, 2009; Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Nationwide
In case you missed it, Jack was on The Morning Drive with Frank Barnas this morning to talk health care reform. You can hear the clip of his segment below:
In case you missed it, Savannah’s WSAV-TV caught up with Jack yesterday to talk health care reform and where he sees the debate going.
Jack supports targeted reforms that will address the fundamental flaws in our health care system without burdening future generations with an untenable debt.
Late Saturday night, when Speaker Pelosi wooed just two more votes than she needed for her takeover of health care she did so by allowing an amendment which would prohibit abortion under the plan. Now that she’s cleared the hurdle, it appears the “Sneaker” Pelosi and her liberal friends are ready to turn back on their agreement.
The Washington Post has the full story:
…But abortion-rights supporters are vowing to strip the amendment out, as the focus turns to the Senate and the conference committee that would resolve differences between the two bills.
Although House liberals voted for the bill with the amendment to keep the process moving forward, Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) said she has collected more than 40 signatures from House Democrats vowing to oppose any final bill that includes the amendment — enough to block passage…
It’s clear the fight isn’t over. We’ll keep fighting to defend the right to life and to make sure your tax dollars are not used to pay for abortions.
The CBO estimates that 2.5 million more illegal immigrants will receive healthcare under H.R. 3962 than under H.R. 3200.
Under H.R. 3200, CBO estimated that in 2019 there will be “about 17 million nonelderly residents uninsured (nearly half of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).” This equates to approximately 8.5 million uninsured illegal immigrants.
Under H.R. 3962, CBO estimated that in 2019, there will be “about 18 million nonelderly residents uninsured (nearly one third of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).” This equates to approximately 6 million uninsured illegal immigrants.
There was a TEA Party rally today on the lawn of the Capitol to kill the bill and Jack had the chance to speak. To watch the video, click below:
Jack speaks on the House floor during debate on Speaker Pelosi’s nationalized medicine bill. In his remarks he exposes the results of Pelosi’s plans: a failed “stimulus,” bungled Cash 4 Clunkers, the highest deficit in our history, and dithering on national security. Now she wants to tackle health care, by killing jobs, cutting coverage, and raising taxes and premiums. It’s time to kill the bill, defeat the Pelosi Plan and advance the cause of patient-centered reform.
For more information, visit http://kingston.house.gov/healthcare
The House is currently considering the most profound retreat from freedom in our lifetimes, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962, Rep. John Dingell, D-MI). While conservative concerns with this legislation are perhaps too numerous to list here, what follows are highlights of the key objections that conservatives have expressed about this 2,000-page bill.
Raises Taxes: The bill increases taxes by $766.6 billion over ten years that will harm small businesses and middle-class families. The bill also includes billions in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, cutting benefits and raising premiums on seniors. These cuts are not used to reduce the deficit, but instead to create new entitlement programs.
Costs: The total cost of the bill is nearly $1.3 trillion (not including the $210 billion “Doc Fix”), when including the cost to states for mandated Medicaid expansion ($34 billion) and authorized discretionary spending for grants, public programs, changes and funding for a variety of agencies that would be responsible for implementing H.R. 3962.
Government Takeover: Many conservatives may believe that the bill is a step away from personal, private coverage and choice, to a Washington-controlled healthcare system that rations care, limits choice, and reduces quality, innovation and competition.
Constitutionality: The U.S. Constitution and the principle of limited government are tested as never before by forcing Americans to purchase “acceptable” health care coverage or face a tax of 2.5% of modified adjusted gross income. The definition provided in the bill for “acceptable” coverage will surely force some Americans to purchase plans that include coverage they cannot afford, or don’t want or need.
Jack spoke on the House floor today during debate on the Pelsoi Plan to takeover health care and highlighted what Pelosi’s Plans have done so far this year. From her trillion dollar spending scheme she dubbed a “stimulus” to Cap & Tax, Pelosi’s plans have killed jobs. Now she’s at it again but this time she wants to take your health care freedom with her.
To learn more, visit http://kingston.house.gov/healthcare
Jack spoke on the floor of the House today during debate on the Pelosi Plan to takeover health care. He notes that, in January, the House passed the Pelosi Plan for the Economy and unemployment rose. In May, the House passed the Pelosi Plan for Cap and Tax and the unemployment rate rose. Today, there are more unemployed persons in America than ever before and the House debates the Pelosi Plan for Nationalized Medicine. How many more people will have to lose their job before the House rejects Pelosi’s plans?
To learn more, visit http://kingston.house.gov/healthcare
Health care reform should address the rising costs of health care, preserve the fundamental tenet that medical decisions be made between doctors and their patients and help American families and small businesses gain access to affordable, high-quality health care. H.R. 3962 will achieve none of these objectives. Instead, this legislation is a brazen $1.3 trillion government takeover of health care that will raise premiums, ration care, suffocate economic growth and cost jobs, make damaging cuts to Medicare and pave the way for federally funded abortions. House Republicans strongly oppose the bill for these reasons, and have offered a better, common-sense plan to improve our health care system in a way our nation can afford.
In a series of analyses, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has shown that the true intent of H.R. 3962 is a government takeover of our health care system, which comprises one-sixth of our nation’s economy. Rather than reduce health care costs for families, small businesses, large employers and federal and state governments, the legislation actually increases premiums for millions of families by $5,000 per year compared to the Republican plan and increases federal and state spending on health care by more than $600 billion. The enormous amount of additional spending is necessary to finance layers upon layers of bureaucracy and new healthcare entitlements, spending that will increase the nation’s already exploding deficit and bury our children and grandchildren further under a mountain of debt.
