"Republicans Upset Over Children's Health Bill" - doesn't protect private ins. plans enough

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Can you believe it? Yes I guess so. But what gets me is that the GOP can actually
find someone to swallow their hogwash.

Republicans upset over children's health bill
Fri Jan 16, 2009

By Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A push by congressional Democrats to make good on Barack Obama's pledge to provide millions more American children with health care coverage has Republicans accusing them of breaking the president-elect's promise of bipartisanship.

Senate Finance Committee Republicans said legislation approved by the committee on Thursday that would expand a popular children's health insurance program violated a spirit of bipartisanship that went into earlier versions of the legislation.

"That spirit of bipartisan partnership for low-income children appears to be disappearing before our very eyes. It's being replaced with partisan exploitation" said Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the usually collegial Finance Committee.

He called it "damn disgusting."

...Grassley blamed Democratic leaders rather than committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, for producing a bill that he said omits a number of items sought by Republicans including provisions aimed at preventing the government run program from "crowding out" private insurance plans...

There you have it, they're worried about the private insurance plans. Who would make these programs far more expensive and would keep people from getting the treatment they need.

Surprise.

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1. If the private plans were any good, this bill would not be needed.

Get the for profit insurance companies out of the health care business.

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2. Keep up the good work, Rethugs!

Of COURSE it's more important to keep those campaign contributions flowing from the insurance industry than to take care of low income kids! How sensitive and compassionate can you get? Way to stay out of the Oval Office for decades, guys!


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