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39 Democrats Fold, Side With Republicans' "Keep Your Cancelled Health Care Plan" Bill

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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."

 

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Fri, 11/15/2013 - 16:20 | 4158921 22winmag
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This would be comical if it weren't so sad.

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 16:29 | 4158960 syntaxterror
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Can't Unscramble an Egg Act of 2013

 

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 16:31 | 4158969 QQQBall
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You can keep your plan! You just have to pay double with a higher deductibe.

 

Throw EVERY FUCKING INCUMBENT OUT in 2016.... or continue to ruled - your choice. 

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 17:09 | 4159100 Seer
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It's never happened and it ain't going to happen.  Have you not already figured out that "the people" aren't really allowed to select their representatives?

But if you wish to ease your pain you can continue pulling levers FOR the System...

Sat, 11/16/2013 - 05:01 | 4160201 Bloodstock
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Fuck that! We don't have time to wait on election cycles! Hold their feet to the fire NOW! Geesh!

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 16:40 | 4159001 sbenard
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Obama's booboisie won't care. They'll continue to support him as long as he keeps promising them free stuff. It WILL result in total collapse; it's intended to.

Obama PLANS to bring fiscal collapse to the United States. He was steeped in such planning throughout his years at Columbia. They WANT it to happen because they believe that only through complete collapse can they incite a Bolshevik-style American Revolution to bring Marxism permanently to the United States.They plan to create a fiscal crisis so that they can "never let a crisis go to waste".

That's not my opinion. It's the stated plan of some of Obama's advisers. Peter Dreier presented just such a plan, upon which Obama HIRED Dreier for his campaign staff. That's a smoking gun!

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 17:11 | 4159113 Seer
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More Party Pussy bullshit.

TPTB are in control.  THEY wanted this guy in there to serve THEM.  Do you really think that these folks are going to intentionally kill a system that serves them so well?  LOGIC FAIL!

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 17:25 | 4159170 Buffalo Bones
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The Fox News trolls are easily startled, but they will soon be back, and in greater numbers.

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 22:18 | 4159837 Freddie
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If you watch any TV or any Hollywood shit you support it like a fool.  You sound like a moron who probably watches TV.  Keep up the good work - serf.

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 20:49 | 4159659 g'kar
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So after one year you lose it again. Big deal. Repeal it.

Fri, 11/15/2013 - 23:58 | 4159978 TyrannoSoros Wrecks
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