Democrats Consumed By Their Own Power, Says RNC Chairman

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says the Democrats are "consumed by their own monopoly of power." He also says healthcare reform is a "Frankensteinish experiment." (0:36)
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Key Items Absent From Democrats' Health Bill Says Iowa Congressman

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) lists ten things that he would like to see included in any major piece of healthcare reform legislation. Led by House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), Republicans are expected to unveil a healthcare plan of their own by the end of this week. (:53)
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Obama Is A Keynesian Economist "On Steroids" Says Iowa Congressman

Rep. Steve King (R-(Iowa) says that he is not surprised that President Barack Obama's healthcare plan will cost so much to implement. King recalls hearing the President say that he believes FDR's New Deal would have been more successful if more money had been spent on it. King calls Obama a "Keynesian economist on steroids." (:25)
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GOP Urging Reform Opponents To Literally Block Debate On House Health Bill

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tells Talk Radio News Service that he and other GOP leaders in the House are urging constituents who oppose the House's health reform bill to come to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to speak out against the Democratically-backed healthcare reform bill. King says he wants folks to storm the Capitol as well as congressional offices of lawmakers who support the bill to respectfully and peacefully prevent them from taking up debate on the bill. (:39)
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Conservatives From Around Country Expected To Visit D.C. On Thursday To Oppose Health Reform Bill

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tells Talk Radio News Service that he and other GOP leaders in the House have invited well-known conservative figures such as actor John Voight and talk show host Mark Levin, in addition to constituents, to the Capitol on Thursday. King and his colleagues are calling on Americans who oppose the House's health reform bill to come to Capitol Hill on Thursday, the day on which the House is scheduled to take up debate on the legislation. (:24)
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GOP'ers Organizing "House Call" To Oppose Health Bill

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) tells Talk Radio News Service that he and other House Republicans are encouraging constituents to flood the Capitol on Thursday afternoon to voice their opposition to the House healthcare reform bill. King says Americans who oppose the legislation must make their voices be heard in Washington on Thursday, the day on which the House is scheduled to take up debate on the bill. (:55)
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Senate Democrat: Rural Areas Need Health Care Reform

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) said during a phone conference Tuesday that health care reform is necessary to help small businesses insure employees in rural communities. (0:23)
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Medicaid Expert Says Healthcare Reform Will Regrettably Usher In "Whole New World"

Dennis Smith with the Heritage Foundation says that big decisions, such as health care, should be left to the smallest forms of government - i.e. individual members of the public. Smith argues that Americans are living in a whole new world in terms of government intervention and spending.
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Healthcare Reform Will Give Way To Massive Gov't Spending By 2029 Warns Expert

The Heritage Foundation's Dennis Smith says that healthcare reform is just the tip of the iceberg for those concerned about government spending. Smith says that by 2029, the Federal government will be responsible for roughly 20% of all U.S. spending. (:27)
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People Will Be In Shock Over Mandatory Health Insurance Says Expert

Dennis Smith, a Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says that Americans will be "shocked" to wake up and discover that the government is forcing them to purchase health insurance. (:19)
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Medicaid Expert Warns Against Individual Health Insurance Mandates

The Heritage Foundation's Dennis Smith says that healthy Americans, particularly young folks, are not going to embrace being forced to spend their money on something they don't think they need. (:40)
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Medicaid Expert Says Program "Unsustainable"

Dennis Smith with the Heritage Foundation says he fears that current healthcare reform legislation would place an undue burden on Medicaid, a program he calls "unsustainable." (:44)
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House Majority Whip: No Decision On A Public Option

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) says the House has not made a decision as to which version of the public option will be in the final health care bill. (0:21)

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Former CBO Director: Real Healthcare Reform Is Needed

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Holtz-Eakin says Monday, during a conference call hosted by the Galen Institute, that the public option is not a necessary component of the healthcare reform debate and will not solve the fundamental problems with America's health care system. (0:16)
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Cantor: President Obama Did Not Want To Jam Through Health Care Reform

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) scolded Democrats for not continuing the debate on health care reform in the House Ways and Means Committee. Cantor added that President Obama had stated that he did not want to resort to the process of reconciliation to jam through healthcare reform. (0:24)
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Sen. Wyden: Congress Should Look At Their Own Paycheck Before Making Decision On Health Care Reform

Sen. Wyden (D-Ore.) believes that every member of Congress should look at their own paycheck before making decisions on health care reform. (0:23)
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Pelosi: Trigger Option Just An Excuse

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the idea of a “trigger” for a public option is an ineffective distraction in the health care reform debate. (0:17)
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Pelosi Challenges Critics Of Public Option To Bring Something Better To Table

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says in a press conference Thursday that she supports the President's wish for a public option provision within his administration's healthcare plan, and challenges opponents of the public option to present a better idea. (0:26)
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Pelosi: Current Healthcare Reform Bill Does Not Include Abortion Funding

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that currently, the healthcare reform bill circulating through Congress "does not expand any spending for abortion." However, she says that Congress may insert amendments into a final bill that would ensure no funding for abortion. (0:27)
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California Congresswoman Proud Of President's Moral Position On Healthcare Reform

Speaking to reporters following President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) says she is pleased that the President referred to healthcare as a moral issue during his speech. (:18)
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