Saturday
Nov072009
House GOP Leadership Gears Up For Final Health Care Fight
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:35PM
By Travis Martinez, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
House Minority Lead John Boehner (R-Ohio) promised late Saturday morning that Congressional Republicans are preparing a strong stand against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, stating that they will attempt to convince Democrats to vote against the legislation.
"Members are having conversations with colleagues on the other side of the aisle... we're going to do everything we can to make sure this bill does not happen," he said.
The House is expected to vote on the bill Saturday evening.
Boehner and the rest of the House Republican leadership stood at a podium flanked by two flow charts showing what Boehner described as the 'Super Bureaucracy' that will be implemented if the bill passes.
House Minority Whip Erica Cantor (R-VA) commented that the only bipartisan votes on this bill will be from Democratic members who have decided to side with Republicans in opposition.
Cantor touted the Republican's alternative bill.
“One version ... will be a massive overhaul and remake the health care system that we know to a system we don't, and another version ... takes a reasoned and smart approach,” Cantor said.
House Minority Lead John Boehner (R-Ohio) promised late Saturday morning that Congressional Republicans are preparing a strong stand against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, stating that they will attempt to convince Democrats to vote against the legislation.
"Members are having conversations with colleagues on the other side of the aisle... we're going to do everything we can to make sure this bill does not happen," he said.
The House is expected to vote on the bill Saturday evening.
Boehner and the rest of the House Republican leadership stood at a podium flanked by two flow charts showing what Boehner described as the 'Super Bureaucracy' that will be implemented if the bill passes.
House Minority Whip Erica Cantor (R-VA) commented that the only bipartisan votes on this bill will be from Democratic members who have decided to side with Republicans in opposition.
Cantor touted the Republican's alternative bill.
“One version ... will be a massive overhaul and remake the health care system that we know to a system we don't, and another version ... takes a reasoned and smart approach,” Cantor said.
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More advertising of the Republican alternative bill- see what happens.