Tuesday
Mar162010
GOP Underminding Health Reform At All Costs, Says Hoyer
By Laurel Brishel Prichard
University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that Americans are more concerned with whether or not health reform passes than the means by which it is passed.
“We talk a lot about process in this town,” said Hoyer. “'So what?' says the American public. What they are interested in is what resulted. 'What did you do for me and my family to make my life more secure and greater quality?'”
Despite bipartisan efforts to prevent the legislation from passing, Hoyer said he's hopeful the bill will persevere. The Majority Leader disputed a popular claim that reform will deal a large blow to seniors on Medicare.
“The Republicans have been doing everything in their power to undermine the health care legislation,” he said.
According to Hoyer, Republicans are obstructing reform regardless of what is in the bill. “They continue to scare the public, some of which has worked, by saying this is a government takeover of health care. That is absolutely untrue.”
While a vote on the bill has not yet been announced, Hoyer assured that one will take place very soon.
University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that Americans are more concerned with whether or not health reform passes than the means by which it is passed.
“We talk a lot about process in this town,” said Hoyer. “'So what?' says the American public. What they are interested in is what resulted. 'What did you do for me and my family to make my life more secure and greater quality?'”
Despite bipartisan efforts to prevent the legislation from passing, Hoyer said he's hopeful the bill will persevere. The Majority Leader disputed a popular claim that reform will deal a large blow to seniors on Medicare.
“The Republicans have been doing everything in their power to undermine the health care legislation,” he said.
According to Hoyer, Republicans are obstructing reform regardless of what is in the bill. “They continue to scare the public, some of which has worked, by saying this is a government takeover of health care. That is absolutely untrue.”
While a vote on the bill has not yet been announced, Hoyer assured that one will take place very soon.
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Reader Comments (1)
That the Republicans are casting doubt is very much old news. It is really just the intensity with which they are now doing it. If the Democrats pass the bill, they can advertise the success to the public and real benefits will be harder for the Republicans to portray as negative.