Posted on 07/02/2012 4:39:51 PM PDT by Libloather
Dems target vulnerable GOP lawmakers over health law repeal vote
By Meghashyam Mali - 07/02/12 06:00 AM ET
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is launching a new campaign Monday targeting vulnerable GOP lawmakers on healthcare ahead of the House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
"Democrats are on offense as we expose these House Republicans for standing up for insurance companies and congressional perks instead of protecting consumers," said DCCC Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.), in a statement announcing the drive. "For 18 months, Republicans have been on defense for protecting millionaires over Medicare and now they're planning another vote to put insurance companies back in charge of our healthcare at the expense of middle-class families and consumers."
The DCCC will target Republicans in 10 districts with robocalls, charging those lawmakers with placing the interests of insurance companies above voters.
Among the targets is Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.).
“After taking more than $120,000 from insurance companies, Congressman Lungren wants to put insurance companies back in charge of our healthcare,” says the script of one recorded call.
“Congressman Lungren already voted for deep cuts to Medicare to fund more tax breaks for millionaires and corporations. He even voted to protect the government healthcare plan for members of Congress that is funded with your tax dollars. But now he could vote to let insurance corporations cut back your health benefits,” it continues.
Similar calls will be placed against Republican Reps. Mary Bono Mack (Calif.), Robert Dold (Ill.), Judy Biggert (Ill.), Bobby Schilling (Ill.), Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Nan Hayworth (N.Y.), Chris Gibson (N.Y.) and Anne Marie Buerkle (N.Y.)
The DCCC will also launch calls against Rodney Davis, who is running to replace the retiring Rep. Timothy Johnson in Illinois.
The robocall campaign is part of the DCCC’s “Drive for 25,” its effort to capture 25 seats in November to recapture control of the House.
The campaign comes after the Supreme Court upheld much of President Obama’s healthcare reform law in a landmark 5-4 ruling last Thursday. Congressional Republicans and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, however, have vowed to continue efforts to undo the law.
The House is expected to vote on July 11 after returning from recess on repealing the law, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday he would also push for a repeal vote ahead of the election.
But Democrats believe that with many individual provisions of the healthcare law still popular with the public, Republican calls for a full repeal will backfire with voters.
On Sunday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) acknowledged that there were some “good” parts of the bill, but said Republicans would address those with a “common sense, step-by-step approach” after a full repeal. “This has to be ripped out by its roots,” he said.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans as the “mouthpiece” for the insurance industry on Sunday and said the chamber should focus its attention on the economy. But she said Democrats would benefit from the GOP effort to push repeal.
“They'll bring it up, and when they bring it up they will ask for repeal, repeal of all the things I said that help children, help young adults, help seniors, help men or women who may have prostate cancer, breast cancer, whatever it is, any precondition. And everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access. So that's what they want to repeal; we're happy to have that debate," Pelosi said in an interview aired Sunday with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Past House repeal votes, though, have failed to garner support in the Democratic-led Senate.
"Laugh while you can Monkey Boy."
I can see that I won't be able to talk civilly with Democrats about politics until after this November.
"Laugh while you can Monkey Boy."
I can see that I won't be able to talk civilly with Democrats about politics until after this November.
I suppose the 'Rats have very short memories of the licking they took in 2010.
Can someone please tell me if this is true. This is from Fact Check which I know is a shrill for the left. Will Congress and their staff have to get the same healthcare plan as the rest of us? I’ve been going back and forth with a flaming liberal friend of mine.
EC. 1312. CONSUMER CHOICE
(d)(3)
D) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN THE EXCHANGE-
(i) REQUIREMENT- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the effective date of this subtitle, the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or congressional staff shall be health plans that are—
(I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or
(II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act).
(ii) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(I) MEMBER OF CONGRESS- The term ‘Member of Congress’ means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(II) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF- The term ‘congressional staff’ means all full-time and part-time employees employed by the official office of a Member of Congress, whether in Washington, DC or outside of Washington, DC.
Thanks justiceseeker93.
If you look into it, I believe you will find that Steve Cohen’s district is overwhelmingly black and poor, meaning, that, it will be very hard to replace him with a Republican. Let’s put it this way,... as bad as he is, at least he is, perhaps, just a smidgen better than, say, oh... Sheila Jackson Lee, though that is, I suppose, debatable...
Whoops, a reading-is-fundamental mistake: I somehow saw Steve Israel, but thought Steve Cohen. .... Still what I said about Cohen above is probably right on.
Scum-sucking Democrats are targeting Roscoe Bartlett. I wish them luck, because they’re gonna need it. Bartlett’s not gonna fold like a cheap lawn chair for them.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
BS. They’ll have the same grandiose plan they do now.
“1311...(d) Empowering Consumer Choice-
(1) CONTINUED OPERATION OF MARKET OUTSIDE EXCHANGES- Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit—
(A) a health insurance issuer from offering outside of an Exchange a health plan to a qualified individual or qualified employer; and
(B) a qualified individual from enrolling in, or a qualified employer from selecting for its employees, a health plan offered outside of an Exchange.”
It’s allowed in Obamacare. IE: can be “created under this Act “.
Or they can make themselves one even better than they have now- if physically possible...
Thank You..
Thanks for the ping!
“Steve Israel ought to get a new name,”
Steve Palestein.
and the gop forgot and turned LIBERAL and greedy and got thrown out under GWB...because we conservatives sat home in disgust
VERY DEBATABLE, I live in his district. He thinks 0 is like Jesus.
I’m with ya’, Gail! SS was paid for. It’s the politicians who used it to buy votes. And I feel the same way about disability. I’m sure there are some on disability who could work but I guarantee they’re becoming more and more rare. Now it’s too the point that those who SHOULD be allowed to draw on disability can’t get on.
I think you may be confusing Steve Cohen (D-TN) with Steve Israel (D-NY).
Rats being ‘rats, have the mind of rodents..
Hey... you’ve seen one Congressman Steve-D, you’ve seen them all, I say! /s
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