Posted on 11/13/2013 2:48:11 PM PST by jimbo123
Anxious congressional Democrats are threatening to abandon President Obama on a central element of his signature health care law, voicing increasing support for proposals that would allow Americans to retain the health insurance coverage they are losing because of the Affordable Care Act.
The dissent comes as a vote looms Friday in the Republican-controlled House on a bill that would allow Americans to keep their existing health coverage through 2014 without penalties. The measure, drafted by Representative Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican who is the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, is opposed by the White House, which argues that it would severely undermine the Affordable Care Act by allowing insurance companies to continue to sell health coverage that does not meet the higher standard of Mr. Obama’s health care law.
But a growing number of House Democrats, reflecting a strong political backlash to the rollout of the health care law, are warning the White House they might support the measure if the administration does not provide a strong alternative argument. The approaching House vote is shaping up as an important test for both the health measure and the unity that Democratic leaders have so far been able to maintain around the health law despite a fierce Republican attack against it.
In a closed-door meeting Wednesday of House Democrats and White House officials, tensions flared as several lawmakers upbraided the administration, saying that the president had put Democrats in a tough political position by wrongly promising consumers that they could keep their existing health care plans. In fact, hundreds of thousands of Americans have received cancellation notices from their insurers because their health care coverage does not meet the minimum standards dictated by the new law.
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Exactly right, you cannot force a company to sell a product. But they will probably try.
Seen all kinds of numbers out there.
If they abandon ship giv’em at leastc one brownie point for having the sense to know that they needed to jump overboard.
THS IS A TRAP.
http://www.redstate.com/2013/11/13/its-a-trap/
Tell Upton to stuff it.
If they pass the bill, Reid will substitute the Landrieu language—WHICH SAVE OBAMACARE AND SAVE LANDRIEU!!!
It might have been nice if those democrats read the bill first-—they probably did, but they have their arses so far up there, they think nobody should notice.
Through 2014? THROUGH 2014?! Are you bleepin' kidding me?
The Collaborators truly are the stupid party.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00004133
Fred Upton
Top 5 Contributors, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte
Contributor Total Indivs PACs
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $10,500 $500 $10,000
Steptoe & Johnson $10,200 $5,200 $5,000
Berkshire Hathaway $10,000 $0 $10,000
Boeing Co $10,000 $0 $10,000
CenturyLink $10,000 $0 $10,000
Top 5 Industries, 2013-2014, Campaign Cmte
Industry Total Indivs PACs
Health Professionals $139,000 $16,000 $123,000
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $92,900 $3,900 $89,000
Electric Utilities $86,500 $1,500 $85,000
Oil & Gas $76,750 $5,750 $71,000
Lawyers/Law Firms $56,900 $17,900 $39,000
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