Posted on 07/31/2009 6:18:14 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
WASHINGTON — Democrats have pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee, clearing the way for a September showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
The 31-28 vote Friday came after majority Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to a last-minute series of changes including limiting how much health insurance companies can raise premiums.
The changes were made to placate liberal Democrats — who rebelled after a deal was struck earlier in the week with conservative Democrats.
Energy and Commerce was the last of three House committees to act on the health bill. The vote came on the last day of the House's session before its annual summer recess, sending Democrats home with some momentum on health care.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a bruising struggle, Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of passage in a key congressional committee on Friday, clearing the way for a September showdown in the House on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
As part of a last-minute series of changes, the Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to limit increases in the cost of insurance sold under the bill, and also to give the federal government authority to negotiate directly with drug companies for lower prices under Medicare.
The new provisions were part of an intensive effort Democrats have made in recent days to satisfy the conflicting demands of liberals and conservatives on the panel. "We have agreed we need to pull together," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the committee chairman.
The measure is designed to extend health insurance to millions who now lack it, at the same time it strives to slow the growth in medical costs nationwid.
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Say goodbye to the best health care i nthe world- Gvoernment health care IS goign to go thriough- and htere’s not a ^$%$ things we’re goign to do to stop it! We might as well get used to that reality right now- the republicans are TOO SPINELESS to stop Obama and prevent this health disaster fro mhappening- T.V adds should be runnign FULL TIME explainign how dissasterous government run health care IS goign to be- and explaing that the republicans are NOT goign to go along with anything even remotely resembling gov4enrment run health care- but instead- what do we see? We see these spineless dolts looking for ‘compromise i nthe bill’ which means, they too ARE goign to vote for soem kind of govenrment run health care- but they just want to be assured THEY are goign to profit from it pol,itically and idneed finacially before they agree to signign on
Again- the BESt healthcare i nthe world IS goign to die- and a PROVEN healthcare dissaster is about to befal lthis once great nation of ours- Obama and the liberal dolts running this coutnry ARE succeedign in turnign htis coutnry into a complete mess that would make our foundign fathers turn over i ntheir graves!
ROTFLOL. Good gawd they are both difficult to look at. I cringe and try to look away.
The House will definitely pass something, and it will be the Waxman-Pelosi bill with some minor changes.
The real fight is in the Senate, where some DINOs (Baucus, Conrad) may be willing to push through their version of the bill.
Of course, in the end it will have to go through the conference process, and then all bets are off.
Healthcare solution:
Doesn’t need 1,000+ pages which no Dem reads.
Just make all healthcare expenses deductible against income taxes, State and Federal.
Problem solved!
Waxman with his nose and ears likely was the target of every school bully as a kid and now has dedicated his life to screwing over the American people in revenge.
We have Govt Health Care already in the U.S.Military. Called TriCare. Endless complaints about it.
We have Govt Health Care already in the U.S.Military. Called TriCare. Endless complaints about it.
Excellent. That’s a keeper.
This Govt. is totally out of control. The march toward socialism/marxism is moving at warp speed. Sent several emails and letters to Reps., attended 2 teaparties, made several calls to my Congress critters office. Doesn’t seem to matter what we the people think. What happens now that our voice means nothing? I’ve had about enough of this crap.
Pinging the folks who see this hope and change BS for what it is. Powder is dry. Food is stocked. At some point we’re gonna make a stand much like we did during the 1st Revolution.
Check out Squantos post #73.
Self Reliant/Survivalist Ping List
Thanks for the list.
I just can’t imagine my grandparents putting up with this crap...
Came in my email friend. Just sharing it here.
Stay safe !
Wax-Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(genetics)
????? We are being ruled by aliens. The proof is your posted picture!
Today I was watching a rerun of Glen Beck and he was going through all the things that BO was saying before the election and people just poopooed it as political talk and now that he is doing what he said he would do people on the left and center are in disbelief. I DVR each of his shows and I have gotten my wife and mother in law to start watching him and my mother in law is really angry the next step is to get my MIL to listen to Mark L.
Disgusted BTTT....thanks for the post, Squantos.
BTW....first and foremost...these people are pure evil.
Second...what HORRID families they ALL must have come from, to NOT care about the sick, the infirm, the children, the elderly....to want them all dead. Out of their sight, out of their mind.
God. Will. Not. Be. Mocked.
Good work. We have to educate an get voters to the polls in 10 !!
Your efforts are best way. Make it personal to each voter. Let em see what these criminals are doing to them. THEM !!
Stay Safe.
Agree.....this is a test I suppose.
That's how many German-Jews felt about Germany in the '30s. Others, like Albert Einstein, got their heads out of the clouds and knew it was time to get out of there.
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