Posted on 11/13/2013 4:40:54 PM PST by Kaslin
Holy smokes. FOLLOW THE MONEY. Republicans better blow this thing up while they have a chance.
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Representative Paul Ryan
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $65,650 $3,150 $62,500
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These people should be put in jail for the harm that they are causing to the citizens of this country.......
The only thing that Leftists understand.
The way the BS stuff has been flying the last couple of months...
YES!
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Senator Mitch McConnell
Kindred Healthcare $76,300 $66,300 $10,000
Humana Inc $45,550 $40,550 $5,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $41,450 $24,450 $17,000
Aetna Inc $38,450 $28,450 $10,000
The Pubbies must only back a Dimocrat ObamaRobertscare fix plan. Any R fix plan will allow the WH & MSM the opportunity to shift the blame to the Republicans. Don’t be stupid this time.
Adopt the Democrat’s mandated policy of “NO NEGOTIATIONS”. It’s their OBAMACARE. Let them be held accountable.
Incumbency is the single greatest corrupting influence of our entire political system. We can’t vote them out fast enough.
We need term limits. Only an Article V. Convention can reform Washington. The way to neuter the special interests is to throw out career politicians and replace them with citizens who know how to balance a checkbook.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000109&chamber=S&party=R&cycle=2012&state=&sort=A
Blue Cross/Blue Shield: Senate Republicans
Among Federal Candidates, 2012 Cycle
Name Office Total Contributions
Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $41,500
Corker, Bob (R-TN) Senate $28,850
Heller, Dean (R-NV) Senate $27,500
Brown, Scott (R-MA) Senate $24,350
Barrasso, John A (R-WY) Senate $18,500
Lugar, Richard G (R-IN) Senate $18,000
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $17,000
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) Senate $12,000
Collins, Susan M (R-ME) Senate $10,000
Snowe, Olympia (R-ME) Senate $10,000
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) Senate $7,500
Roberts, Pat (R-KS) Senate $5,500
Coats, Dan (R-IN) Senate $5,000
Johnson, Ron (R-WI) Senate $5,000
Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Senate $5,000
Wicker, Roger (R-MS) Senate $4,500
Crapo, Mike (R-ID) Senate $4,000
Risch, James E (R-ID) Senate $4,000
Thune, John (R-SD) Senate $4,000
Toomey, Pat (R-PA) Senate $3,750
Rubio, Marco (R-FL) Senate $3,100
Inhofe, James M (R-OK) Senate $2,500
Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $2,000
Enzi, Mike (R-WY) Senate $2,000
Kirk, Mark (R-IL) Senate $2,000
Vitter, David (R-LA) Senate $1,000
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000109&chamber=H&party=R&cycle=2012&state=&sort=A
Blue Cross/Blue Shield: House Republicans
Boehner, John (R-OH) House $51,900
Boustany, Charles W Jr (R-LA) House $34,000
Rigell, Scott (R-VA) House $33,750
Wilson, Joe (R-SC) House $30,500
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $30,000
McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $21,500
Camp, Dave (R-MI) House $21,000
Forbes, Randy (R-VA) House $20,500
Flake, Jeff (R-AZ) House $19,000
Walden, Greg (R-OR) House $19,000
Black, Diane (R-TN) House $17,000
Kinzinger, Adam (R-IL) House $17,000
Upton, Fred (R-MI) House $17,000
McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) House $16,000
Bilbray, Brian P (R-CA) House $15,500
Scott, Tim (R-SC) House $15,250
Roskam, Peter (R-IL) House $15,000
Bass, Charles (R-NH) House $14,500
Denham, Jeff (R-CA) House $14,500
Gowdy, Trey (R-SC) House $14,394
Brady, Kevin (R-TX) House $14,000
Pitts, Joe (R-PA) House $14,000
Rokita, Todd (R-IN) House $13,600
Bachus, Spencer (R-AL) House $13,000
Graves, Sam (R-MO) House $13,000
Rogers, Mike (R-MI) House $13,000
Terry, Lee (R-NE) House $12,500
Buerkle, Ann Marie (R-NY) House $12,000
Heck, Joe (R-NV) House $12,000
Noem, Kristi (R-SD) House $12,000
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) House $12,000
Stivers, Steve (R-OH) House $12,000
Murphy, Tim (R-PA) House $11,750
Fitzpatrick, Michael G (R-PA) House $11,500
Duncan, Jeff (R-SC) House $11,250
Duffy, Sean P (R-WI) House $11,000
Latham, Tom (R-IA) House $11,000
Schweikert, David (R-AZ) House $11,000
Bonner, Jo (R-AL) House $10,750
Renacci, Jim (R-OH) House $10,750
Bucshon, Larry (R-IN) House $10,500
Reichert, Dave (R-WA) House $10,500
Fleischmann, Chuck (R-TN) House $10,250
Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL) House $10,000
Berg, Rick (R-ND) House $10,000
Hastings, Doc (R-WA) House $10,000
Hayworth, Nan (R-NY) House $10,000
Herrera Beutler, Jaime (R-WA) House $10,000
Johnson, Sam (R-TX) House $10,000
Mulvaney, Mick (R-SC) House $10,000
Rehberg, Denny (R-MT) House $10,000
Roby, Martha (R-AL) House $10,000
Schock, Aaron (R-IL) House $10,000
Gerlach, Jim (R-PA) House $9,750
Guthrie, Brett (R-KY) House $9,500
Jenkins, Lynn (R-KS) House $9,500
Cassidy, Bill (R-LA) House $9,000
Smith, Adrian (R-NE) House $9,000
Meehan, Patrick (R-PA) House $8,500
Quayle, Ben (R-AZ) House $8,500
Shimkus, John M (R-IL) House $8,260
Ribble, Reid (R-WI) House $8,000
Tiberi, Patrick J (R-OH) House $8,000
Lance, Leonard (R-NJ) House $7,690
Cole, Tom (R-OK) House $7,500
Gibson, Chris (R-NY) House $7,500
Lankford, James (R-OK) House $7,500
Dent, Charlie (R-PA) House $7,250
Biggert, Judy (R-IL) House $7,000
Dold, Robert (R-IL) House $7,000
Gardner, Cory (R-CO) House $7,000
Guinta, Frank (R-NH) House $7,000
Herger, Wally (R-CA) House $7,000
Hurt, Robert (R-VA) House $7,000
Johnson, Bill (R-OH) House $7,000
Paulsen, Erik (R-MN) House $7,000
Simpson, Mike (R-ID) House $7,000
Burgess, Michael (R-TX) House $6,500
Campbell, John (R-CA) House $6,500
McKeon, Buck (R-CA) House $6,500
Price, Tom (R-GA) House $6,500
Crenshaw, Ander (R-FL) House $6,000
Ellmers, Renee (R-NC) House $6,000
Hensarling, Jeb (R-TX) House $6,000
Myrick, Sue (R-NC) House $6,000
Reed, Tom (R-NY) House $6,000
Rogers, Mike D (R-AL) House $6,000
Sullivan, John (R-OK) House $6,000
Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) House $5,913
Bono Mack, Mary (R-CA) House $5,500
Davis, Geoff (R-KY) House $5,500
Franks, Trent (R-AZ) House $5,500
Grimm, Michael (R-NY) House $5,500
Marchant, Kenny (R-TX) House $5,500
Miller, Candice S (R-MI) House $5,500
Yoder, Kevin (R-KS) House $5,500
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) House $5,250
Huizenga, Bill (R-MI) House $5,050
Brooks, Mo (R-AL) House $5,000
Fortenberry, Jeff (R-NE) House $5,000
Gingrey, Phil (R-GA) House $5,000
Issa, Darrell (R-CA) House $5,000
Nunes, Devin (R-CA) House $5,000
Westmoreland, Lynn A (R-GA) House $5,000
Young, Don (R-AK) House $5,000
Young, Todd (R-IN) House $5,000
Kline, John (R-MN) House $4,800
Canseco, Francisco (R-TX) House $4,750
Young, C W Bill (R-FL) House $4,750
Griffith, Morgan (R-VA) House $4,500
Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO) House $4,500
Kelly, Mike (R-PA) House $4,250
Schilling, Bobby (R-IL) House $4,250
Buchanan, Vernon (R-FL) House $4,000
Graves, Tom (R-GA) House $4,000
Pompeo, Mike (R-KS) House $4,000
Stutzman, Marlin (R-IN) House $4,000
West, Allen (R-FL) House $4,000
Whitfield, Ed (R-KY) House $4,000
Paul, Ron (R-TX) House $3,608
Coffman, Mike (R-CO) House $3,500
Gosar, Paul (R-AZ) House $3,500
Olson, Pete (R-TX) House $3,500
Scott, Austin (R-GA) House $3,500
Benishek, Dan (R-MI) House $3,000
Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT) House $3,000
Gibbs, Bob (R-OH) House $3,000
Lungren, Dan (R-CA) House $3,000
McKinley, David (R-WV) House $3,000
Scalise, Steve (R-LA) House $3,000
Thompson, Glenn (R-PA) House $3,000
Webster, Daniel (R-FL) House $3,000
Griffin, Tim (R-AR) House $2,750
Barton, Joe (R-TX) House $2,500
Granger, Kay (R-TX) House $2,500
King, Steven A (R-IA) House $2,500
Mica, John L (R-FL) House $2,500
Bishop, Rob (R-UT) House $2,000
Farenthold, Blake (R-TX) House $2,000
Flores, Bill (R-TX) House $2,000
Labrador, Raul (R-ID) House $2,000
McCotter, Thaddeus G (R-MI) House $2,000
Miller, Jeff (R-FL) House $2,000
Rooney, Tom (R-FL) House $2,000
Sessions, Pete (R-TX) House $2,000
Woodall, Rob (R-GA) House $2,000
Walsh, Joe (R-IL) House $1,500
Hultgren, Randy (R-IL) House $1,200
Adams, Sandy (R-FL) House $1,000
Alexander, Rodney (R-LA) House $1,000
Amash, Justin (R-MI) House $1,000
Barletta, Lou (R-PA) House $1,000
Bilirakis, Gus (R-FL) House $1,000
Burton, Dan (R-IN) House $1,000
Capito, Shelley Moore (R-WV) House $1,000
Chabot, Steve (R-OH) House $1,000
Coble, Howard (R-NC) House $1,000
Desjarlais, Scott (R-TN) House $1,000
Dreier, David (R-CA) House $1,000
Duncan, John J Jr (R-TN) House $1,000
Emerson, Jo Ann (R-MO) House $1,000
Kingston, Jack (R-GA) House $1,000
Latta, Robert E (R-OH) House $1,000
Long, Billy (R-MO) House $1,000
Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R-MO) House $1,000
Manzullo, Don (R-IL) House $1,000
Massie, Thomas (R-KY) House $1,000
McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) House $1,000
Nugent, Richard (R-FL) House $1,000
Nunnelee, Alan (R-MS) House $1,000
Posey, Bill (R-FL) House $1,000
Ross, Dennis (R-FL) House $1,000
Southerland, Steve (R-FL) House $1,000
Tipton, Scott (R-CO) House $1,000
Crawford, Rick (R-AR) House $750
Huelskamp, Tim (R-KS) House $500
Palazzo, Steven (R-MS) House $500
Shuster, Bill (R-PA) House $500
Bachmann, Michele (R-MN) House $301
Lee, Christopher J (R-NY) House
SC Pete,
Its a “Trap” that effectively kills Obamacare by sending it into a death spiral. That is what the Dem bill would do as proposed.
The Repub bill, on the other hand, effectively removes the mandated coverage portion of the bill by allowing non-exchange insurance to be offered with minimalist options... to everyone! Who in their right mind would then buy the more expensive plans at that point? The end results will be InsCos pull out of the exchange and they collapse as we slowly go back to what we had prior
Not a bad trap to get caught in
1. It's a poison pill.
2. The carriers can't/won't resurrect the old plans.
3. If a law is passed forcing insurance companies to
resurrect old plans it will be litigated into the next decade.
4. Upton bill will probably not pass.
Easy solution: use the voter registrations. If you voted RAT you are exempt; if you voted PUB you are automatically enrolled.
Exactly. The Upton bill allows the free market to work again (at least better than Obamacare). And people are free to NOT be in bondage to the mandates such as maternity coverage, mental health, etc.)
The wailing and moaning from redstate.org and many conservatives on this site is very wrong-headed IMO. There's a reason that the WH is against the Upton bill...they are terrified it will be the death knell for Obamacare...and lots of conservatives are taking Obama's side!
It is not bullshit sir!!!! When the Dems and Obama assured the Health Insurance industry that the gov wants a Romney Care type system and not a single payer system, the Health Insurance immediately dropped all resistance to the ACA. Look at the list of healthcare reps visiting the White House. Those weren’t social calls. Look at the price of the five biggest Healthcare and Health Insurance stocks after ACA was implemented. They skyrocketed. It is the small regional insurance companies that took it on the chin, while the large ones took over markets under ACA.
CEO’s are smarter then you and me. ACA was their opportunity to use the gov to force you and me to buy their products. Obama gave in return for health industry dropping their opposition is a place at the table to write the regulations and hike up the premiums on everyone. Grow up, the enemies of freedom in America is big gov and big business.
The big, evil businesses won't have a product to sell once single payer is the law of the land.
CEOs are not so short sighted that they don't see that.
Business, big or small, has to be responsive to the public, or they perish.
Government has no such constraints.
Your admonition to me to "grow up" is comical given your ill-informed view of how the world works, your adolecent hatred of 'big business', and your third grade level grammar and spelling skills.
By their deeds we shall know them. So how is the US banking system doing. Did they man up and admit their own mistakes and took the losses like you or me??? They threaten us with financial mass destruction unless we (you and I) must pony up taxpayer money to bail them out. Big business what an example. We are too small to save but they are too big to fail. Ooh ooh I got another one. Remember the PLA DF-21 aircraft carrier killer ICBM. Fantastic guidance system it has. Wonder where they got that hi tech from. Does Loral Corporation ring a bell. Trust corporate America. Hey I got another one. Tech college grads cannot get a job, and older high tech workers are being laid off, guess what high tech corporate America is adamantly requesting, more foreign IT H-1B workers and amnesty for illegal immigrants!!!!??? Still trust big business? No sir, I grew up and got wiser you still got a long road to go on this aspect of life. Big gov and big business is the enemy of America.
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