U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference in the
East Room of the White House in Washington July 22, 2009.
REUTERS/Larry Downing
Posted on 07/22/2009 5:34:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Democrats command the votes needed to pass a sweeping health care bill through the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday, an unexpected statement that quickly drew a biting response from conservative members of the party's rank-and-file demanding changes in President Barack Obama's trademark legislation.
The House's top Democrat also signaled strongly that lawmakers will soon incorporate a provision to curtail growth in Medicare costs into the legislation, although she said it would be done in a way that "respects the prerogatives" of Congress.
The White House and conservative lawmakers want to empower an independent commission to order changes in spending within the giant government health care program for seniors, subject to veto by the House and Senate.
While Pelosi said she has "no question" that Democrats have the votes they need, she stopped short of promising the full House would act on the legislation before beginning a monthlong vacation at the end of July.
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Are you and Obama that disconnected?
If it is so great , Pull the cord. Shoot, Do it!
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference in the
East Room of the White House in Washington July 22, 2009.
REUTERS/Larry Downing
She’s bluffing. And ever so subtly threatening her homies at the same time. That’s all.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gestures
during a news conference .. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Come on Strech, call it...you maggot liar.
Wow, she looks like Skeletor in that pic.
Do it up then, you rotten nazi B****.
All talk and no action.
Any man that would bow down to that fascist slut Pelosi deserves castration.
Yeah, Nancy, put up or shut up. I would love to see how the vote would come down right now. I don’t think she has the votes.
I just sent this to my Senators and Representative plus John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Jon Kyl, Richard Burr and Lamar Alexander (last two ranking members of their sub Committees (Health, etc).
Quote:
If President Obama’s Health Care Reform is so great, then I propose that everyone in the Federal Government must use his health insurance.
President Obama just said that he has “great insurance.” Well, so he does, so do you. All of you should PROVE that this health care reform is good for us by your using it, too.
If Obama’s Health Care Reform is not good enough for himself and for you and other Federal Employees, then do not vote for it for us Taxpayers. We don’t want Health Care Reform unless it’s a Federal Government Health Insurance Exactly Look Alike.
If we pay taxes for your health insurance then our increased taxes should pay for health insurance exactly like you have.
End Quote
To hell with cutting Medicare; stop Medicaid and funding of illegals. Correct the mis-interpretation of the anchor-baby issue, too.
BTTT
Pretty good trick to call for a vote on the floor when it hasn’t cleared all the committees. She is nothing but a LIAR and she knows if the House goes back for the August recess, it is doomed. Anyone voting for this bill is going to be in big trouble in their district and they know it. People from all walks of life are waking up and saying NO to Government takeover of Health Care.
She should be removed for lying about what the CBO gave them in a letter to Rangel — she totally ignored the $283M deficit and said there was a surplus on Friday. Would bet after the CBO was at the WH that his original estimate missins the mark and it is closer to a $1T deficit from this Obama care.
The House Republicans should call her bluff by making a motion to bring the bill to the House floor.
No Republican should vote on this at all.
Make it an entirely Democrat creation.
>> The House Republicans should call her bluff by making a motion to bring the bill to the House floor.
From your lips to Boner’s ear...
Yo, communist b**ch — STFU and call the vote already. Live and die by it.
Don’t taunt the bear, guys...
She may be bluffing. However, this IS the Potomac Cesspool, so I discount nothing. It’s possible that she may have secured incriminating information on some of the recalcitrant votes. It’s also possible that she may have bribed some of those “no” votes, as she did for the Climate Change bill.
Beware...
I totally agree, let's vote tomorrow. Coup de Grace this ugly b*tch. Can you imagine the shrieking from the media turning this around on the Pubbies..."Constituents are not happy about the Republican's blocking healthcare..back to you Catie."
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