Centrist Dem Leader: Has Committee Votes To Block Health Bill

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of fiscally conservative House Democrats, said Wednesday a House plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system is losing support and will be stuck in committee without changes.

"Last time I checked, it takes seven Democrats to stop a bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee," Ross told reporters after a House vote. "We had seven against it last Friday; we have 10 today."

Three House committees are slated to begin considering the $1 trillion-plus bill this week, but the Energy and Commerce looms as the biggest challenge. That's because it counts among its 36 Democratic members seven members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a fiscally conservative bloc that is opposing the House Democrats' effort

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of fiscally conservative House Democrats, said Wednesday a House plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system is losing support and will be stuck in committee without changes.

"Last time I checked, it takes seven Democrats to stop a bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee," Ross told reporters after a House vote. "We had seven against it last Friday; we have 10 today."

Three House committees are slated to begin considering the $1 trillion-plus bill this week, but the Energy and Commerce looms as the biggest challenge. That's because it counts among its 36 Democratic members seven members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a fiscally conservative bloc that is opposing the House Democrats' effort

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-ma...eaderhas-committee-votes-to-block-health-bill

wait. what are the Lefties gonna do with no republicans to blame for this?

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Yay! Everything's going to stay the same! 50 Million People still won't have healthcare! And insurance companies are going to keep fucking you in the ass! Isn't that awesome?

Good job, guys. *thumbs up*

 

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of fiscally conservative House Democrats, said Wednesday a House plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system is losing support and will be stuck in committee without changes.

"Last time I checked, it takes seven Democrats to stop a bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee," Ross told reporters after a House vote. "We had seven against it last Friday; we have 10 today."

Three House committees are slated to begin considering the $1 trillion-plus bill this week, but the Energy and Commerce looms as the biggest challenge. That's because it counts among its 36 Democratic members seven members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a fiscally conservative bloc that is opposing the House Democrats' effort

Centrist Dem Leader: Has Committee Votes To Block Health Bill

Good.

Now hopefully there will be some form of honest debate and compromise on the bill.

Oh wait, this is Congress we are talking about. Scratch the honest part and hope for compromise.

 

[DiveCon]

Yay! Everything's going to stay the same! 50 Million People still won't have healthcare! And insurance companies are going to keep fucking you in the ass! Isn't that awesome?

Good job, guys. *thumbs up*

half those 50 million are either in transition to other jobs or recently unemployed
and many in the other half have access to it but they just choose not to get

 

[Modbert]

Good.

Now hopefully there will be some form of honest debate and compromise on the bill.

Oh wait, this is Congress we are talking about. Scratch the honest part and hope for a bill that isn't totally watered down and does nothing.

Fixed it for you Article.

 

[Modbert]

half those 50 million are either in transition to other jobs or recently unemployed
and many in the other half have access to it but they just choose not to get

I have access to a mall, doesn't mean I can afford to buy it.

 

[DiveCon]

Good.

Now hopefully there will be some form of honest debate and compromise on the bill.

Oh wait, this is Congress we are talking about. Scratch the honest part and hope for a bill that isn't totally watered down and does nothing.

Fixed it for you Article.

them doing nothing looks like the best option to me

 

[Modbert]

them doing nothing looks like the best option to me

Oh yes, meanwhile the insurance companies continue to fuck the average american up the ass. Did you not hear the CEOs of these companies in Congress investigations when they said they would not change of their policy of dropping people whenever the fuck they feel like it?

 

[DiveCon]

half those 50 million are either in transition to other jobs or recently unemployed
and many in the other half have access to it but they just choose not to get

I have access to a mall, doesn't mean I can afford to buy it.

when you can get it from your employer for about 20% of the cost(in your actual deduction) most should be able to afford
most employers that have healthcare, pay aprox 80% of the cost
thats why the COBRA coverage is too expensive for most to buy during the transistion between jobs

 

[DiveCon]

them doing nothing looks like the best option to me

Oh yes, meanwhile the insurance companies continue to fuck the average american up the ass. Did you not hear the CEOs of these companies in Congress investigations when they said they would not change of their policy of dropping people whenever the fuck they feel like it?

well, it would be better than totally fucking the whole thing up just to pass SOMETHING
dont ya think?

btw, how many of those insurance companies did that include?
and how many of them would stay in business long if they just dropped paying customers at random?

 

[Modbert]

well, it would be better than totally fucking the whole thing up just to pass SOMETHING
dont ya think?

No, they don't have to fuck it up. However, if both sides stopped playing politics for about three god damn seconds, and actually took the American people into consideration for ONCE in their lives then maybe, just MAYBE something could get done.

All they've done is watered it down constantly since it was first talked about. At this point it's not even the Liberal vs Conservative option. It's the Moderate Center to Right options. This COULD BE done correctly if the fucking Republicans in congress and Republican Democrats stopped crying Socialism for a damn second when every other wealthy industrialized nation in the WORLD has at least an HEALTH CARE OPTION.

 

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I'm happy with my healthcare but I'm fortunate enough to have a decent job with benefits. I'm more concerned with helping those in need and eliminating waste.

 

[DiveCon]

btw, bobby, if i'm a business owner and they just try to randomly drop my employees from coverage, they have broken the contract and i would take my business elsewhere

 

[Modbert]

btw, how many of those insurance companies did that include?
and how many of them would stay in business long if they just dropped paying customers at random?

Plenty of them, you didn't see them all in front of Congress?

You don't understand, they drop these customers the minute they get seriously ill so they don't have to pay for their bills. They assign someone to their case in order to try and find a loophole to drop them. Which is basically being able to drop these people anytime they feel like it.

 

[Oddball]

them doing nothing looks like the best option to me

Gimmie some of that gridlock, baby!!

 

[DiveCon]

well, it would be better than totally fucking the whole thing up just to pass SOMETHING
dont ya think?

No, they don't have to fuck it up. However, if both sides stopped playing politics for about three god damn seconds, and actually took the American people into consideration for ONCE in their lives then maybe, just MAYBE something could get done.

All they've done is watered it down constantly since it was first talked about. At this point it's not even the Liberal vs Conservative option. It's the Moderate Center to Right options. This COULD BE done correctly if the fucking Republicans in congress and Republican Democrats stopped crying Socialism for a damn second when every other wealthy industrialized nation in the WORLD has at least an HEALTH CARE OPTION.

yeah, and they also have shitty healthcare too
when i call for an appointment i dont want to wait 3 months to get it
longest i have ever had to wait is a week

 

[Oddball]

btw, how many of those insurance companies did that include?
and how many of them would stay in business long if they just dropped paying customers at random?

Plenty of them, you didn't see them all in front of Congress?

You don't understand, they drop these customers the minute they get seriously ill so they don't have to pay for their bills. They assign someone to their case in order to try and find a loophole to drop them. Which is basically being able to drop these people anytime they feel like it.

Too bad...Let 'em go on Medicare/Medicaid if it's such a hot deal.

Life's tough...Shit happens...Wear a fuckin' helmet.

 

[DiveCon]

btw, how many of those insurance companies did that include?
and how many of them would stay in business long if they just dropped paying customers at random?

Plenty of them, you didn't see them all in front of Congress?

You don't understand, they drop these customers the minute they get seriously ill so they don't have to pay for their bills. They assign someone to their case in order to try and find a loophole to drop them. Which is basically being able to drop these people anytime they feel like it.

bullshit
thats not even close to the truth
they provide the coverage they agreed to provide in the contract

 

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., a leader of fiscally conservative House Democrats, said Wednesday a House plan to overhaul the U.S. health-care system is losing support and will be stuck in committee without changes.

"Last time I checked, it takes seven Democrats to stop a bill in the Energy and Commerce Committee," Ross told reporters after a House vote. "We had seven against it last Friday; we have 10 today."

Three House committees are slated to begin considering the $1 trillion-plus bill this week, but the Energy and Commerce looms as the biggest challenge. That's because it counts among its 36 Democratic members seven members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a fiscally conservative bloc that is opposing the House Democrats' effort

Centrist Dem Leader: Has Committee Votes To Block Health Bill

wait. what are the Lefties gonna do with no republicans to blame for this?

Blame republicans anyways.....It's the only play they have when they fail.