LOL! House GOP set to release healthcare bill

[babylonsister]

This made me laugh; NOW they have a health care bill?! :spray:

House GOP set to release healthcare bill
By Molly K. Hooper - 11/02/09 10:59 PM ET


House Republicans are on the cusp of releasing their alternative healthcare bill, according to GOP leadership aides.

They are likely to release their bill when Democrats release the manager's amendment of their healthcare bill, according to aides familiar with the GOP strategy.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) said on Monday that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has had a copy of the yet-to-be-seen bill for the past few days.

Republicans will be allowed to have a substitute on the floor but they must meet certain conditions, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), including that the GOP release the bill 72 hours before a possible floor vote.

Boehner told reporters he was optimistic that Republicans would have their bill ready by the time Democrats introduce their final manager’s amendment.

“Assuming that they allow 72-hours for their managers amendment, I expect we’ll have our bill out there for 72-hours as well,” Boehner said.

Over the weekend, Boehner said the GOP bill’s aim was to lower healthcare costs, but not to provide healthcare to all.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/66009-house-gop-close-to-release-of-healthcare-bill

[Hubert Flottz]

1. "Bendover and take one of these!"

The old root injection and chest rub plan?

[NC_Nurse]

2. Lemme guess, tax cuts?

:eyes: Such FRESH ideas! NOT.

[ChicagoSuz219]

5. LOL... That's what I was gonna say... ;-) nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. Its up on their site now..... I've downloaded it for all to see

[babylonsister]

4. Ha! That's about right!

:thumbsup:

[zbdent]

7. the cartoon forgot the $5/each sign ...

subject to farmer's denial of the patient's right to purchase the apple ...

[MichellesBFF]

6. I'm going to quote someone on this bill

Don't get sick

but if you do

Die quickly

[Bitwit1234]

8. I am physic

I predict..(as the other poster) tax cuts for the wealthy for they buying their OWN health insurance.

No chance to sue if you get the wrong leg cut off or the wrong organ removed. If not banned all together put a limit of such a low amount you couldn't get a lawyer to touch the case.

And the best health care plan is the one where you put money in the spending accounts and pay ALL you bills from that. Lot of Luck there.

[subterranean]

9. Their aim is to lower healthcare costs...

for insurance companies and employers by shifting even more of the costs onto individuals. The Republican bill will be nothing but a bad joke, devoid of any ideas that would actually help people.

[Barack_America]

10. Isn't it called a "health care savings account".

Isn't that what they tried to push when they controlled Congress?

Or where they holding out on America all those years, just like McCain claiming to know where Bin Laden is, but insisting we had to elect him President in order to hear it?