John Kline Late Saturday evening, the U.S. Senate voted in the dead of night for a health care experiment that will increase taxes, raise premiums, cut Medicare, and use taxpayer dollars to fund abortion. Today, the Republican National Committee released a video (link below) detailing the lowlights.
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John Kline The Republican National Committee compiled a list of 10 things you should know about Sen. Harry Reid's government-run health care experiment. Included in the Senate bill are $493 billion in tax increases, an entitlement program one Democrat called a "Ponzi scheme," federal funding for abortions, and a new Medicare Commission of unelected bureaucrats who would ration care.
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John Kline Today's Star Tribune asks the question: "Did Stimulus Money Go To 'Phantom' Districts in Minnesota?" The short answer is YES, according to the White House's own website, Recovery.gov.
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Minnesota's 27th Congressional District has snared just over $3 million in federal stimulus money, five times as much as the 57th District has gotten
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Last weekend, the White House announced that an immigration reform bill could become law as early as next year. One of the President's senior advisors said the legislation would "create a pathway to citizenship" for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. I will continue to oppose amnesty because... of the principle of fairness and respect for the rule of law. The first action of those who would live in our country and contribute to our society should be to respect our laws.Read More
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On a Friday afternoon when Americans were reeling from a terrorist massacre in Fort Hood, learning the mastermind of 9/11 will be tried in federal court like any other common criminal, the Obama Administration dusted off the 2007 immigration reform plan to resuscitate amnesty. ...
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The Recovery.gov web site was established by the White House as part of its so-called stimulus bill "to foster greater accountability and transparency." Unfortunately, the Administration creates phony jobs in phony Congressional districts. For instance, the Administration reports that 35 jobs have been saved or created... as a result of $404,000 in stimulus spending in Minnesota's 57th Congressional district. The problem is THERE IS NO 57th Congressional district in Minnesota.Read More
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John Kline Appearing on MSNBC today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, declared: "I am confident that the Stupak Amendment will not be in the final version of the bill - we will be working very hard to eliminate it." Every American who supports the long standing federal policy of barring federal tax dollars from supporting abortion should be concerned about what Congressional Democrats have in store.
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House Dem: Conference committee will strip Stupak amendment
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As you may know, I voted against the Pelosi health care bill late Saturday evening. In fact, I would have voted against it twice if they would have let me. Since the Pelosi-Reid government takeover of health care was first introduced in July, Americans made their voices heard loud and clear. Unfortunately, the Democrat...s didn’t listen, and the consequences of a deficit-growing, job-killing, bureaucracy-creating takeover of health care will be devastating for our economy.Read More
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The Wall Street Journal writes that Nancy Pelosi's new health-care bill will impose new taxes, create new mandates, expand Medicaid, and cut Medicare.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee released a new health care clock on www.NRCC.org, counting down the time until the official floor vote on the Pelosi government takeover of health care bill. According to the bipartisan “72-hour resolution,” all non-emergency legislation must be posted on the Internet at ...least 72 hours prior to consideration by the House. The countdown demonstrates that in order to finish reading the 1990-page bill in its entirety within the 72-hour time period, one must average reading a page of dense legislative language every two minutes.Read More
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John Kline With Congress poised to consider Speaker Pelosi’s proposed government takeover of health care as soon as Saturday, I am personally inviting you to join your fellow Republicans for an online town hall meeting today. The online town hall runs from noon-midnight, CST. For more information, please visit the link below.
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John Kline On Thursday, House Republicans will join Americans from across the nation who seek to have their voices heard in the health care debate, for a "House Call on Washington." Together, conservatives will deliver a message that the American people reject Nancy Pelosi's proposed government takeover of health care.
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Bachmann spoke with HUMAN EVENTS yesterday about the effort to lobby members of Congress in person on their health care vote.
John Kline Are you wondering what 2,000 pages and 1 trillion dollars of government takeover of health care looks like? If so, check out Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price's video link below.
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House Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (Georgia) released a web video showing Americans what 2,000 pages and 1 trillion dollars of government takeover of health care looks like.You can view the video by clicking here.
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House Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price commented yesterday after the President signed into law an expansion of federal hate crimes statutes: "If we subject certain motives to harsher punishment on the basis of thoughts and attitudes, we are placing a higher value on some victims than on others who were sub...ject to similar illegal acts. In effect, we are saying some Americans are more worthy of legal protection than others. That is both misguided and unconstitutional."Read More
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According to Politico, "at a closed-door meeting of GOP senators this month, a tirade by Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn about the hypocrisy of using deficits to decry Democratic health care plans while voting for pumped-up appropriations bills was seconded by several senators... Said Sen. Saxby Chambliss, 'I’m fresh off a ve...ry tough election, and the No. 1 issue was the fact that we’re spending way too much money in Washington.' "Read More
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For years, Tom Coburn’s lectures on spending have been met with aggressive resistance by fellow Republicans who defend their right to send money back to their home states.
John Kline According to today's Washington Post: “A little-known Indiana Democrat who sits on the House Committee that funds the Pentagon… sponsored or supported at least $44 million in earmarks… for more than 15 technology firms… None of the companies operated in [the Congressman's] home state, but nearly all of them donated to [his] campaign just before or soon after receiving the promise of federal money.”
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It takes a while for most start-up companies to gain the confidence of a U.S. congressman and the promise of federal funds. But last year, a small Illinois company accomplished its goal in 16 days with the help of Rep. ...
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This summer, Minnesotans, like most Americans, spoke out against the
Democrats' plan for a government takeover of health care. Even though
the President last year promised voters that health care reform would
be discussed out in the open, saying "we will have negotiations
televised on C-SPAN," a handful of Democrat leaders... are meeting behind
closed doors to finalize a government takeover of health care that
would be devastating for small businesses and working families. Americans deserve to know: What are they trying to hide?Read More
Democrats' plan for a government takeover of health care. Even though
the President last year promised voters that health care reform would
be discussed out in the open, saying "we will have negotiations
televised on C-SPAN," a handful of Democrat leaders... are meeting behind
closed doors to finalize a government takeover of health care that
would be devastating for small businesses and working families. Americans deserve to know: What are they trying to hide?Read More
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