Eggs and the Stupak Basket — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
I read this morning that Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak is “more optimistic than a week ago,” about the possibility of a deal on abortion in this health-care legislation. I spoke with Tennessee Republican congresswoman Marsha Blackburn this morning (the audio will be available online later today), and she cautioned against hoping Stupak saves the day and stops Obamacare. (Stupak does, after all, support the goal of federally run universal health care.) She encouraged every American who doesn’t like the current White House campaign to push their agenda on us against our wishes to keep calling and e-mailing his members of Congress. And, for what it’s worth: Be wary of deals, Congressman Stupak, Catholic bishops, and anyone else in talks with the Democratic leadership. The Democrats have not given us too many reasons to trust them thus far, and human life and our moral consciences are simply too essential to be cutting backroom deals over, especially deals that require complicated and easily waived follow-through (reconciliation). I’m sorry to be a broken record, but this health-care-reform push in Washington requires a reboot. Voters want one, and common sense simply requires it at this point.
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Eggs and the Stupak Basket — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
But the republicans have no problem with Republican Federal Government Health Care!
Prescription Drug Benefit.
The final version (conference report) of H.R. 1 would create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. Beginning in 2006, prescription coverage would be available to seniors through private insurers for a monthly premium estimated at $35. There would be a $250 annual deductible, then 75 percent of drug costs up to $2,250 would be reimbursed. Drug costs greater than $2,250 would not be covered until out-ofpocket expenses exceeded $3,600, after which 95 percent of drug costs would be reimbursed. Low-income recipients would receive more subsidies than other seniors by paying lower premiums, having smaller deductibles, and making lower co-payments for each prescription. The total cost of the new prescription drug benefit would be limited to the $400 billion that Congress had budgeted earlier this year for the first 10 years of this new entitlement program. The House adopted the conference report on H.R. 1 on November 22, 2003 by a vote of 220 to 215 (Roll Call 669).
Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR this bill.
Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey