(CNSNews.com) – More than 200 amendments were rejected by the House Rules Committee ahead of Saturday's vote on the Democrats' health care bill, including 11 that would have required members of Congress and other government officials to be enrolled in the same federal insurance plan proposed for the American people.
Critics of the health care bill said they offered the 11 amendments – including some that would require the president, vice president, and Supreme Court justices to give up their Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) to enroll in the ‘public option’ or Medicaid – to showcase the problems with the massive legislation.
“If Congress forces our constituents into a public option plan over time, then members of Congress should be expected to do the same,” Rep. Howard McKeon (R-Calif.) told CNSNews.com.
The House Rules Committee attempt was the second time McKeon had tried to amend the Democrats’ health plan to include legislators in the public option.
“Democrats voted down a similar amendment, 21-18, in the Ways and Means Committee during the July markup of HR 3200,” McKeon said. “It became apparent then that Democrats are afraid of being put on a government-run health care program, but that fear does not extend to the welfare of their own constituents.”
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7 comments:
People have got to unite and take back their Government ! Were all getting screwed !
Wow officials not wanting to be on the same health plan they are choosing for us???? now there's a shocker!!!!!
No one is forced into the public option. Actually for many people they will not be eligible for the public option.
This is more false information being put out there scare people.
10:15AM What are you smoking?? We will all be forced into taking the public option. The Government will make impossible for the other insurance company's to survive.
We the people have to take over and get America back.
So wrong 10:15
If anything changes in your private policy, one word or premium increases by one cent, that pokicy is ended and shoved onto pu blic option. Furthermore, in 5 years, ALL policy holders are forced on to public option.
Ever wonder why House members rejected 11 amendments for their inclusion in the public option?
If it is so good, why don't they want the public option?
This public option is going to be welfare for the WORKING poor, no one of means is going to want it.
it does not matter if u want it or not , those of us who have insurance will lose it because employeres will not be able to compete with the goverment plans and drop us,then we will be FORCED under penalty to enrole in the laugh trac of a goverment plan
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