Reid, Obama and the 'Greedy Insurance Companies'
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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Reid, Obama and the 'Greedy Insurance
Companies'
07/22/2009 - 12:28:41 PM
THE CHARGE:
On the floor this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid attacked Sen.
Jim DeMint, saying, "Just this week, the Senator from South Carolina said we
just need to 'get out of the way and allow the market to work.' In other
words, he says, let's do nothing." Reid continued, "Allowing the market to
work is code for letting the greedy insurance companies" continue to deny
care to sick and elderly Americans.
THE TRUTH:
Interesting that the Majority Leader mentions "Greedy Insurance Companies,"
because in 2006 and 2007, Sen. Reid and then-Sen. Barack Obama joined those
"Greedy Insurance Companies" in opposing market-driven, freedom reforms of
our health care system. Reid and Obama defended the status quo and the
insurance companies by voting NO on legislation that would have created a
truly national, competitive market for private health insurance, and allowed
small businesses to pool their insurance plans to reduce costs and offer
improved plans to their employees.
Sen. DeMint is one of the most vocal and active advocates for real health
care reform, a dedicated opponent of the status quo who has introduced major
health care reform legislation every year since he came to the Senate. Just
last month, he introduced the "Health Care Freedom Plan" to guarantee all
Americans access to a health plan personally tailored to their needs, that
they can afford, own, and keep, that government can never take over or take
away.
THE VOTES:
Reid/Obama voted NO on Allowing Americans the Freedom to Purchase Health
Insurance Across State Lines. H.R. 976 (110th Congress, 1st Session, Roll
Call 305). The Senate rejected an effort to allow Americans to purchase
individual health insurance across state lines. The amendment offered by
Sen. DeMint (R-SC) failed on August 2, 2007 by a vote of 37-62.
Reid/Obama voted NO on Expanding Access to Small Business Health Plans. On
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Amendment (110th Congress, Session
2, Roll Call 119). The Senate rejected an effort to allow for the expansion
of health care access and reduced costs through the creation of small
business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance
marketplace on May 11, 2006 by a vote of 55-32.
After all, a functioning private industry wouldn't let them take over and
force socialism on us would it?
LG
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<lord...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=JimsJournal.Deta...
you mean 'EXTREMELY greedy' insurance companies, cow.