GOP Blog Archives for February 2010
Many things were said this weekend at the GOP Member retreat. One significant moment passed almost unnoticed, though. President Obama, who has repeatedly claimed that his health care plan would not force anyone out of their current coverage, went back on that promise. in the following clip, the President admits that some people may not be able to keep their current plans. Watch it here:
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today at a House Republican Leadership press conference:
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared on several TV shows following President Obama's address to the GOP Conference this weeked. Here is the first clip but find more on the Congressman's blog, linked below:
Rep. Michael Turner (OH) published a piece today in the Washington Times. Please see an excerpt
A new poll shows that Republicans are gaining significant political ground on the Obama agenda. Read about it here:
On today's anniversary of the stimulus, USA Today published an article detailing how some of that funding is actually being used for slashed government programs. According to the piece, "[President] Obama's proposed budget also includes $334 million in cuts to programs that got more than $3 billion in stimulus money. They include:
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary since the so-called “stimulus” bill was signed into law by President Obama:
The Office of House Republican Whip Eric Cantor issued a video news release today that contrasts the Democrats' lofty rhetoric with the reality that their $862 billion stimulus plan has failed.
Rep. Dave Camp (MI), a physician, wrote a guest blog post yesterday for Pajamas Media. Please see an excerpt of "Obama Health Care Plan Still a Government Takeover":
House Repubicans just released a video highlighting President Obama and the Democrat Administration's hypocritical views on Republican ideas. When the President visted the Republican retreat last weekend, he admitted that he had read Republican alternatives on the issues. Before his visit, the Democrat Administration consistently denied the existence of those very same ideas. Watch the video here:
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in response to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget proposal:
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks today at a House Republican leadership press conference that followed the weekly meeting of the House Republican Conference:
CBO has already said the President's new health care plan does not contain enough details to score in a timely manner. The White House estimates the proposal would cost $950 billion in the next ten years. Many are wondering how it is still a government takeover of health care. The Republican Study Committee published a brief tackling this question. They found that the President's proposal still contains the following:
Rep. Geoff Davis (KY) published his weekly column recently. See an excerpt of the piece, which discusses job loss in America. Check ou an excerpt here:
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared yesterday on "Fox News Business." Watch it here:
Courtesy of the Senate Republican Policy Committee:
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: “Now, The, What We’ve Done Is We’ve Tried To Take Every Single Cost Containment Idea That’s Out There. Every Proposal That Health Care Economists Say Will Reduce Health Care Costs, We’ve Tried To Adopt In The Various Proposals.” (Pres. Obama, Health Care Summit, 2/25/10)
“Obama's Health Plan Does Not Include” Liability Reform Which “Could Save As Much As $54 Billion Over The Next Decade”“Congressional Budget Analysts Said Friday That Lawmakers Could Save As Much As $54 Billion Over The Next Decade By Imposing An Array Of New Limits On Medical Malpractice Lawsuits -- 10 Times More Than Previously Estimated.” (“Tort Reform Could Save $54 Billion, CBO Says,” The Washington Post.
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
The Wall Street Journal published a scathing editorial regarding President Obama's new health care plan. See the following key phrase:
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
Many conservative bloggers covered yesterday's health care summit between Democrats and Republicans. We wanted to share a few of our favorite posts, as conservative bloggers have helped make the Republican case on health care online this year.
Democrats Collectively Talked For More Than Twice As Long As Republicans
DEMOCRATS (Including President Obama): 233 MINUTES OR NEARLY 4 HOURS
REPUBLICANS: 110 MINUTES OR 1 HOUR 50 MINUTES PRESIDENT OBAMA ALONE: 119 MINUTES OR 1 HOUR AND 59 MINUTES
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
From Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: “I am always reluctant after being here 37 years to tell people what the American people think. I think it requires a little bit of humility to be able to know what the American people think. And I don’t.” (Vice President Biden, Health Care Summit, 2/25/10) WHAT BIDEN SHOULD KNOW: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OPPOSE OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE PLANQUINNIPIAC: “American Voters Still Disapprove 54 - 35 Percent Of Obama's Health Care Reform Plan, but they say 52 - 44 percent they want Congress and the President to keep trying on health care reform rather than giving up and moving on to other matters.” (“U.S. Voters Split On Obama, Down On Everyone Else, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds,” Quinnipiac, 2/11/10)
RASMUSSEN: “Forty-One Percent (41% ) Of Voters Favor The Proposed Health Care Plan, While 56% Oppose It.” (“51% Fear Government More Than Private Health Insurers,” Rasmussen, 2/24/10
Today’s Gallup Poll Shows 52% Of Americans Oppose Reconciliation To Pass Health CarePRESIDENT OBAMA: “You know, this issue of reconciliation has been brought up. Again I think the American people aren't always all that interested in procedures inside the Senate. I do think they want a vote on how we’re going to move this forward.” (President Obama, Health Care Summit, 2/25/10) 52% Of Americans Oppose Using Reconciliation
GALLUP: “By a larger 52% to 39% margin, Americans also oppose the Democrats in the Senate using a reconciliation procedure to avoid a possible Republican filibuster and pass a bill by a simple majority vote.” (“Americans Tilt Against Democrats' Plans if Summit Fails,” Gallup, 02/25/10)
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared this morning on Fox and Friends to discuss the GOP retreat and President Obama's speech. Watch it here:
Now that President Obama has received and read the Republican health care alternative, he cannot deny GOP ideas anymore. However, yesterday he mischaracterized what is included in the alternative, telling a townhall audience that Republicans claimed they could "insure every American for free." This is a false statement.
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence appeared today on Megyn Kelly's Fox News' afternoon show. He discussed President Obama's call for bipartisanship:
From Fox News: FOX has learned that that Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) will retire at this end of this term. He’s scheduled a press conference later today in Grand Rapids, MI. The 76-year-old Ehlers is the only nuclear physicist serving in Congress. He formerly chaired the House Administration Committee, taking the reins from former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) when he was beset by an ethics scandal. Ehlers formerly taught at physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He later became the chairman of the Physics Department at Calvin College in Michigan. Ehlers won a special election to Congress in 1993, succeeding the late Rep. Paul Henry (R-MI), who died after a bout with brain cancer. Ehlers and Henry served on the faculty together at Calvin. Ehlers becomes the 17th House Republican to announce they will not seek reelection in the fall. He’s the second Michigan Republican to retire, joining Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), who is running for governor. Only 11 House Democrats have thrown in the towel for another term. Earlier this week, Michigan state Representative Justin Amash (R) announced he would challenge Ehlers in the primary.
The following are excerpts of the speech to be delivered by U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, at CPAC at 11 a.m. ET this morning:
House Republicans will be following today's health care summit with President Obama today on the GOP.gov blog, Facebook page and Twitter account.
Rep. Paul Broun, M.D. (GA) discussed his balanced budget amendment on the House Floor today. Don't miss Broun's straight talk on President Obama's irresponsible budget plan:
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
Courtesy of the Senate Policy Committee:
Rep. Peter Roskam (IL) wrote a piece for Politico today. Roskam used to work with Obama on the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee. Please see the following excerpt:
U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after President Obama released his latest health care reform plan:
The White House made a big show of President Obama's new health care bill released today. However, CBO just announced that the bill doesn't provide necessary details that would allow them to score it. Key phrasing:
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
From Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
From Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
CBO Never Stated Deficit Projections In Second Ten Years
We are coming to the end of today's health care summit. One of the most compelling speakers today was Congressman Paul Ryan (WI), who clearly explained the fundamental difference between the Republican and Democrat agenda on health care. That main difference is this: The American people do not want this government takeover of heatlh care and if you think they do, "you're not listening." Watch it here:
From Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
From the Senate Communications Center:
Rep. Pete Sessions (TX) published a guest post on the blog, HoosierAccess, today. Please see the following excerpt:
From Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader John Boehner:
Rep. Doc Hastings (WA), ranking member on that Natural Resources Committee, just published a piece on The Daily Caller regarding the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009. This legislation is being voted on this afternoon. For background information on the Act, see here.
President Obama today claimed that his health care plan would allow people to keep their current health care plans. He's said this before and admitted that it may not be true. Due to the way the plan is structured, it is misleading to say folks can keep their plans. American Spectator reporter Philip Klein breaks it down here:
Rep. Ron Paul (TX) wrote a piece for the Daily Caller this week. See an excerpt here:
Courtesy of the Senate Republican Policy Committee:
House Republican Conference Vice-Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers published a guest blog post at BlogHer regarding health care today. See an excerpt here:
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