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March 19, 2010
Obama Vs. Obama

Candidate Obama promised voters a health care plan that would cost $50-65 billion a year"The Obama plan will cost between $50-65 billion a year when fully phased in."But President Obama endorsed a health care bill that spends more than $200 billion

March 19, 2010
The Government Takeover of Healthcare Will Destroy the Student Loan Market

H.R. 4872 includes a reconciliation provision to alter federal student loan programs by eliminating the Federal Family Education Loan program and shifting all student loans to a government-run and taxpayer financed system under the Direct Loan progr

March 19, 2010
The Government Takeover of Healthcare Will Destroy the Student Loan Market

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March 18, 2010
Subprime Health Reform: Will The Funding Bubble Burst?

"[Rising federal debt] leaves us very vulnerable to a global rise in interest rates that might be substantially beyond our control....It's a little like what happened to the subprime borrowers-people are just assuming the funding will always be ther

March 18, 2010
The Problem with Reconciliation Bills - In the Senate All Bets Are Off

BACKGROUND In a desperate rush to pass their government takeover of healthcare before President Obama departs for Asia on March 21, 2010, House Democrat leaders

March 18, 2010
Shady Deals and Backroom Bargains in the Senate Takeover of Health Care

"These negotiations will be on C-Span, and so the public will be part of the conversation and we'll see the choices that are being made." On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, House Majority Leader said that, "We're going to have a clean up or down vote on

March 03, 2010
Pence Addresses the President's Latest Health Care Plan on FOXNEWS' "America Live" with Megyn Kelly

“The American people reject this approach because they know what they [the Democrats] are advancing is simply going to give the government more control over decisions that ought to be made between patients and doctors and families.” Wash

March 02, 2010
Democrats’ Three Point Plan to Destroy America’s Standard of Living—Tax, Spend and Regulate

"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy."  --Milton Friedman BACKGROUND: On February 23, 2010, the Washington

March 02, 2010
Top Two House Democrats NOT on the Same Page

How many pages will the Democrats’ latest government takeover of health care be? YESTERDAY Speaker Nancy Pelosi - "A MUCH SMALLER PROPOSAL" - "It will be a much smaller proposal than we had in the House bill because that's where we can gain co

February 25, 2010
Obama vs. Obama: President Admits His Plan Will Raise Costs

And breaks critical campaign promise in the process THAT WAS THEN:  “For those who have insurance now, nothing will change under the Obama plan – except you will pay less.  Obama’s plan will save a typical family us to $2

February 23, 2010
Editorials Across the Nation Question the President’s Latest Health Care Plan

Washington Post Editorial:  “President Obama's 'opening bid' on health reform is not designed to entice Republicans to join the game. ... Overall, though, the president has proposed a plan whose uncertain savings are made even less certai

February 23, 2010
February 23, 2010 Republican Leadership Conference

Republican Leadership Press Conference February 23, 2010 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Conference Chair Mike Pence (R-IN) - Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)

February 22, 2010
Latest White House Health Care Proposal: The Same Big Government Takeover

On February 22, 2010, the President released a summary of his latest health care proposal in advance of the "bipartisan" health care summit later in the week, where Democrats will attempt to rekindle momentum for their government takeover of

February 19, 2010
Pence Remarks at CPAC

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this morning: What a difference a year makes.  Last year at t

February 03, 2010
Pence: “Talk Is Cheap”

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared on Fox's America Live with Megyn Kelly today:   Excerpts: On the President continuing to say Republicans don't have any solutions:    

January 27, 2010
A Review of the President's State of the Union Address

- Obama on Democrat Health Care Plan:  "I want everyone to take another look at the [health care] plan we've proposed." Facts:  House Republicans continue to oppose any effort to pass a sweeping government takeover of health care.  In

January 13, 2010
January 13, 2010 Republican Leadership Conference

Republican Leadership Press Conference January 13, 2010 Participants: - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Conference Chair Mike Pence (R-IN) - Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) - Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) - Rep. Vern Buch

December 21, 2009
Not a Moderate Compromise: Senate Bill is STILL a Government Takeover of Health Care

  While Democrats' latest back-room deal is being reported as a moderate compromise due to minor concessions being made to Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), legislation being considered in the Senate (H.R. 3590) would still represent a government takeove

December 15, 2009
Even Without the Medicare Buy-in, Senate Bill Is Still A Government Takeover of Health Care

While Democrats' latest back-room deal is being reported as a moderate compromise now that press reports indicate the Medicare buy-in has been dropped at Sen. Lieberman's insistence, legislation being considered in the Senate (H.R. 3590) would still

December 08, 2009
December 8, 2009 Republican Leadership Conference

Republican Leadership Press Conference December 8, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Conference Chair Mike Pence (R-IN) - Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Multimedia: Audio  | &nb

November 30, 2009
CBO Confirms the Result of Democrats' Health "Reform:" Higher Premiums

"Obama's plan will save a typical family up to $2,500 on premiums..."- Obama campaign handout, "Questions and Answers on Health Care Plan While Democrats have alleged that their government takeover of health care will lower costs, the Congressional

November 30, 2009
Obama vs. Obama: President Signals Intent to Break Campaign Promise on Lowering Health Care Premiums

During last year's campaign, then-Senator Obama unveiled a health care plan that he promised would save families up to $2,500 in premiums "For those who have insurance now, nothing will change under the Obama plan - except that you will pay less.

November 20, 2009
Pence Issues Challenge to Preserve the Real American Revolution

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, delivered the following remarks last night at the American Spectator Bartley Dinner: (Remarks as delivered) "I stand before you today at an historic mo

November 19, 2009
Will $210 Billion in New Deficit Spending Kill American Jobs?

"It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession." - Pres

November 06, 2009
What are Democrats Doing about Job Loss? Making it Worse.

Today, the unemployment rate jumped to 10.2 percent, the highest level in 26 years.  Rather than working with Republicans to fix the economy and create more jobs, Democrats have focused on a partisan agenda: massive spending increases, more gov

November 05, 2009
Nov. 5, 2009-New Federal Bureaucracies Created in Pelosi Health Care Bill

The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the 118 new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi's government takeover of health care:   1.     Retiree Reserve Trus

November 05, 2009
Speaker Pelosi and AARP: Hypocrisy You Can Believe In

While Speaker Pelosi attempts to tout AARP's endorsement of her government takeover of health care, some may view it as the latest in a long line of contradictory statements and actions by the purported senior advocacy group.  Quite often, AARP'

November 02, 2009
Bad for Low-Income Households-Speaker Pelosi’s Health Care Takeover

The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm individuals and families of modest economic means: Millions of Jobs at Risk.  H.R. 3962 would impose a new tax on jobs by forcing employe

November 02, 2009
Bad for Women and Families- Speaker Pelosi’s Health Care Takeover

  The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm women, children, and families: Tax on Jobs Will Hurt Women and Young Workers Hard.  The Democrat legislation includes nearly a tri

November 02, 2009
Bad for Young Americans- Speaker Pelosi’s Health Care Takeover

The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm young Americans: Bans Private Individual Health Insurance.  H.R. 3962 would prohibit the issuance of new individual market health insuran

November 02, 2009
Bad for Business - Speaker Pelosi’s Health Care Takeover

The Republican Conference has compiled a list of provisions in the Pelosi health care bill that would harm American businesses, particularly small businesses, and the economy as a whole: Tax on Jobs Will Increase Unemployment.  The Democrat bil

November 02, 2009
New Federal Bureaucracies Created in Pelosi Health Care Bill

  The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi's government takeover of health care: 1.     Retiree Reserve Trust F

October 31, 2009
GOP on Health Care: in 568 Words, What's Wrong With 1,990 Pages

House Republican Leader John Boehner gave the Republican radio address today, and in 568 words made a simple and compelling case for what is wrong with the Democrats' 1,990-page health care proposal -- and for what should be done instead.

October 31, 2009
Pence: "Misadministration of H1N1" Should "Give Americans Pause" About Supporting Pelosi Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON, DC - In an interview last night with CNN's John King, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence said that Americans should learn from the Administration's handling of the H1N1 crisis- with acute shortages and inoculation of de

October 27, 2009
October 27, 2009 Republican Leadership Press Conference

Republican Leadership Press Conference October 27, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Republican Conference Vice Chair, Cathy McMorris

October 20, 2009
Democrats Cut Back-Room Deals Benefiting AARP

"There's an inherent conflict of interest....They're ending up becoming very dependent on sources of income."- Former AARP Executive Marilyn Moon, quoted in Bloomberg article Speaker Pelosi recently called insurance companies "immoral villains," and

October 19, 2009
Candidate Obama vs. President Obama

Even as he campaigned on a platform of change and transparency, an examination of Barack Obama's comments during the election-and his actions since taking office-indicates that on both politics and policy, the President has changed his tune on numer

October 08, 2009
Baucus "Tax on Jobs" Is Anti-Family

While the bill produced by Finance Committee Chairman Baucus is being portrayed by some media outlets as a "moderate compromise," in reality the legislation provides a significant disincentive for employers to hire low-income parents-an anti-family

September 30, 2009
False Analogies to a Government-Run Health Plan

"I mean, if you think about-if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right?  No, they are.  It's the Post Office that's always having problems."             

September 28, 2009
House Democrats' Health "Reform" Will Harm American Economy

Even as unemployment approaches 10 percent nationwide, a recent Heritage Foundation analysis found that House Democrats' government takeover of health care (H.R. 3200) would demolish or destroy hundreds of thousands more jobs and lead to further eco

September 17, 2009
Pence: The Democrat Compromise for Government-run Insurance is More Government-run Insurance

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today about the Democrats' newest healthcare

September 15, 2009
September 15, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout

Republican Leadership Press Conference September 15, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK) - Rep. Cynthia Lummis (

September 09, 2009
September 9, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout

Republican Leadership Press Conference September 9, 2009 Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Multimedia: Vi

July 28, 2009
July 28, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout

Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) - Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) Multimedia:

July 21, 2009
July 21, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout

Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) - Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Multimedia

July 08, 2009
July 8, 2009 Republican Leadership Stakeout

Participants: - Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) - Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) - Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) - Republican Conference Vice Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Multimedia: Audio  |  Video&n

June 11, 2009
The Hill: Dem Mutiny on Climate Bill Grows, Says Peterson

"‘I'm just estimating the number of votes that will be against this,' Peterson said. ‘I suspect that the list has grown as more members have gotten a chance to look at this. I mean, my list has grown.'" Dem mutiny on climate bill grows,

May 21, 2009
U.S. News & World Report: Rep. Phil Gingrey: Government-run Healthcare Would Backfire, Making 'Public Option' the Only One

Former DNC chair's government-run insurance program is sure to backfire. Just ask his wife the doctor By Phil Gingrey, M.D. Posted May 21, 2009 Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has recently inserted himself into the debate

May 15, 2009
Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs

by Robert Pear, The New York Times WASHINGTON - Hospitals and insurance companies said Thursday that President Obama had substantially overstated their promise earlier this week to reduce the growth of health spending. Mr. Obama invited health indu

March 05, 2009
Obama vs. Obama - Health Care

President Obama said government-run health care was “extreme” and “wrong” but… Then-Candidate Obama said government- run health care was “extreme” and “wrong.” According to President Obama&rsquo

February 27, 2009
Pence Denounces President’s Plan To Overturn Conscience Protections

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement today in response to a new report that President Obama intends to overturn conscience protection for health and medical providers

February 26, 2009
Rep. Mike Pence's Address To Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)

[As Prepared for Delivery] As I stood on that cold January day atop the grassy hills surrounding the fort, in the theatre of my mind I could almost see the armada sailing up the river with hulls overflowing with the pride of having sacked the Capit

February 12, 2009
Stimulus Talking Points

House Republicans know we are in a serious recession. The American people are hurting and Republicans know Congress must act now. This so-called stimulus bill is simply a long wish list of big government spending that won't work. It wo

February 10, 2009
Question and Answer: Government-rationed Health Care

In light of the inclusion of $1.1 billion in the Democrat "stimulus" legislation for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to undertake comparative effectiveness research, the Republican Conference has compiled background on the issu

January 14, 2009
Pence Supports Healthcare for Needy Children

Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today regarding House consideration of a major expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a bill written by the Democ