Speaker Pelosis 1,990-Page Govt Takeover of Health Care is a Monstrocity

In an appearance on Fox's On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) outlined the impact of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) 1,990-page government takeover of health care that costs Americans at least $1.1 trillion. Boehner noted that Speaker Pelosis health care bill will raise the cost of health insurance for most American families, kill jobs with new tax increases and new mandates, and cut seniors Medicare benefits. Boehner also highlighted the better solutions House Republicans are offering to lower health care costs for seniors, working families, and small businesses.

BOEHNER ON SPEAKER PELOSIS 1,990-PAGE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE:
Speaker Pelosis 1,990-page bill is going to raise the cost of health insurance for most American families. Its going to raise the cost of health insurance, new mandates, new taxes. I think its just its a monstrosity. And its exactly what the American people have been telling the Congress for months that they don't want. They don't want government control of their health care, and thats exactly what this is.
BOEHNER ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS BETTER SOLUTIONS TO LOWER COSTS AND INCREASES ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE:
Well, if you look at their plan, its not just the so-called public option thats there to compete with private insurance companies. You know, I used to run a small business. I can compete with people in the private sector, but I could never compete with the government. They have no cost to capital. They write all the rules. They set the premiums. And whats going to happen is they're going to drive every private health insurance company out of business.
Republicans have much better ideas, I think, that would take the current system and make it work better. And over the coming days, you're going to hear an awful lot about the specifics of what we would do to lower the cost of health insurance in America and really do this in a step-by-step gradual process.
BOEHNER ON THE JOB-KILLING TAX HIKES IN SPEAKER PELOSI'S HEALTH CARE BILL:
Well, if you look at the employer mandate if youre an employer that has over a $500,000 payroll annually, you either have to provide health insurance under their proposal or you pay an eight percent tax to the federal government. Many employers pay more than eight percent to cover the cost of their employees health insurance. Some of them all of them are going to have to have their plans re-reviewed by the federal government to make sure that they're, quote, adequate.
Many employers are just going to give up and they're going to get rid of their employer-provided health care plans, pay the eight percent tax and let their employees go fend out in the private market or in this so-called government option. But what will happen is were raising the cost of employment at a time when unemployment is at near record highs. What we ought to be doing is helping employers bring back employees, get our economy going again. And here we are taxing employment, which means that were going to end up with less numbers of employees in America.
BOEHNER ON HOW SPEAKER PELOSI'S HEALTH CARE BILL WILL PILE MORE DEBT ON THE BACKS OF OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS:
1,990 pages now, tell me tell me that this isn't going to add to the deficit. They have all these estimates that try to predict whats going to happen over the next 20 years or so with the cost of this plan. But this is the government making these estimates.
You know, I remember when Medicare was passed. Ive looked at the estimates. The Medicare cost estimate for this year is one thirty-fifth of what it actually is. And so when the federal government gets involved, the American people know what to expect. Its going to cost a lot more. The federal government is going to end up making more decisions for the American people and get into the relationship between doctors and their patients. This is exactly what the American people are saying no to.
BOEHNER ON THE $500 BILLION IN SENIORS MEDICARE CUTS IN SPEAKER PELOSI'S HEALTH BILL:
Well, there are $500 million worth of Medicare cuts over the next 10 years. The most significant change is the $162 billion cut to Medicare Advantage. You know, Ive got 27,000 Medicare enrollees in my district. And according to the Congressional Budget Office, about 80 percent of them would lose their coverage under this proposal. My seniors love their Medicare Advantage plans. And remember, the President said no one will be forced from the insurance policy they have today. If they like it, they can keep it...that's not true.

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[whatchaknow100]

yeah it was all the middle class ass that voted for them all ,anyone whos not rich or live like the middle class boehner says is an ainmal that needs to be put down ,this sick twisted bastard along wit those other assholes ,took our money ,by raising our taxes ,to keep from afto raise the rich and middle class taxes ,denied uson everything ,lied and delayed us on unemployment ,medicare and other benifits to fund the war ,but no bush never touch you rich bastards and middle class

[whatchaknow100]

lets all bring up your page gop ,how much did you waist on the war ,and why is all of these people suffering mcause you wanted to win a freaking war you could not win ,so whats worse ,helping poor working people you called animals ,or you bastards putting evil thoughts in peoples minds to kill all muslims ,like Ann coulter and bush did ,and waisting it on the war and wall street ,oh white people never need to say thier sorry ,cops let them get away wit murder even release to kill again

[JoHolland92]

Its going to lower the price of healthcare.. What a prick.

[guywalker29]

@Nur100etc Yeah, he passionately cares about OUR COUNTRY if you are rich. Bohner cares nothing about doing anything that would help someone down on their luck. He's a old school trickle-down Reaganite who thinks that if you were born in this country and you aren't a millionaire then too bad, die in the gutter. Boner here only cares about making you think he's not raking in millions for his buddies in off shore accounts. The only reason they don't include him in on the big $ is he's stupid.

[guywalker29]

@prettynpink1500 Stand at any rail station 8 AM Monday through Friday and look at the hard working Americans going to work. Half of them don't have proper health care because their bosses are jerks. Government doesn't make jobs, bosses do. Government doesn't fire you, your boss does. Instead of thinking about Argentina, stand at any bus stop during the work week and watch workers with lousy health packages go to work and tell me what you would do to make their bosses give them good insurance.

[MrJth937]

Boehner is an idiot he needs to be voted out

[EikC]

@TheLastStand001

We are watching you.

[Nur100etc]

I agree. I would love to see Boehner run in 2012. Seems like a natural next step. He strikes me as a strong leader who doesn't take S*** .... AND he passionately CARES about OUR COUNTRY!! God bless him. My hero.

[davkav11]

smart man!!! Democrats scred up this nation!!! Impeach Obama from the office!!!

[prettynpink1500]

this sort of healthcare is exactly what destoryed the country of argentina, thier cost of living is over 3,000 %! Looks like Obama is getting done what he set out to do. LIARS AND CHEATERS!