Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Delivers Weekly GOP Address on Health Reform Costs

June 20, 2009 - Washington, DC - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discusses the costs, potentially exceeding $1 trillion, of a government-run health care plan being proposed by President Obama and Democrats in Congress. He warns that rushing to pass such an expensive bill could result in the same waste and unintended conseqeunces as the stimulus bill passe din February 2009.

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[hermitcrab8518]

Get McConnel gone right now.

[Roph58]

This turtle head is the biggest jerk off scum bag known to man.

[guywalker29]

The Repugnitcans don't care about the little guy, they are in the pockets of big business. They are union busters. They send kids to die in wars for Dick Cheney and Haliburton to make blood money. Roy Cohen, Senator Joe McCarthy, J. Edgar Hoover, The Christmas Bombings and Nixon Kissinger, Watergate Break-in, Carl Rove and Ken Starr. These people alienate. Abe Lincoln embraced a Union Of States, these people let the sick die on the streets. You think Orrin Hatch cares about NYC or Chicago?

[callouschristian]

How sad that the American People can expect nothing more from republicans than the status quo and roadblocks to progress. Republicans seem to be worse than a terrorist attack on democracy and our Constitution with their abuse of power. Where is it written in the Constitution or Bill of Rights that Americans' health should be in the hands of greedy profiteers??

[Doughnutchef]

Mitch keep up the good work!And by the way that idiotJohn Yarmouth the socialist ideolog received huge millions from the big 3 health insurance companies.Don't take my word for it,go see!

[jeangrey65]

I know more who died because their paid insurance refused them coverage! Have you even looked to see that Canada ranks higher then us in healthcare AND life expectancy? Look up facts don't just go by hearsay. We are 37th! This so called "man" voted against the Franken amendment which would allow a women who has been raped to take a tax endowed company to court, namely Halliburton/KBR AND it's been proven that the stimul"us" package is working AND the Cash for clunkers helped our economy as well

[jensen1901]

Mitch is full of shit. He doesn't care about the American people. He only cares about making sure insurance companies can continue to make billions. McConnell received more than 3 million from the Health Industry since 1989. He is now returning their favor. The GOP had 8 years to reform health care and they did nothing.

[1961arnie]

there is no free lunch  ladies and gentalmen weither we pay a littlle more in taxes or the business owners .but what we need is a program that makes health care assessable and affordable a single pay plan

[cgymno]

The sooner you come to grips with the lies your government has been feeding you, the sooner you will be able to move on with your life. The hardest thing as an American is understanding that your shit does in fact stink.

[cgymno]

Not only did they die, but there was two of them?? Who are you trying to fool. I guess it is very hard for Americans to believe that there is a system out there that is better than the one in the US. Your politicians have fooled you guys for so long. They are laughing all the way to the bank. I had two knee operations performed within 1 weeks of my injury. I paid NOTHING. My health care tax cost me about $8000 per year. The same surgery in the US would have run me $40000 per knee. $80000