11/21/09 Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) Delivers Weekly GOP Address on Health Care

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) delivers the weekly Republican address about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074 page health care bill.

Sen. Crapo says, "This 2000-page bill will drive up the cost of health care insurance and medical care, not down, increase taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars, cut Medicare for senior citizens by hundreds of billions of dollars, grow the federal government by over $2.4 trillion in new spending, push the needy uninsured into a failing Medicaid system, impose a damaging unfunded mandate on our struggling states, leave millions of Americans uninsured, and establish a massive governmental intrusion into management of our health care economy."

Sen. Crapo notes that Americans are looking for health reform that lowers costs and "ensures access to meaningful, quality health care." Sadly, Reid's bill is not the kind of health reform American families need.

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[Luka1410]

call the whambulance, the liberal crybabies are out in full force.

[Atze Akkerman]

Sen. Mike Crapo speaks eloquently about Americas need for reform. Some of his talking points against the proposed Senate Bill would be a concern for Americans if they were true. I just cant get myself to believe Crapo because his party has said so many outrages lies about what is in health care reform bills in the past.

[BrettDunbar]

LOL CRAPO

[TheTruthBeKnownNow]

OK I get it - you are a RINO and the folks in IDAHO need to vote you out. When are you going to learn socialists do not negotiate??? They lead you GOP progressives on until they can collapse our nation and then rebuild it in their own image. Two Classes - those that have and those who have little or nothing. THE STATE OWNS EVERYTHING. Make it simple cut everything by 20% this makes it fair for everyone.

[jbugko]

It's funny - the Republican senators who are talking about "fiscal prudence" have had staff salaries that run way above the average.

What is also funny is that he KNOWs once the public OPTION is done away with, the only thing left to keep the health care reform viable is mandatory insurance. And that money will go to the ins cos - and they pay him more than you do.

Here's his bottom line: the more from your pockets that goes to the health ins cos, the more he puts in his pockets.

[jbugko]

Suddenly Crappo's concerned about medicare for senior citizens. Funny, not too long ago, he was against medicare altogether.

And if he's so concerned about cutting costs, why doesn't he cut his staff salary costs or his own salary? In 2008, his staff salaries were $2,570,696 - and that doesn't even include his own salary, nor does it include relevant committees, leadership offices, campaign committees & PACs - NOR does it include all the money he received from the health care ins lobbyists.

[William Stapleton]

@supertodd206 ...couldn't be more true...

[William Stapleton]

,,,you got that one ...right on...!!

[William Stapleton]

...now that s intelligent...!!

[William Stapleton]

Why can't we just cut out the regulations...let the Insurance Companies compete against each other....Now...... that is real Heath Care reform we need.....The Government has no business running ...Health care ....ALL Dem's want ...is to grow goverment...We will all regret this if it this passes....Nothing is Free...we certainly do not need to pay for illegals...

[Jen Brango]

It amazes me to see that so many Senators do not understand that 68% of the country is in favor of a public option. It is time for the middle men who take 30% off the top to be held accountable. It is really a shame that the foundation of this country does not understand how to treat other human beings. How would you feel if you were one of the 40 million? It is time to start thinking with our hearts and not our wallets!

[jerry beeler]

Health care wont matter when everyone is in a van down by the river !