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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sen. Brown, Rep. Boehner duel on health care breakthrough
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-West Chester, didn’t exactly agree on the big breakthrough in health care overhaul on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, became the critical 60th vote to support passage of health care overhaul and a Senate vote could come by Christmas Eve.
Brown praised the development while Boehner blasted the Democratic-backed health care plan, a key part of President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda.
“This bill is an important step toward strengthening Ohio’s middle class families. When it comes to health insurance, this bill would help those with insurance, those without, and those who fear they won’t have coverage tomorrow,” Brown said in a press release.
“It would immediately reduce insurance premiums for small businesses and over time would reduce the $1000 hidden tax that every family with insurance now pays to make up for uncompensated care provided to those without insurance.”
“This legislation cracks down on insurance practices worthy of Ebenezer Scrooge …..”
Boehner’s press release had a different tone:
“The American people have rejected the Democrats’; government-run approach to health care loudly and clearly, and it’s time to scrap Senator Reid’s bill and start over.
“The bill will fundamentally change something as personal and important as the relationship between a patient and a doctor, and yet Democrats are attempting to sneak the bill through before Christmas in the hopes the American people aren’t watching what they’re doing.
“…Now is the time to speak out, more loudly and clearly than ever, against this monstrosity.”
