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Rep. Doris Matsui on ObamaCare

Considering that Insurance Companies are jacking up rates in advance of Obama Care, and considering 250 companies have applied for and received waivers from ObamaCare, it is shaping up to be way more expensive and less beneficial than was originally promised.

The tidal wave of Republican and Tea Party members that were elected to the House of Representatives in the recent mid term elections ran on a promise to repeal ObamaCare. Their success indicated the pent up frustration with the prior Congress. They passed ObamaCare over vehement objections, and despite that the bill was thousands of pages, had not been read by most of those who voted for it, and was secreted through in the dark of night on a holiday eve.

One of them was Rep. Doris Matsui who recently sent out this press release:

Congresswoman Matsui Argues Against Health Care Repeal

 Highlights Benefits Health Care Law Provides to Sacramento Students, Families and Seniors

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to Republican efforts to repeal the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act.  The Republican plan would repeal the current law without replacing it with a single provision to address the health care of American families.  Moreover, the repeal effort would increase the deficit by $230 billion and put insurance companies back in control.  Rep. Matsui’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are as follows:

 “I rise in strong opposition to the rule and the bill before us.  This bill would increase the national deficit by $230 billion, increase costs to individuals, families, and small business owners, and deny the American public the consumer protections they have been seeking for years. 

 “Repeal of the health care law would also mean that young adults would not be able to stay on their parents’ plan.  This is something that would have devastating effects on constituents of mine such as Elizabeth, whom I have spoken to at length.  Shortly after graduating college, she was dropped from her parents’ plan and soon developed a severe thyroid condition.  As a result, she had to purchase her own individual insurance plan, which proved to be a severe financial hardship for her and her family.  Thankfully, she was able to re-enroll onto her parents’ plan as of January 1st, because of the Affordable Care Act.

 “Repeal would also mean that senior citizens in Sacramento would not see any relief from the Medicare Part D ‘donut hole.’  The health reform law will close the donut hole, which is critical to seniors in my district.  One such senior, Gary, regularly pays over $2000 a month for his prescription drugs.  Repeal would mean that Gary, and the thousands of other seniors in Sacramento, would see no relief from the Part D ‘donut hole.’  This is something that is unacceptable.”

One Party Rule = Bad Government

Many Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike know that health care reform is needed, but a wholesale takeover by the Federal Government is unsustainable financially, especially under the current economic circumstances.
They also know that a congress that passes unread legislation in the middle of the night (stimulus bill) without reading it, or passes a major landmark legislation like the health care bill without actually knowing what is in it (Pelosi said it will be good to pass it so we can find out what’s in it),  IS BAD GOVERNMENT.
Plus having it rife with earmarks and special deals for some states over others, and the big pharmaceuticals they rail against is BAD GOVERNMENT.
Plus, with a majority of Americans against it, Democrats used strong arm tactics and manipulation, not a clear constitutional vote to pass it, because they couldn’t pass it constitutionally. BAD GOVERNMENT.
BAD GOVERNMENT is a symptom of one party rule.
During the Bush years with a Republican Congress we went from a Surplus at the end of the Clinton era with a Republican congress, to a doubling of the deficit in 8 years. One party rule, the Republicans.
With Obama and a Democrat congress it has doubled from what the BUSHIES spent. But the BUSHIES took 8 years to do it, Obama and the current congress has doubled it again in just 20 months.
California is bankrupt, one party rule, the Democrats. Our nation will soon be bankrupt. The number of Americans receiving government benefits will soon exceed the number paying for them, we are not that far away. One party rule, the Democrats.
So celebrate new free health care, even though 500 billion comes out of the almost bankrupt medicare system, and celebrate the 30 million new beneficiaries joining the pool, without a corresponding number of new doctors and facilities to accommodate them, can you say rationing?
Congress stole and spent the Social Security “trust fund” using accounting gimmicks that make Bernie Madoff look like a girl scout. BAD GOVERNMENT. You want to trust them with your health care?
There were many ways to improve or reform healthcare without enlisting the IRS to be the enforcement mechanism of it. Your healthcare is now going to be managed and enforced by the IRS. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AROUND HERE?
I am going to need free government healthcare out of this and soon, because it makes me sick.

Congressional Democrats Violating Oaths Of Office?

Seems like the Democrats are trying to come up with all sorts of legislative devices to pass the health care bill without actually having to vote for it.

This sounds unconstitutional to me. If there was the political will to pass it, it would not have to be forced. There seems to be much more political will against it.

The American People spent the last year demonstrating in the streets against it and most tax paying Americans realize that this will be much more expensive and unwieldy than the proponents argue. It almost goes without saying that the non-taxpayers who will be getting the freebie support it.

It seems to me that violating the constitution for one’s ideology is outside the law.

If the Democrats pass this with artifice and deceit, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid should be handcuffed, locked up and prosecuted for violating their Oaths of Office.

At the very least we should, no we will vote these dead beat bums out at the next election.