Boehner: Congress Should Heed Employers’ Warnings Rather Than Interrogating Them About Effects of Job-Killing Health Care Law

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement on upcoming hearings called by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the Energy & Commerce Committee, to intimidate employers who are warning that the job-killing new health care law will increase their costs and hamper job creation:

“Throughout the past year, American employers have warned that the health care policies being promoted by President Obama and his Democratic allies in Washington will hurt our economy and make it more difficult to create jobs.  Yet now that those policies have become law over the objections of the American people, Congressional Democrats such as Chairman Waxman profess shock and surprise at hearing American employers announce that they will have no choice but to make painful changes to comply with it.  The new health care law is a job-killer, and we are already seeing the negative impact it is having on our economy.

“Just as important, the law’s new cost increases and mandates are forcing employers to consider dropping health coverage for their employees and retirees altogether, which would force even more Americans into the unsustainable Medicare and Medicaid systems.  Instead of interrogating America’s private sector job creators, Congress should be listening to them, heeding their warnings about the effects of this deeply flawed new law, and replacing it with reforms that will help them get back to creating jobs.”

In a memo sent to House Republicans last Thursday, Leader Boehner urged Republicans to focus on the economy as they discuss the new health care law with their constituents during the congressional district work period.  In the memo, entitled “Where are the Jobs?  Not in President Obama’s Health Care Law,” Boehner echoed more than 100 economists who have warned that President Obama’s massive new law will hurt the economy and make job creation more difficult at a time of nearly double-digit unemployment.

NOTE: In the days after President Obama signed the new health care law, America’s employers began warning shareholders and employees about higher health care costs that would result.  AT&T announced it would bear $1 billion in higher costs, Deere & Co., $150 million; Caterpillar, $100 million; AK Steel, $31 million; 3M, $90 million; and Valero Energy, up to $20 million. Similar announcements are expected in the coming days and weeks.

via Boehner: Congress Should Heed Employers’ Warnings Rather Than Interrogating Them About Effects of Job-Killing Health Care Law | Republican Leader John Boehner.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Playbook for the 2010 Elections

Someone on Twitter sent this to me last night shortly after the Healthcare vote.  I believe the caption read “Channel your inner Alinsky and fight back”

This is a memo stating the goals and strategy for the DSCC in the 2010 U.S. Senate.  Let’s use it against them and stop the “fundamental transformation” they have begun.

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Forty words to repeal 2,400 pages

Republican Rep. Steve King has filed a bill to repeal Obamacare. This is its entire text:

Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.

via Forty words to repeal 2,400 pages | Washington Examiner.

Paul Ryan at his best! Remarks on House Floor in opposition of Majority’s Health Care Bill

In case you missed Paul Ryan in all his awesomeness on the house floor yesterday, here it is…

YouTube – Paul Ryan: Remarks on House Floor in opposition of Majority’s Health Care Bill.

Breaking: “Fix” Bill May Not Advance In Senate

Breaking: “Fix” Bill May Not Advance In Senate

Senate Democrats Refuse Bi-partisan Meeting With Parliamentarian Until After House Votes

Senate Democrats have balked at a bi-partisan meeting with the Senate Parliamentarian to discuss a rule violation that could doom the entire House reconciliation proposal.

DON STEWART, McCONNELL SPOKESMAN: “Republicans have been trying to set up a meeting with Senate Democrats since yesterday to discuss this fatal point of order but have been met with nothing but silence. We suspect Democrats are slow walking us so as to have the House vote first. Since Senate Democrats refuse to meet with us and the Parliamentarian, we’ve informed our colleagues in the House that we believe the bill they’re now considering violates the clear language of Section 310g of the Congressional Budget Act, and the entire reconciliation bill is subject to a point of order and rejection in the Senate should it pass the House.”

BACKGROUND

DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP RELEASE: “The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the health care legislation shows an increase in Social Security revenues… CBO projects that the resulting increase in wages will generate $29 billion in additional FICA contributions to the Social Security Trust Fund.”(“Health Care Reform Update,” Office of Rep. Steny Hoyer, 3/21/10)

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT: “LIMITATION ON CHANGES TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any reconciliation bill or reconciliation resolution reported pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget agreed to under section 301 or 304, or a joint resolution pursuant to section 258C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that contains recommendations with respect to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act.”(Congressional Budget Act Of 1974, Sec. 310g, P. 31)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY!

“If you believe this isn’t going to cost the government anything, you are likely to see leprechauns riding on unicorns with pots of gold circling the capitol”

–Rep Devin Nunes (R-CA)

GOP Senators Pen Letter to Reid Vowing to Block Reconciliation

Senate Republicans on Wednesday were preparing to send a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) vowing to raise potentially crippling objections to any portion of a proposed health care reconciliation package that they believe violates the procedure’s narrow guidelines.

The letter, signed by all 41 Senate Republicans and spearheaded by Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.), is actually directed at House Democrats. To sow discord among House Democrats and derail passage of health care reform in that chamber, Senate Republicans are making it very clear that anything House Democrats agree to could die in the Senate.

“Forty-one of us have signed a letter. It’s in writing. None of us will vote to waive points of order,” Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.) said Wednesday afternoon during a joint news conference with Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Thune (S.D.) and GOP Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.).

Many House Democrats are wavering on whether to support the Senate’s underlying, $871 billion health care reform package — at least in part because they don’t trust the Senate to approve the sidecar, reconciliation legislation meant to fix the problems in the underlying bill.

The Democrats’ plans for passing health care reform call for the House to act first, passing both the Senate bill and the companion reconciliation package. That bill would then proceed to the Senate, where the GOP is promising to raise budget points of order against any portion of the legislation that it believes violates the strict rules governing reconciliation.

The reconciliation package is still being negotiated by Congressional Democratic leaders and the White House.

Although it only takes 51 votes to approve reconciliation bills, 60 votes are needed to overcome a point of order. If a point of order cannot be overcome and is not ruled improper by the Senate Parliamentarian, the measure objected to would be stripped from the bill and the reconciliation package would be sent back to the House.

via GOP Senators Pen Letter to Reid Vowing to Block Reconciliation – Roll Call.

Paul (TX14) – Press Releases – Congressman Paul Returns Over $100,000 to Treasury

For Immediate Release

March 1, 2010

Congressman Paul Returns Over $100,000 to Treasury

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Ron Paul has continued to run his Congressional office in a frugal manner, and was able to return more than $100,000 from his allotted office budget to the Treasury this year, an increase over the $90,000 returned last year.

“Since my first year in Congress representing the 14th district I have managed my office in a frugal manner, instructing staff to provide the greatest possible service to the people of the 14th district at the least possible cost to taxpayers,” said Paul.

via Paul (TX14) – Press Releases – Congressman Paul Returns Over $100,000 to Treasury.

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I SOOO LOVE THIS!  We need more elected officials to cut their spending! On a sad note,the 100k Returned by Congressman Paul will only cover 2/3 of the money Speaker Pelosi spent last year for BOOZE on the government jet she uses to shuttle herself and her family (sometimes just her family) to and fro from California.

My GOP deficit commission appointee wish list

Ever since hearing that Obama appointed SEIU THUG-IN CHIEF Andy Stern to his deficit commission, I started thinking about who the GOP should pick.  Since GOP leadership has had its hands full with the Healthcare Summit, and other Obama Drama, they have yet to throw any names of possible nominees out there.

1. Thomas Sowell Constitutional Values, Free Market Economics
2. Art Laffer Economist, Father of the Laffer Curve, Worked in Reagan administration
3. Harry Markopolos Bernie Madoff Whistleblower, money manager and investment investigator, mathematical genius (see Markopolos Madoff Complaint)
4. Walter E. Williams Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is an expert on discrimination, labor policy, regulation
5. Charles Krauthammer Brilliant, Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Political Philosophy/Common Sense, Psychiatrist (a definite plus when dealing with libs)
6. Alan Keyes ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council under Reagan Admin, All around awesome

These are people with stellar credentials and experience.  Obama’s 6 appointees and the Dems’ 6 appointees will not be able to discredit them, intimidate them, smear them, or shame them – which would TOTALLY tick them off!

Please comment or leave your own lists in the comments section!

Ann Coulter : What Part of “Party of No” Don’t You Understand? – Townhall.com

Inasmuch as Obamacare has a snowball’s chance in hell of passing (but did you see how much snow they got in hell last week?), everyone is wondering what President Obama is up to by calling Republicans to a televised Reykjavik summit this week to discuss socializing health care.

At least they served beer at the last White House summit this stupid and pointless.

If the president is serious about passing nationalized health care, he ought to be meeting with the Democrats, not the Republicans.

Republicans can’t stop the Democrats from socializing health care: They are a tiny minority party in both the House and the Senate. (Note to America: You might want to keep this in mind next time you go to the polls.)

As the Democratic base has been hysterically pointing out, both the House and the Senate have already passed national health care bills. Either body could vote for the other’s bill, and — presto! — Obama would have a national health care bill, replete with death panels, abortion coverage and lots and lots of new government commissions!

Sadly, as the president’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has noted, the Democratic base is “@#$%^ retarded.”

The reason massive Democratic majorities in Congress aren’t enough to pass socialist health care is AMERICANS DON’T WANT SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!

Read the rest here: Ann Coulter : What Part of “Party of No” Don’t You Understand? – Townhall.com.