“Doc Fix” Fails: 13 Dems Join Republicans In Shooting It Down
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A huge scam got squelched today; this year’s version of the Medicare “Doc Fix”. Democrats wanted to shift 10 years of Medicare payments to doctors– a whopping $250 BILLION DOLLARS. They wanted the payments to be taken out of the health care bill and shifted to our deficit. Just tack it on! This is crazy! Obama said he wouldn’t sign any health care bill that added to the deficit. Not that you should believe that.
13 Democrats boldly joined Republicans in shutting this attempt down. Doesn’t make Harry Reid look too good, as he’d said he wouldn’t bring any legislation to the floor if he didn’t have the votes.
The Democrats splitting with Harry on the vote included Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Bill Nelson of Florida, Jon Tester of Montana, Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia, and Ron Wyden of Oregon. Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut also voted against the bill.
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) called the plan a “budget gimmick”.
“It will be completely deficit financed,” stressed Hatch during a teleconference with conservative bloggers, adding “I think by the time you get through the full 10 years it’s going to be double that, or somewhere in that neighborhood.
President Obama promised deficit-neutral healthcare reform. And the ‘doc fix’ is part of healthcare reform — so why’s it being done separately?”
Sen. Hatch says that the plan is motivated in part by Democrats’ wish to cut down the price tag of the Finance Committee’s healthcare proposal, (estimated to cost more $800 billion over 10 years.) Hatch says that by passing more permanent payment reform before Congress tackles Obamacare, Dems can create the illusion that whatever health care idiocy they may pass… adds less to our deficit.
No wonder they don’t want us to see what they’re doing. Give those 13 Democrats your thanks.
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