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Why are we always ready, willing, and able to find money for wars and bombs but when it comes to providing health care it costs too much money.
What does that say about us as a country? We will always fund bombs and killing but when it comes to taking care of people's health well now, wait a minute that might cost too much!!! What a sad commentary on the priorities we have established, or maybe it is priorities that have been established for us.
Every american should sit down with themselves and think about the number or human beings that have been maimed or killed with money from this country. Then think about how many people have been provided basic health care with the money from this country.
Why aren't all of the right to life, pro life folks up in arms over the fact that we willingly fund the killing of more people than we are willing to assist with healthcare.

This bill needs to be killed now....I applaud the 18 representitives who stood up for freedom and liberty.

I don't know how much the RNC is paying these so-called Blue Dogs, but they may as well go ahead and switch parties now. At least the voters would get to see who the imposters really are.

The only person saying this will work is Obama and this is a man who has been wrong on everything he has ever done. If somebody can give me an example of any accomplishment this man has done, other than reading speaches written for him. Again could not get his foot in the door at my firm but we are suppose to listen to this clown!

Can someone tell the liberals in office that Robin Hood is not a documentary, I think they are confused.

The Democrats have wasted no time shoving through 1,000+ page megabills without giving anyone time enough to go over them. This bill will cost another trillion dollars! Obama has already quadrupled the deficit and he wants to add another trillion? This bill also would not allow private insurers to write new business after the bill goes into effect. People on plans currently can keep their coverage, but as time goes by and everyone covered by private plans get older, the rates will become unsustainable. This also goes for people covered through their employers, new employees won't be added to the group plan and it will become too expensive for your company to provide coverage. This is our miserable government's backhanded way to monopolize healthcare. There is no way this will result in better coverage for anyone! Count this as another Obama lie. No tax hikes, better care, transparency, etc. ALL LIES!

Good for those Democrats–they will be voted back in in their next election. It is great to see a few democrats with minds of their own–and not Pelosi puppets!

The idiots are pushing this fiasco on through, just saw one of obama's pathetic adds on tv, totally inept just like him,pelosi and reid.Americans can say goodbye to decent healthcare and hello to more taxes.Rapidly becoming a welfare society, eh comrades.

If anyone with at least 1/4 a brain (which unfortunately takes out 99.9% of you libs) would read this thing you'd be shocked, disgusted, and appalled by what Kommisar Pelosi is trying to sneak past us. Why do you think they want to rush the vote? Because if they don't vote on it before the break, Dems who actually care about this country will hear from the people they're supposed to represent and find out more about this bill, and then actually do their job (being a representative of the people) instead of stooges for Pelosi and Obama.

Hey, this farce of a bill passes and NOBODY is allowed to take private healthcare. THEY MUST TAKE THE GOVT. PLAN. This will force healthcare providers to go broke, which will eliminate more jobs (eliminating jobs, something this administration is good at – unless you are an Obama czar).

Anyone who votes for this should be voted out of office.

yeah, let's just totally forget what the NON-PARTISAN Congressional Budget Office said about this: it won't save any money over the long term. Let's just rush it through!

Get ready for some taxes Middle Class as your health insurance benefits will soon be taxed.

For the rest of you, get prepared to wait fo doctors; get ready to have to change priomary care physicians; get ready for some real paperwork nightmares as Obama's government goes into the health insurance business.

Oh, and get ready for a giant Depression - more job losses - more losses in your retirement accounts - cuts in social security and medicare – and an overall decline in your standard of living.

I just don't understand why the liberals are constantly praising the healthcare system of Canada and UK? Are they aware that the population in the U.S. is 4-5 times larger than Canada and UK?

I also think that the pundits at CNN are underestimating the American people and the Republican Party.

Way to go, Congressmen Kind, Pomeroy, and Tanner! Stand up!

I still can't fathom how this admistration feels it can put together a plan that will cover everyone efficiently and at a low cost. One only need look at ANY government legislation or program to see that government can't do ANYTHING cheaply or efficiently. To think otherwise is just a pipe dream, not to mention ludicrous. You'd have to be an idiot to believe that this would work.

We will take the dogs names and hand them woof tickets.They will be driven out of town, tar and feather style.No more Mr.Niceguy.

A Request To CNN......

Is it possible for you guys to elaborate what exactly the proposed bill contains?!? You know, "translate" it so that an average person can understand. It would be nice if you did a long detailed story about it like BBC would... I can't comment on it without the facts...

One small step for Congress, One huge step towards socialism.

Yes, you will have healthcare, but will you be able to see a doctor?

Here it comes Limbaugh . . .. Universal Health Care. We are gonna cram it down your big fat throat until you gag on it so we won't have to hear your poopy pants tiraids any longer. You're gonna need some health care when this gets passed in the Senate by the Dems super majority. You dimwitted clod. Oh, and Sarh, rumor has it that you're changing your political stripe to Independent. Good step – good start. Why don't you join the real thinking intelligencia and become a Democrat like Specter and others did? By doing that you will show the entire world that you aren't so dumb after all. I am not kidding. You should really consider this.

What we need to focus on in Insurance Reform and eliminating elmpoyer benefit care – forcing all policies on the open marketing making price points subject to supply and demand. Policy coverage and price point should be basedon supply and demand, not pre-set by insurance companies based on "group numbers" and "medical histories". Our current system does NOT offer choice or freedom and is not based on authentic free enterprisal capitalistic principals.

Let me quote a wise liberal "We have to spend money to keep from going bankrupt" WOW, what can you say to that, it scares me to death that clown is next in line to be president. I am very scared of BoBo the clown but this guy is just scary.

This administration makes Bush look like the smartest administration ever. Way to go lib's you may want to scrape those stickers off your car now

Watch out here comes the fear mongering from the right wing radicals – "health care for everyone will kill you".
It is so amazing how many fools there are in the right-wing bizarro world. Claims of Obama not being a citizen, the TARP is an Obama program, stimulus money is bad for your state, all this foolish chatter is believed by so many of the Fox viewers and Rush minions- it's very sad. And then people actually buy books written by "Cry-Baby" Beck and "Bill-O-the Clown" and their ilk, as if there is any reality to these bundles of poop? Sad little people who constantly look backward in fear.

Good job, Committee! Implement the necessary amendments, keep the public option, and let's get this much-needed healthcare reform passed for the American people.

These keeps up and pretty soon the liberal Democrats will have to learn how to work together and fashion compromises with the moderate and conservative Democrats. It's nice to see that some in the Congress and think independently and not just march in lock step with Nancy Pelosi. (I didn't reference the President because he has abdicated responsibility for the his legislative agenda by letting Pelosi and Reed call all the shots.)

Why not post who voted for the bill? Those are the ones we need to kick out of office next elections.

Onward march........The establishment is against anything new.....though these bills are not perfect, and the CBO claims that there will be no cost effective savings in this bill.......However the House versions of healthcare legislation, and the Senate version, will be combined in conference, and then further compromises will be made to get a cost effective bill.........Progress always comes w/ opposition. Let's do this for the generations to come.

Marathon session my ass. 24 hours to mark up a massive health care bill. Staffers pulling an all nighter while Congressmen sleep on their couch.

Marathon.....right

Goodness. I guess they should all get 2 or 3 days off for working a little extra.

The media and Congress insult our intelligence. Just like the leftist pork laden "Stimulus" bill, Pelosi would be happy if this bill is shoved through the House with as little debate and markup as possible. Don't forgetb to make sure the Public can't get to it too.

Goodness....

Legalize, regulate and tax herb and prostitution. Public option paid for. Next problem? Have a nice day!

We pay the highest health care costs in the world yet rank 30th in care and performance. Thousands upon thousands have to file bankruptcy due to medical costs and many, many die because they cannot afford medical attention.
The American people will no longer allow or tolerate big business, lobbyists, special interests and those who support them run our country and make crucial decisions for us. We will not accept politicians who put campaign funding, personal interests or gains over our welfare.
We desperately need true health care reform. A bill passed without public option will be a farce and, once again, the raping of the American people.
We must demand politicians do what they are elected to do and that is support us and our welfare.

All those so-called democrats in congress could really learn something from the crazed repubs single-mindedness. No matter what any one of the repubs says or does, they all fall in line in the end no matter whether it is right or wrong. They figured out along time ago that the party in charge makes all the rules. We, the majority, told the dems in the last election what we wanted done. The dems are wasting precious time, and if they don't get the President's agenda done, they will regret that with they come up for re-election . I betcha!

This new bill is the biggest tax hike on the working class in our lifetimes.

They're going to start taxing YOU for your employer provided health benefits. Just because the tax brackets aren't changing doesn't mean this isn't a HUGE tax increase for YOU.

You've been lied to - again.

This bill provides a proctology exam for every member of the working class!!!!

Where to start, 1st we do NOT have a Health Care problem in this country, we have a Health Insurance / Coverage problem & a Health Cost problem. Health Care costs fall into 3 buckets
1) Actual health care from doctors, hospitals and taking care of the elderly – hopefully we can all agree to not touch this bucket.
2) Health Insurance – the ONLY way to control costs here is to go to a single payer Government run system which would then eliminate this costs entirely. I would be for this if it wasn't our Government running the show as WAY too much politics involved on both sides. So ONLY other alternative is to treat ALL Health Care insurance the same – tax it, but NO the Unions will NEVER allow this
3) Heath related Lawsuits – cap ALL monetary damages at actual costs and if disabled as a result, then you get maybe $200K TOPS. This will NEVER pass as the lawyers will NOT allow Dem's to go down this path – we already saw President Obama fold like a lawn chair on this one.

So what does Congress do – PASS anything without even reading the bill. Way to go Dem's

Rep Mike Ross, D-Arkansas, said Thursday the group is drafting several amendments to make major changes to the bill. He also said right now leaders do not have enough votes to pass the bill on the House floor.

Sorry, but we don't need your major changes to the bill it to late in the game.

This is going to be a long and bloody fight. I don't think the bill here or in any of the other committees of the House or Senate will stay as they are.

Lets jam it through before anyone gets a chance to understand how well it redistributes wealth

If Government wants to provide health care, why don't they provide the same plan that members of Senate/Congress get? Seems to me that Government should not have two standards of health care: one for the people in power and another for the people who put them in power.

I am glad The House Ways and Means committee passed the House Democrats health care bill. This is just the first step but I am glad their trying to do something. There will be amendments to make changes to the bill. President Obama said " if you like what you got keep it.

The culmination of all of the class warfare stuff the libs have pulled since 1930. They will finally eliminate capitalism. All money will be the states, no retrirement, just welfare. The end of freedom, thank you dope smoking obamatrons, you are truly the stupidist people in the world.

It is great to see the Democrates with some real discussion going here. The expected "NO" with no alternatives is always expected from the Republicans. I am glad Democrates have some more centered members who will challenge the wing nuts fromboth parties.

The libs are going to say that "those 3 blue dogs are going to get voted out of office for voting against this".

In actuality, they just reassured their reelection.

Folks, remember when you're feeling that pain in your wallets from financing this boondoggle through more oppresive taxes, it's called the Democrat health care plan.

Leave it to Pelosi's lap dogs to pass a bill costing costing over $800 billion that does not do anything but increase the size of the govenrnment and promise even more spending.

The Congressional Budget Office released a report saying the Obamacare will INCREASE costs.

If you think the government is doing a great job with Medicare (current deficit expected to reach $20 Trillion by 2050), then turn over your health care to Nancy, Barney and Barack.

I can't wait for 2010 to restore order to the House and then 2012 to put Obama on unemployment.

I'm more concerned about what are in the three amendments. As long as the public option stays on the table, I'm all ears.

Why do you have to name the democrats that went against it? Are you trying to incite violence against them? Are they supposed to "tow the line" for you?

Why rush it? Take your time. The Obama admin tries to jam everything down our throats with no discussion or review. Calm, relax. It is NOT A CRISIS. The country will not blow up if we don't change in the next 3 months. Relax Barack, take a chil pill and lets make sure you and the Congress get it right. Because if not, and you screw everything up, bankrupt us, destroy the dollar and kill our economy (which all could happen if you mess this up). . . .THAT WILL BE YOUR LEGACY.

What with cap & trade, the political pay back to the unions, ACORN and George Soros they called the stimulus package and this monstrosity designed to ensure that all the dope smokin' non workers can continue to enjoy Oprah and Jerry Springer without having to actually worry about paying anything, the Obamatrons seem hell bent on destoying business in this country and making sure the 60%% of us who do pay taxes and work for a living, join the mindless supporter of these idiots.

Thanks for posting names. The voters are watching, and we need to know who to vote against next year and 2012.

Thanks.

way to go....passage of health care bill saves lot of lives, escapes from this unwanted greedy monsters....Fix health care first in the nation....CBO don't create hurdles....on its passage...ok...cut subsidies on companies...and others...not on poor....ok...pass health care first in the nation...

Funny to see Reid and Pelosi juimping all other the head of the CBO. They jointly appointed Elmendorf. Now that he's not their puppet, they've become better economists than he. Absolutely laughable except for the fact that these are the clowns that hold the key to rushing through St. Baracks latest initiative.

What's so magic about the first of August. Let's get something right for a change instead of just getting it done.

Praise to Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota, and John Tanner of Tennessee who have the strength and good sense to stand up against a terrible plan. all indications are obama's health care plan will fail even worse then his spending stimulus. Yet we keep going when all evidence says to stop and rethink what we are doing. It is a dangerous leader who urges people to go on when everything is saying to stop just because they want it their way.

Congratulations to Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota, and John Tanner of Tennessee. Thankfully I have many friends in those states whose vote you probably just earned because you put intelligence, the country and having a mind of your own ahead of what's currently popular but not well thought out.