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An outline with no details is a health care plan? Maybe that hooey would fly when old gw loser was in office, but the american public has been fooled once. Shame on you.

Why does boehner still have a job? The republicans have been played – I guess they got a whiff of the latest polling showing them in the teens. Too bad they chose to take themselves out of the formulation of the bill from the start. Too little too late mr. boehner – you've been exposed as the do nothing party.

"A workable health-care plan" to a Republican is the "STATUS-QUO". The GOP ONLY CARE ABOUT BILLIONS IN PROFITS (which is shared by the upper class) and overcharged 95% of AVERAGE AMERICANS.

Give me a breaK.....anybody see there offering in June? I remember some 8 page thing that came out. Didn't say much of anything that I recall.

Isn't it interesting that this piece of dung has all the answers after 8 years of no action and no ideas. I give up. Vote out all incumbents and let's start over.

The Republicans had the floor for eight years and never touched the health care crisis. All they could do is wage war in the wrong country, and spend hundreds of billions doing it.

I think that the Democrats should raise the ante. Why only tax the rich (nearly all Republicans opposed to health care) $500 Billion dollars. That doesn't even roll back the taxes to the Clinton years. I say tax the rich for the ENTIRE amount of this bill.

Then we kill two birds with one stone. If the rich Republicans want to whine, give them something to really whine about!

Boehner is having another Republican wet dream.

Most of the posters here are so dead set against a Republican idea that if it is not a Democratic plan it must be awful. Only one post notes that both the Democrats and the Republicans be tossed out so an American plan be formed. This is a logical first step. Both 'sides' have their friends and that is how any plan is always devised, just follow the money. In reality since the President opened this debate he said he wanted to cut the cost of health care. How is that done by spending a trillion dollars? Shouldn't the costs be cut and the the waste and fraud be eliminated before more money is spent.

I didn't realize the GOP actually stopped "arranging the deck chairs" long enough to even think about having a plan!!!

Another Republican hoping we'll fall for his lies hook, line and sinker.

Wishful thinking big boy. idiot.

Republicans have committed themselves to healthcare lobbyists.....no wonder they've dug their heels in at every turn. ($$$$$)

How's that "Hope and Change" working for you? Time to send the democrats home.

I'm a moderate Democrat, and I've seen plenty of suggestions by the Republicans.......TORT reform, insurance across state lines. There are some items I like in the Democrat plan, everyone should have to buy health insurance (just like auto....too many people buy new cars, but can't afford health insurance....hello?) There are a lot of items I don't like in the Democrat plan.......why would anyone with common sense want to impact those of us happy with our health insurance?? I just read pages 91 and 92 of the Pelosi bill, if insurance plans are 'grandfathered in' , then I can't have any plan I choose! Bottom line for me, if theres a public option or my money is used for abortion or covering illegals........this moderate Democrat will work to get the Democrats out of the majority. We need 'COMMON SENSE' regardless of the party.

good ideas on healthcare......he and his incompetent Sec. of Health totally failed Americans by not delivering the H1N1 vaccine on time..
114 young American children have died with more to come. Is this the kind of government healthcare you want?????

Susie said:

"Democrats do not read bills that they pass. Amazing that they keep getting re-elected."

Sorry Susie, they read bills and create them too. They dont just say "NO" to reform. They dont offer weak plans that protect our corporate driven healthcare system either. Where was the Republicans plan during the Bush Administration? Thats right they didnt have one cause they dont really care. Go back to Faux News and deny yourself the reality the rest of us live in.

And Boehner spake. And I saw the clouds part, and lo the voice of God from heaven was heard, and his voice was like the voice of many waters, and he said, "Thou art a friggin' liar, and lo, thy lies chap my divine behind and therefore will I send upon thee pustulent boils for thy deceiteful derriere."

Susan Reyes! Please! I am sitting here red-faced for your stupid remark! What a foolish and, what's more, an ignorant thing to say.

The bills they offer are not reform. I do not want the Party of No creating anything except their own resignations. If they were so concerned with healthcare reform, then they would have done it 8, 6, or 4 years ago. But they werent concerned!! Its only because of the Dems that they are now offering their weak plans. Their a party strictly for and by the wealthy and corporate interests. I have no trust in their ability to reform anything unless it involves deregulating something. And we know where that got us too!

We need responsible health care options NOW!!! What we don't need is a cigarette smoking, tanning booth Republican telling us what he thinks our health care should look like. For one, he's got the best care his 518.00 a year can buy, but try to find a policy like his and it will cost you at least 800.00 a month!! So he's definately not the one I listen to for sound advice...he may need to worry about his job. If he doesn't get real with the people he supposedly represents, he may be in the unemployment line!!! HINT>>>HINT!!!!!

he's a liar

Ah yes ... the Repubs are now offering a health plan. Has anyone seen the details? Did I hear you say NO but you trust the Repubs to offer the details soon? How soon? In a decade or three?

The Repub lies continue. The protection for the Insurance Companies continue. The majority of Doctors favor the Dem reforms. The majority of the voting public favor the Dem reforms. What now Sen. Boehner? More smoke and mirrors?

Another non-existent plan from Boner. We keep asking when Boner will stop with his lies, but they just keep coming. He tort reform will solve the health care problem and tax cuts will solve every other problem. Rep. Boner (or Bonehead) can't even pronounce his own correctly. Boehner (no matter what language) is pronounced Boner, not Bayner. But getting to health care, the GOP has no health care plan because they are bought and paid for by the insurance companies. They will protect the insurance companies at all cost. That means any cost to us. They don't care about the American people, they want to let the insurance companies to continue to rape us so that they can continue to get truck loads of money from the insurance companies. I'm sure that the fine people of Ohio are ashamed to have Mr. Boner as their representative in Congress.

The only plan the GOP has is to make sure anything the democrats try to do fails. The "party of NO" was not tacked on them for nothing; and they wear it well! After 8 years of Bush-o-nomics, they should be trying to hide somewhere, rather than continuing to propogate misleading facts, falsehoods, and even lies as part of their plan to disrupt anything of value from happening. I have never voted GOP and never will!

John Boehner is delusional. The GOP serves only the Great NOTHING and the NOTHING is the devourer of everything! Instead of planning for the future the GOP like to make political points at the country expense, only to act shocked that 5-10 years down the road their failure to fund social programs leads to catastrophe later.

Good grief. The republican ideas have been incorporated into the bills already. What he means is to throw out any compromise at all. Boehner is find with the democrats incorporating the minority ideas, but hell no to any ideas of the majority being in the bills. Republicans are whiny little girls. You are the MINORITY Boehner, you are lucky the democrats listened at all. Most of your ideas are in the bill. Stop whining.

Did Boehner say Republicans would make health care accessible to American families...or make health care a cesspool for American families?!?

I repeat he has along with his party done nothing in many years for the American people for health care. CNN my comments are no more inappropriate than many why do you keep erasing them.

THIS is the Republican "plan" for healthcare reform:

Do away with ALL government involvement in healthcare, do away with ALL regulations on the private insurance companies, and allow the private insurance companies absolute free reign to rape, plunder, and pillage the American people for EVERY last penny we have.

BTW-How many millions of dollars does a healthcare insurace executive need to be paid in executive compensation to be able to live comfortably?

Yeah!!..........Now suddenly they've had a "workable plan" all along!.........RIIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTTTT! GET REAL "BONER"! Just more proof that the "out of touch with reality" GOP views all of us as mindless, sheep wandering about the countryside bumping into things!..........Then again........Seeing as most, if not all people just want to sit there and run their collective, yappers instead of actually doing anything about it......Maybe their not that far off the mark!!!

Please STOP TALKING and produce the plan. When will the GOP learn that talk is cheap and easy but action requires some brain power – which they appear to have none.

What plan is that? Don't make a change until 300,000,000 Americans can't affort health insurance? The last time that I checked, the US life expectancy was 50th, just ahead of Albania. Give us five more years and we'll be trailing Somalia.

Yeah we know their plan : DIE QUICKLY

Really, what might that be? They have produced nothing but confrontation and negative input to put a stop to ANY healthcare proposals put forth. They have no intention of supporting any healthcare legislation period!

Yeah, the GOP's workable health care plan goes like this.

1. DON'T GET SICK

and if you do

2. DIE QUICKLY

What has John Boehner been smoking? Anyone who thinks that the complete "free-market" privatization of heathcare is the only "workable" solution is NUTS.

The complete "free-market" privatization of healthcare will only insure that the number of people without healthcare insurance will skyrocket.

There's a reason I call this guy Boner.

The GOP offers a health care refrom plan and critics scoff at the GOP for not offering a health care reform plan.

Only in America.

Just making stuff up.

A-Men brother. Right on. The OBAMA health plan is generated toward one class of people and your better be marked that way to gain any benefits.

Yes, the Republicans really have a plan. Our wonderful senator from Nevada..you know, the really great Christian Man with all the High Morals...John Ensign...says... "Exercise and Eat Healthy." I guess that means that if you get sick, you better die quickly.

I agree. What healthcare plan? What's he talking about? The last time I heard them say anything it was the "gang of nine" from the Finance committee literally quoting chapter and verse from the now withdrawn Price Waterhouse analysis done for the health insurance industry. The GOP must think the American public is stupid.

It's Ok to implement the Democratic Plan. Just start taxing the 43% of the deadbeat American population that currently pays no tax to pay for it. Maybe if they didn't get a free ride, they would decide that $900 billion is too much. This country is turning into a welfare state, and I refuse to pay any more for illegals, and people too lazy to work.

There IS NO REPUBLICAN PLAN! The plan pursued by the Republicans is, in fact, to stall, delay, denute, and lie about the Democratic plan. With the exception of Olympia Snowe, the Republicans have jack-boot, lock-stepped together and refused to consider even one significant component of healthcare reform.

Republicans only want to defeat Obama no matter the consequences.

The only plan the GOP will ever offer is one that will screw over hardworking Americans for the benefit of big corporations, insurance copanies and rich people. The GOP always talk about how they care but then why are they the first to either defend the broken system we currently have or offer no real solutions. Die quickly will be the best solution for any plan offered by the GOP..

The party of NO suddenly comes up with a health care plan you can trust, mm mm. They had eight years to cut costs in health care, all we seen was out of control costs. Then along comes (suntan Boehner), we have a plan, we just need to come together. How in the world can any reasonable citizen trust the right wing party.

The end of every society comes when the elected populous votes themselves the keys to the coffers. The Democrat health care plan is nothing about reforming the health care insurance industry, it is about taxing the populous to make the other failed Big Government plans solvent for a little longer. It is about POWER and CONTROL, it isn't about us, the Dems are in the pocket of every lobbyist group out there just as the Republicans are. Reading the posts on here just makes me realize how doomed we are, baaaa, baaaa, baaaaarrrrrrraccccck!

ok boener where is your plan.LAST TIME IT WAS EMPTY BLUE FOLDER.just like your head fill of hot air.by the way cnn first seven articles are about republicans.HUM WHATS UP WITH THAT

The repugs have offered reform in the form of "more of the same". This will not do. The fact the repugs LOVE the way this broken system currently works is apalling. They are making too much money off of this. The insurance industry has doubled down on the fact that republicans are greedy corporatists and will support any form of Big Business. They have lined the pockets of these greedy republicans with donations. It's absolutely SICK that people's own money (one's premium) is being used AGAINST them so they are denied affordable health care. And these psychotic republicans call themselves the "party of morality"?!? More like the "party of IMMORALITY". You can add to that Larry "Tap Tap" Craig and certain S.C. governors.

The party of NO offering a health care plan, mm mm
They had their chance for eight years but done nothing, now they have a solution. Regardless of what party you belong to, how can you trust any comment that comes out of their mouths.

For almost 100 years, maybe more, whenever the GOPs are running things, NOTHING gets done unless one or more GOPers and their rich friends make a lot of money from it.

Rep Bonehead is for the people? Sure, where "people" includes "my wealthy friends and contributors" but not the 95% who do the work to produce income for Bonehead and his buddies.

Isn't it a bit late to come up with an alternative plan. The GOP has spent so much time attacking the Dem's plan that they have not had time to develop their own. In reality they want no change so why the need to developed an alternative beyong tort reform and insurance portability? Losers.

I'm laughing so hard I can't finish typing....LOL!!!

Easy for him to say. He has great healthcare. Wonder if his hair might budge if he or anyone in his family were denied healthcare? Wonder if his hair would stand on edge if he had to sit in an ER and wait and wait-and wait. You live in a glass bubble Mr. Perfect hair!

It seems like Bush era snow is again in season. When will they ever learn.

Some of you people have no clue. You can go to the House web site and look at the DEM plan HR 3400 and compare it with the REP plan HR 3200 and the new plan is HR 3962, 1990 pages long. I did read HR 3400 and most of it was about how to make money and penelize people and doctors. I read part of HR 3200 and it was readable. I am afraid to look at the new one.

As I read comments left I see that most of the people reading know nothing of how this country was made. By hard work, not by waiting for hand outs. Healthcare was affordable before the government got there hand in it but most people don't remember this. Because of our government companys have to pay for the majer part of your Ins this cuts down on what a company makes in turn puts the cost of everything up and what we could be paid down.
Our government can't run the health care programs we have already, that uses our tax money and now people want to give them more money to try and run a program that the know nothing about. The cost for the program they have put out does not have the cost for the people that it will take to run this program. Why is it you can not buy health Ins across state lines like you can car ins? Our government is why.

As I read comments left I see that most of the people reading know nothing of how this country was made. By hard work, not by waiting for hand outs. Healthcare was affordable before the government got there hand in it. Our government can't run the health care programs we not have that uses our tax money and now people want to give them more money to try and run a program that the know nothing about. The cost for the program they have put out does not have the cost for the people that it will take to run this program. Why is it you can not buy health Ins across state lines like you can car ins? Our government is why.

Where's the story? October 31st, 2009 11:44 am ET

Would you say that it's alright to go buy that house you can't afford because you bought that sports care last week that you couldn't afford?

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if it meant that the only way to save lives is to buy the house, then i personally have no other option but to buy the house.. i guess that makes me different than you, i value life over money.. ........(i didnt buy that sports car, someone else spent my money without my personal consent. so its not a comparison, i want to buy the house)

and besides, a majority of the country want a public option, and we pay taxes too! .....

Yes, Mr. Boehner – we know.

Your plans work perfectly well for the Insurance industry and its executives who receive ungodly cEO compensation that they get from increasing rates and providing inferior services.

We know.

First of all this is NOT obama's health care plan – he has not written one word of it – too busy jet-setting. This government rationed no-health care bill comes from the bowels of hades straight thru pukelos, reid, stinkies mouths.

Where is your plan Mr. Boehner? We the Americans are tired of waiting. What is your plan file bankruptcy or Die Quickly? Is that your plan now Mr. Boehner and GOP.

WV Gal said:

You would think Republicans would like a robust public option as the financial expenses having to pay for health insurance/medical care to their employees would be lifted off the back of business.
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You are one of many who don't understand that we ALL pay for a Public Option...people, businesses, everyone. It raises our taxes and raises the cost we will pay for the insurance. That doesn't solve any problems, it just creates more problems that we don't need. As explained above, it doesn't have to be more expensive. There are other ways to get full access without just throwing America's money at it. The only ones who make out on this are the inefficient hospital companies and all the fraudsters waiting to attack this new government program. Fraud will be rampant like it is in Medicare.

Well it seems that 300 million Americans are not worth 1 trillion paper dollars over ten years. Is that what the Republican message is all about? We're not worth it. Their message is plain and simple. Wake up the tea party goers, you're not worth it.

This man is insane and getting paid off by the medical industry. We have the worst health care systme in the industrial world!

Again, House Minority Leader John Boehner shows that he has no idea as to the real Health Care issue in this country. We need Health Care for every American, just like the majority of other industrialized countries have successfully done! As always, the republicans try to make everything about money (not people), and hopefully the Democrats will continue the mission to make things better for people of this country.

mrs. whatever I dont care what you say , I like better mrs Obama idea, and after I watch that video, my vote always will be dem. Stop lying to the little group of people that still believe in your lies.

If they have this great plan, how come No One knows what it is, it is always going to be coming later, it has been coming later for 60 years.

He is so disengenuous, that it is almost laughable.

At least the Repub plan is simple, instead of 1,990 pages of something that I'm fairly certain most dem legislators won't even read (probably because they can't read).

On a side note, even if the repub plan accomplishes nothing, at the very least it will NOT cost the nation another trillion to the deficit for worse service. Dems probably actually believe their plan is good....and that is sad.

The Republicans' idea of health insurance reform does very little for a relative paying $28,000 a year premium for health insurance because of a precondition (breast cancer survivor). The Republican version of health insurance reform does not help friends of mine who pay huge health insurance premiums for adult children with preconditions, nor help another relative who lost her job and can't afford health insurance to pay for a brain tumor operation. It is time that the Republican leadership in Congress drops their extreme partisanship and has the courage to work for a bipartisan reform that provides affordable health insurance for all Americans, not just protecting the private insurance groups.

What they don't say about state lines: Ins. companies will gravitate toward the state with the lowest regulation and rip people off even more. Just look at credit cards – they all come from South Dakota where the rules are minimal.

This is what will happen to health insurance.

While I think that the Republicans are in no position to criticize those who are trying to reform health care (like they ever tried during their eight years of power), it's important to remember that this is more than a Republican versus Democratic issue. The problem rests in the power that special interests have on the Hill. Congress no longer represents the best interest of the people; rather, it represents the best interests of lobbyists and industry. It's as if corporations have more Constitutional rights than the average American, Until we hold our legislators responsible for accepting what is tantamount to bribes from lobbyists, we'll merely be spinning our wheels.

Where is the written health care reform plan with budget numbers by the Republicans?

This debate has been going on for at least one whole year

Why haven't the Republicans introduced a set plan for health reform instead of a few ideas and outlines?

WHERE IS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN/BILL?

This man, Boehner, is just too, too, funny for the words that come out of his mouth. He is no of the most anti-American congressman, I have have ever seen in the House of Representatives. He would rather seen this country go to hell, then to help the American people. Everything he does and says is about hurting Americans.

The GOP plan is to do nothing except to continue to let the Insurance Companies screw us.

By this time we know what GOP tax cuts mean: 5-cents a month for 80% of the American people and $1,000,000. a week for the next 10% then $5,000,000. a day for thwe richest 10%. AND, last but far from least, staggering deficits for the 80% to pay back to finance the millions doled out to the richest for the rich.

3 more years until "Hope and Change"

This man Boehner is an idiot, funny he does not even realise it. What a joke!

Doesn't anyone else think it's a little fishy that our economy dumped right at the end of the Bush administration? As far as health care goes, we need something done. I offered a very simple plan – Anyone who needs to go to a doctor, goes. The doctor sends the bill to a local social security office and is payed the standard government rate. That's it, No Czars, No huge governmental body to create, No Illegals participating, No Illegals getting free educations. The only way to bring down health care costs is to force doctors to take less then their asking.

I am so tired of this daily lie fest by the GOP! They need to take their Plant, Lieberman and go away. The Repudicans idea of reform is let all people of color and low income perish and save the good stuff for the crooks, them.

Tort Reform in plain english is let the Doctors butcher you up and you do not have the right to sue for malpractice you should have been born the right color or in the right tax bracket. These doctors are cutting off the wrong limbs, taking the wrong organs and botching up people and the Repuds says so what no one lives forever!

It is painfully obvious where all the "coolaid drinkers" reside. What amaizes me is that it take 2000 pages to say that 50% of the citizens get to pay for the other 50%. Whatever became of individual responsibility and initiative? A real solution that addresses all of the issues
1. Compulsory and individually owned lifetime Health Savings accounts
2. Very high deductible insurance to address the more infrequent major crisis.
Both could be subsidized for the needy.

Liberals follow their leaders like lambs to the slaughter, focusing only on the coat tails of the one in front of them. They know not what is in their path, nor the history from which they've come. They disregard any and all opposing views, and can only bow down and chant the praises, talking ponts, and drink the kool-aid that spews from the mouths of those who claim to represent them. It's funny how everywhere liberals have been in charge, there is nothing but a trail of failure, slum, and hopelessness. That's the "progressive" way.

If that man don't stop lieing like he do he's going to get a ticket on a train to HELL, the REPUBLICAN'S have not even thought of a HEALTH CARE BILL let's known written one. Unless he's talking about that pamplet he showed one time with them blank papers in it. LIAR, LIAR, PANT'S ONFIRE. LOL,LOL,LOL,

to Four and The Door,

so, you are ok spending more than a trillion dollar trying to re-build Iraq (which we destroyed it), but investing in the health care is a bad thing? You and your Republican friends better get the priorities right, or 2010 will be a slaughter to the party of NO. Our president said the "sky is blue". l am sure you are going to repute this. Also, l am just curious if you are going or taking social security check. Heck no.. It is a government hand out. YOU are just a hypocrite...And CNN what the hell are you moderating????

Whenever someone mentions Tort Reform as a solution I know they are either uninformed or in somebodies pocket. I know Boehner is not that uninformed. Latest studies show that Tort Reform limitting medical malpractise suits to $750,000 total for both pain and suffering and punitive damages will save .5% (that's a half of a percent) in Healthcare costs over 10 years. Even when Bush has it studied they showed less than a 1% savings. And at what cost?
"Sorry Mr. Johnson we cut off the wrong leg, here is you $750,000. We have scheduled you to come back next month so we can remove the right one." Or "Sorry we screwed up and killed your daughter. We can go through a long, messy trial where you might get $750,000 with 30% going to your lawyer or we can just give you $400,000 right now. You can have a nice funeral with $400,000"

stop crying and your plan will not work. i dont know why GOP has to work on health care now and they didnt do it when they had control past eight years

yeah, right! what a bone head!

As usual, the republicans think that the American people are stupid. Republican Roy Blunt boasted, "I guarantee you we will provide you with a [health care] bill." That was 136 days ago. Now Boehner is saying that they have a plan.......... where the heck is it? I can tell you what their plan is. Whine about the 1990 page plan the democrats put forward. After all, it is 1993 more pages than their plan. Part two of their plan, continue to lie to the public that they are for health reform, but then do everything to stop reform. Thanks to Frank Luntz for that idea.

Reginald asks, "why does the media let the GOP get away with these lies." There you have; it: the mindset of liberals. If you don't agree with them they want to silence you. Just one problem, Reginald is not telling the truth.

Everyone wants health care reform. The name calling on these message boards is not helpful to achieving something that everyone is happy with. The majority of Americans would not be happy with the plan the Democrats have offered. So why are they still pushing it so hard? Let's make our politicians work together to find some middle ground and put forth some legislation that both sides can live with.

Of course, judging by these message boards that is asking too much as it appears they are simply reflecting the childish and ignorant views of their constituants, on both sides of the aisle.

Several phrases come to mind when I see Boehner's statement:
Fish or cut bait;
Hold 'em or Fold 'em;
Put up or shut up; etc., etc.
We keep hearing about all your "plans" and haven't seen ONE yet.

To "Amazed Dem" who hasn't seen the Democratic plan yet, the Democratic bills in all their forms are on-line. Also , how can something that has never been published (like the Republican plan), "make more sense"? Do your research before posting.

(A real Democrat usually knows that.)

One that won't bankrupt the country!!

More of the same flack and NO NO NO from the Republicans.........thinking they are the only ones with a plan........tax cuts ain't going to get it..........more tax cuts and less money coming in to pay off the debt it not the answer........come on GOP can't you come up with anything better than is........you are still putting up road blocks for this President and it is eveident that you don't want him to get this country back on its feet and you will do anything at all cost to stop it.......

This guy looks like a fox who works for foxnews. you can tell when he's lying.

GOP, y'all had eight years in power and could have come up with something then. Not impressed by anything you do now.

What a sickening bunch of lies from Boehner. The republicans have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING positive or helpful to try and get healthcare.

This idiot should be working for the National Enquirer. He can tell stories and lies with such a straight face and he probably thinks people believe his crap.

Boehner is right, which is kind of sad because the Republicans haven't offered much. But so far what the Democrats have put forward is about as worthless as their cooked job creation numbers.

Fact: Republicans have submitted no plan to the CBO and have offered nothing to provide healthcare coverage to Americans that do not have it.

It's extra sad how some retarded wannabe dem like "amazed dem" and other republicans still insist how they don't know what's included in the dem healtcare plan. The rest of them only complain and criticize with no solutions of their own. I had healtcare coverage and i am in debt. The plan that the republican offers is crap and would not even make a dent in the current healthcare dilemma we are in. those republicans are selfish and vendictive. They all want to get back at Obama for their losses when it wasn't Obama that caused it but the people for whom they serve. WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE REPUBLICANS!!!

Why do Dumbacrats and Libs complain all the time?

Boehner's making excuses for being too lazy to read the drafted bill. Whatever the GOP does is probably already in the bill and they want to take credit because the bill will pass. Furthermore, he's lying, because we haven't heard of anything the GOP has offered other than NO. They have no plan, no solutions and now they recognize the public knows this.

The US Government has failed at every business they have ever attempted to run.
Social Security FAILURE
Medicaire FAILURE
Medicaid FAILURE
Fanny Mae FAILURE
Freddy Mac FAILURE

at least they are consistent. The national Debt is only 12 Trillion and rising fast. Rep & Dems equally to blame. Fix the system but don't try to be the system or it will be like all the others FAILED!!!!

Being an Independent, I am independent. But on the health care issue, I must say that I am a fiscal conservative for the Public Option and a strong one. GOP has provided nothing but lies for our national health care issue. They lie about health care has been treated as a commodity in a free market, when they knew all along that the health insurance industry is exempted from the anti-trust law. What kind of free market is it to prohibit people from buying insurance across state lines, allow pre-existing conditions and treat people like cars for insurance purpose? The more I found, the more disgusted I am by GOP. They may be good at something, but I haven't found any these days. To correct themselves for supporting private health insurers, GOP now says they don't want government controlled health insurance. They should get all their Medicare taxes back now and never use Medicare after they reach 65, because they trust private insurers better and they should fulfill their dream to get in bed with them.

And yet again, no one is listening, or using common sense! The Republicans have indeed been pushing for their health plan since the beginning. But all anyone wants to hear is the government providing health insurance and tax the "rich". Well guess what, there aren't enough "rich" people to tax to pay for government health insurance. We will all pay, but not get the benefit of it. Why do need a public option? We're told it's because it will force competition and lower premiums. Well dropping restrictions against private insurers selling across state lines will do the same thing, and not cost a trillion dollars! But even more importantly, if nothing is done to address the true problem of health care, which is the high costs of actual health care, nothing will stop the rising costs of health care which will bankrupt this country, public option or not!

too little, too late!
Why didn't George Bush come up with something 10 years ago when it was quite apparent we had a crisis?

It seems to me that if the Republican health plan was so great Glen Beck, Sean Hannity, Limabaugh and the rest of the right wing blowhards would have been screaming about it every chance they got. I find it interesting that those people can do a whole lot of criticising but can never tell the American people what the Republican alternative is. They can certainly tell us how the Democrats are trying their best to ruin our country but they never tell us how Republicans or Conservatives will help the country. I wonder why that is?

Hey, slick where is your plan? Put it on the web so we all can read it. YOu said the same thing about your "budget" too, 15 pages with no numbers, is this your health care plan also,16 pages of give aways to the insurance companies!

The only job sector that is growing is GOVERNMENT. I know I am not giving my money to these crooks for all the liberal garbage. They had better start adding IRS agents too, creative tax returns are sure to skyrocket!!!! If they catch me, I'll just use the Geitner, Rangel, all the other tax cheats OB hired. "Oops, sorry. I didn't know I was worth more and its probably TurboTax' fault. If you want healthcare, do it the old fashion way, get a job!! When this administration actually starts creating jobs and stops killing jobs, more will have health care. And instead of giving health care away, how about trading it for community service if these people are unwilling to work.

More empty promises and lies from the GOP. Gee, what a surprise! What's that? Only 20% of Americans consider themselves Republicans? I wonder why that is?!? They should realize they've lost this battle and just step aside. The time for real health care reform has come. And the country is finally going to win this battle.

I quote Representative Allan Grayson-The Republican health plan is "don't get sick" and if you get sick "die quickly."

This guy is on heavy drugs. What a loser...

To address Boehner's four elements of the GOP plan:
1. Insurance companies will go where the state regulation is least restrictive; consumers will lose in that market. There must be uniform regulation nationwide in order for interstate competition to work FOR the consumers. And it is the consumer interest which is at the core of this debate.
2. Pooling is also called "Health Care Exchange." This has been one option in the Dem's proposals, and how much support has this received from the Republicans?
3. "To create an environment that gives states greater range to experiment..." Deregulation, in other words.
4. To institute tort reform. Okay, let's hear more about that and incorporate that in a way to protect consumers and providers without putting either group at a disadvantage.

The bottom line is health care and insurance is one-sixth of our economy and a growing percentage of consumer budgets, including driving some into bankruptcy. When the community has to hold spaghetti dinners to raise money to help their neighbor with medical expenses, something is wrong with the way our health care system is run.

Let's quit the political posturing and work towards a solution that works, which includes consumers taking better care of themselves – you know, eating right and exercising. God, I wish the politicians cared more about their duty to their country that their political ambitions. Senators and Congressman, how about being willing to sacrifice your chances at winning your next election in order to give your constituents (and future Americans) good health care reform?

(Oh, I can dream, can't I?)

@reginald....why do you believe the lies of the drmocrats so intent on destroying this country? do you have any idea how we can pay for Pelosi's plan when only 40% at most will be paying the taxes? What do you think of the medicare cuts? Great for the seniors who need the most health care. And, yes, the advisors are back in the bill for the "death panels". This is not reform, this is a take over of our economy. If Obama gets the health care, the government controls 48% of our economy. Yes, that is "socailism" acoording to the economist definition. I suggest dems wake up and become educated!

The far left looney Dems, have no interest in fixing healthcare, they only want to pave the way to single payer, government control everything. The ONLY thing that will save this country, is that in the next two elections, these out of step losers that are pushing taxes and cuts in service, for CONTROL, will be voted out and this whole P.O.S. will be repealed anyway. Its no wonder the Dems only get control of the government 2 years out of every 2 decades. PelosiCare? Still laughing at her and that one, a 2000 page bill that everyone gets 72 hours to read and digest. then that b%tch will have everyone vote on something no one knows and then do one of those embarrassingly fake news conferences. She and this entire congress is a joke. They only have 12 months left, bloodbath 2010 is coming and it can't get here soon enough.

What plan????

Republican's = Incompetence!

Boehner really can say ANYTHING with a straight face. Any normal person would be embarrassed by the BS he sells, but he isn't.

Wow, OK you dont trust republicans, so is the answer to let the Democrats take over Health Care instead of fixing what we have. If its yes, you will live with it and force your children and their children to live with it. This is your decison I hope you dont regret the Government takeover. For me my answer is fix what we have..Tort reform, competition over state lines.

Here it is! The Republicans healthcare plan-–

Pg. 1

Any questions?

WHAT!!!!!!!
I get it, workable for the Insurance Companies.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Watch Boehner's nose grow, and grow, and grow.

Why do Republicans lie you ask; because that's all they know. Were it not for lies, they'd stand mute.

After all this time the GOP now has a "fantastic" health care plan??
They talk about tax cuts. Tax cuts do not mean a thing to those who have nothing, who have been laid out or cannot afford the outrageous premiums.
A few big corporations own health care insurance. And, they want us to believe going across state lines is going to resolve health care costs? Give me a break. The insurance companies will continue to rape the American people.
Any plan the party of NOthing comes up with will benefit big business, sacrifice the American people. We all realize that and the popularity of the republican party will continue to diminish.
Maybe someday they will get back to what they were elected to do and that is represent the American people and the survival of our country.

This is a joke. Tort reform? How well has that worked in the states that have instituted it? Most lawsuits are for auto accidents and property liability, not med mal. I know, I work for a health insurance company and I see the types of lawsuits for which we have to provide copies of paid claims. Med mal is rare. Buying insurance across state lines? How many people have individual policies rather than obtaining insurance through their employers? I think Rep. Grayson had the GOP's plan down pat - don't get sick and if you do, die quickly. Where is your moral responsibilty, GOP? How can you deny coverage to your fellow man? You all claim to be Christian but your actions speak otherwise.

I can't stand Republicans but Boehner is right here. The Dem plan is guaranteed to fail. The gov't needs to stay in the business of making rules for companies to follow not replacing them.

2 things must happen for any plan to succeed:
Allow competition across state lines and international lines for even more competition.
Fix the Tort system that pushed insurance companies to increase rates.

After that if you want to hand out coverage give them vouchers to buy it. Reward companies that provide insurance not punish them for being good.

What is your plan? I only recall your earlier budget complete with NO numbers.

Past 100years they can’t offer anything now they offering

What a joke

Oh for heavens sake Boehner, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.....you and your NO party don't have a clue or a plan...you are just trying to make yourself look good and it sure isn't working with me....

Here we go again, the Democrats, the New and Improved PARTY OF NO... The Republicans have been offering their plan for months, and have posted it online, yet the Democrats can't acknowledge anything. They are only interested is spending our taxpayer dollars to line their own pockets.

Clearly since the GOP had "my way or the highway" the past 8 years, any idea that they personally didn't come up with is bad. You guys had your chance, and everything went to hell. I for one am okay with letting someone else have a try.

After reading more of the comments, it need to add something. Didn't the Clinton's try to remake healthcare and failed miserably. It's not a REPUBLICAN v. DEMOCRAT problem. IT'S AN AMERICAN PROBLEM. Please stop all the partisan bickering and start doing something positive. Obviously neither party has the complete answer and maybe the White House and Congress are too set in their ways. What about an American solution – let's get some regular people (professionals of course) to try to find a workable plan! I say to heck with the politicians let's take care of ourselves.

Obama and his gang could care less about health care for us, this is just another democratic ploy to raid our wallets again through higher taxes and fees. Again, if this plan is so great than why are they exempting themselves from having to enroll under this plan?

This guy is a prime reason we need term limits of all our elected officials. where was he and the Republicans on this issue when they had control; in a tanning bed somewhere.

This guy should be trying to sale use cars.

Republicans with a health care plan? I thought they believed that government is the problem and that only unregulated free markets are the solution. I am waiting for them all to resign from office and seek emplyment in the all knowing private sector.

CNN, why do you simply report The Boner's ridiculous lies as if they are meaningful statements? This is perhaps the most laughable thing he has ever said, and that's saying a lot. He wouldn't know a health care solution if it bit him in the backside, but at least he could go get the wound treated through his GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED health care–never mind that he'd do anything to prevent the rest of us from getting care that good.

The health care reform plan outlined by Obama is another lousy way to blow through $1 trillion of our taxes. It raises the cost of healthcare in America dramatically and ends up being just another inefficient government bureaucracy sucking the life out of our economy and providing no improvement in the quality of healthcare. It's a dismal future for Americans with ObamaCare both in and out of the hospital.

How about paying attention to the entirely reasonable strategies proposed here instead of just throwing another $1 trillion at something that is worse than what we have now? I know it's important politically for Obama to get this done fast fast fast, but we will be paying for it forever or at least until future generations do the work to undo this new behemoth bureacracy.

Finally the republicans are getting more vocal about their plan THAT WON'T BANKRUPT THIS COUNTRY.

Dear Liberals/Democrats:

I know you would like to think that this country can maintain the status quo and provide healthcare for everyone. I personally wish this was the truth as well. The fact of the matter is that we are dealing with an extremely inefficient system and throwing $1Trillion of OUR tax dollars at this problem isn't the solution. Simply using he excuse that Bush spent so much on the war is absolutley idiotic. We are in different times now and have a different wallet.

Would you say that it's alright to go buy that house you can't afford because you bought that sports care last week that you couldn't afford?

the boner says this as he takes another puff from his pipe

this is downright COMICAL!! When the GOP teabaggers were out tea-bagging this past August they were against ALL kind of healthcare. I don't recall seeing the GOP offer ANY alternative to what the Dems were proposing. Just lies about death panels and giving free healthcare to illegals. Now all of a suddent they have a plan. Just like the budget they were suppose to come up with months ago to counter Obama's. Where is THAT Mr. Cantor? Perhaps the GOP still thinks there are more stupid people in this country like when Bush was chosen twice as president. People have gotten smarter since then which is why the Republicans have a mid 20's approval rating and only 20% admit to being Republicans.

So where is this workable plan? I haven't seen it posted on line? You have nothing Republicans and that is exactly the plan you have to offer, because you are not about the people you are about the Insurance Industry. We all know where your bread is buttered and next election cycle we will prove that we know you are not for your constituents and we will vote your money grubbing butts right out of those comfy chairs you have grown so accustom to.

According to John McCain, the republicans have NOT offered up a health reform plan....

Considering the Rethugs have had at least 60 years to come up with an American health care plan, I have a hard time believing this last ditch effort means anything other than continued pandering to corporate interests.

The GOP and their corporate overlords are on the ropes. All the usual scare and smear tactics that have defended our crazy health care system for decades are failing. Obama has actually been quite pragmatic and even crafty about moving reform forward. It's clear that although no one Bohner has ever spoken to wants a public option (his words), the vast majority of Americans do. Just shows you how out of touch Bohner is.

The Republican plan: don't get sick and if you do, die quickly. Yup, plenty familiar with it.

Amazed Dem,

You must have been living under a rock. The various Dem plans have been talked about on every news outlet since the summer. CNN has done an excellent job of outlining and explaining the various bills. Also, every bill that has come out of committee has been posted, full text, online.

You are mis-informed because you want to be mis-informed.

The Republicans are scared silly of the "Public Option" as the health insurance industry will have competition. To make it "true competition" it would have to be a robust option that would allow those insured by their employers and those under "self insured" employers to choose a different option for a plan that is better than what they have now. This way self-insured employers would no longer be able to limit what care you are able to get access to.

You would think Republicans would like a robust public option as the financial expenses having to pay for health insurance/medical care to their employees would be lifted off the back of business. Of course Senator Grassley has chosen the public option for congress members, but he won't tell you that. It's good enough for him, it's good enough for us.

Boehner needs to play Ostrich and stick head in ground. He is all show and no go, along with lots of his cronies. Repubs are continually working against anything that may help the american people, other than making rich richer and playing uncalled for war to waste billions. They have no plan nor have they done anything to help people during their tenure.

GOP Plan:
1. Institute tort reform to protect business interests and other campaign contributers.
2."experiment" with some other stuff.

Fool me once shame on me..fool me ...and you wont get fooled again

Yes, the republicans have a medical insurance plan and it has been detailed. It is if you get sick die quickly.

Republicans come up with names for policies which sound like the Preserve Our Forests Act, and the Clean Air and Water Act, and we have all learned that they do the exact opposite of what they say.

If they say they have a comprehensive, health care reform bill, you can assume 1) they don't, 2) it isn't, and 3) it doesn't.

I wish Hillary Clinton would have been our president instead of the double standard politician we had as president. Obama never changes Illinois and Chicago corrupted system it was never his intention so why should we think that he is going to change Washington now. He never stopped thinking about his re-election in 2012 from November 2008 and that is what moves him and drives his decision. He is motivated by power not by principles and he has showed that again and again.

Do you think there would be debate about health reform if old man McCain and clueless Palin were in office? Honestly?

Now that Obama is pushing it suddenly they are interested and have their own lame ideas.

Johnny come latelys.

Hmm, the Republicans were in power of both the Executive and Legislative branches of government from 2000 – 2006, 6 years, and we saw nothing regarding health care reform. Now they come out with this so-called plan. Looks like they've been "dithering" on badly needed healthcare reform.

To Susan Reyes:

Susan, you can respect Dick Cheney all you want to, but I don't.

To me he is manipulative, lying, scheming, secretive, pro-torture, big money, cancer in our society. More damage to our country was done during his years than any administration I can remember.

Did you happen to see the newest report about Cheneys investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald of the Valeria Plame leak? His standard answer was "I don't remember".

Now, if you wish to accept that kind of behavior as respectable, then it's up to you. Personally, When Alberto Gonazales did the same thing under oath it made me want to throw up.

Dick Cheney will go down in history as the most destructive, secretive, lying, corrupt, back-room Vice-President in history. The verdict is already in and it will not change. If the purpose of an elected politician is to serve his country honestly and with wisdom and forsight and a sense of what is best for the citizens, then Dick Cheney should be considered a traitor. Hundred's of thousands of innocent Iraqi's were murdered under his watch. People were tortured. Secret deals were cut with Halliburton and every other major corporation that he was in bed with. The man is a disgrace.

If you want to respect somebody like that, it is your option. But I don't know how you could possibly defend your position. This country, and the entire world, will be better off when this heartless man is gone forever. I know it, so do millions of other people, and Joe Biden knows it.

Dick Cheney is a pig of a man.

Susan Reyes October 31st, 2009 10:20 am ET

I believe that Vice President Biden is being disrespectful of the office that he holds by discounting the views of his predecessor as irrelevant. I hope that the same is not done to him when he leaves office–or before.
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Wow, thanks for showing us what stup!d looks like....

Just wow...

POPPYCOCK!! I think that Fla congressman Grayson told us quite honestly what the GOP plan for healthcare was.

The new plan that the republicans are now using to win elections is full of a bunch of lies. I am with the person who stated "what were they doing for health care when they were in office" NOTHING. They had coverage and they could have cared less. They have filled this campaign for health care with nothing but lies. WAKE UP there are Americans who need your support. I have been a nurse for years and I have seen our poor health care system daily with many lives lost. Also, if anyone wants to change Medicare & and SS for the worse it is the republicans; to them those programs are a form of welfare.

The problem is the Democrats don't want to hear from anyone if it doesn't agree with their takeover.

The Republicans do not really want any type of healthcare as the pharmacys and insurance companies are their bggest supporters. if the gop looks the other way when they rip us off the repubs get more money and get elected the repubs wil Never want this cycle to end! there are those of us out here who understand exactly how this works. getting health care for those who dont have it is not a bad thing but it scares the repubs...who will donate to them? who will help them get re elected lol. there is more to healthcare than meets the eye. thats why the repubs are so against it. got to keep those lobbyists lol

Boehner should get an oscar for that performance... Does anyone really believe that they have ANY motive other than hoping Obama fails in cleaning up the Bush mess?

Did I miss something. When did the Republicans come up with a plan to reform health care, other than to just say no? Do they want more tax cuts for the rich, is that the plan? Or is it to raise insurance premiums again to help out their executive friends at insurance companies who want to make $30M yearly, instead of $20M? Which plan is it?

A lot of us are aware of the huge disparity between the rich and the poor in this country, not seen since the Gilded Age, thanks to Republican ideas since Reagan. How long can we operate as a country in this manner? And when will the people who just cast their votes for Republicans, no matter, realize they're voting against their own best interests. This is insanity, doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Wake up people.

The Republican answer to everything is always the same: drastically cut taxes for the wealthy, and deregulation of corporations. The results are always the same: the wealthy get even wealthier, the government runs at a deficit desperately slashing public programs and education under the guise of "cutting waste", and corporate robber barons are free to plunder the public. I fail to see how "buy your own health insurance" can be considered a healthcare plan.

The ultimate result of these policies over the years has left us with one of the worst education systems and healthcare systems in the industrialized world, one of the lowest personal tax rates in the the Western world. and a huge deficit. We seem to instantly be able to find money for military campaigns, but never for healthcare and education. We seem to have a priorities problem.

The repubs obviously see things that the rest of the sane, reasonable world is not seeing.

Hey Libs – How do you know they are lies? The same way you know that the Dems only speak the truth. Can't believe your personal attacks. You never attack the message; just the messenger. And, you tell us how intelligent you are.

It really escapes me how people Boehner can look into the camera and say these things without being embarrassed. His statements aren't just a conservative take on the problem. They're completely disconnected from reality. His "plan" is to completely deregulate the industry that has shown itself to be completely out of control. His "plan" is to do anything the Democrats don't do. Are Republicans so out of touch that they don't even realize how silly they look these days? Apparently.

don't even need to read what this idiot has to say .
he doesn't want like most people like him any kind of public option . because the insurance companies would have to stop raping america over health care cost . simple as that . he should have to use the same health care as the rest of us use. simple as that .

gary davis
harbor oregon

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!! Yeah. Right. The repugs are really working for the american people, as long as who ever it is they are working for has CORPOATION after the name.

The GOP has 4 nifty ideas to fix health care! Classy!! Comprehensive!!

The GOP naysayers have tossed us a bone. "Go fetch, Rover! " WOOF! WOOF! "Wait,... it looks like the same bone. They just keep kicking it down the road." Well, not "WOOF WOOF" then but "ARF." Nothing new here. More like scratch and sniff, then bury, then dig up again later. Repeat, Rover! Repeat! That-a-boy!

The GOP had the YEARS with practically no opposition from Democrats. What did they change and what major issues did they address?!?! When they rode into the White House 8 years ago Clinton had turned this country around, we had a SURPLUS people! Now, on the brink they finally have answers. That's just BS. They are the party of Old People who can accomplish Jack and old Idea who couldn't and didn't accomplish Jack. So when they offer "solutions" reflect on what their previous ideas took this country.

repubs have offered a multitude of plans, only to get squashed by the liberal agenda to control the country, and disguise it as health care. You liberals that spew, "What plan?" and other ignorant things are exactly the ones to blame when our country crashes soon. I'd love to see a physical divide of the land and it's population. Put conservatives on one side and the liberals on the other....and the truth would be seen that the liberals are indeed leeches on the working class...and they would perish. The only comfort is that it's always the same handful of ignorant libs posting here;showing that they're truly a minority in this country. Let Pelosi and Reid's plan get passed, and you'll hate yourself for supporting them.

Liberals, you really need a wake up call. These are not lies. These are FACTS that Mr. Boehner is stating. How are you liberals saying this isn't a good plan? The facts are there. This is a workable plan that will bring health care costs down. It will not deter the quality of health care for our citizens, and it does not cost close to a trillion dollars.

Stop being so partisan and open up. Work together. This plan has A LOT of great aspects.

Anything would be better than Obamacare. Grayson said the republicans want senior citizens to die quickly. He got the die quickly and senior citizens right he just used the wrong party. The cuts in medicare prove that.

John Boehner (OH-8: district that includes suburban and rural areas around Democratic Dayton), as your Republican colleague from South Carolina Joe Wilson infamously said, You Lie! You haven't offered a workable health care plan, instead all you have done was playing politics just as some of your colleagues have done.

The GOP healthcare plan will be written on the back of a matchbook cover. You don't want to spend too much time reading the bill, right John??

We are all aware that the GOP is tied to the insurance purse strings and that these folks know that Health Care as they know it will change. They have been at the trough for so long they have to say something to justify the amount of money they have taked from the insurance and drug lobbists.
Now the same lobbists are spending millions of dollars on the democrats in congress. That is why there will be no public option to keep the costs in control. You "Blue Dog" democrats are getting to that trough pretty regular and I hope the people who elected you ( not the ones that have given you big checks) will voye you out.

As an Ohioan, I am ashamed every time Boehner opens his mouth. He does do a good job maintaining the image of the Republican Party as the party with no ideas. He and his Republican cronies have added nothing to the health care debate, absolutely nothing. What a disgrace.

The only time the GOP comes up with a plan for anything is when the democrats are on the verge of doing something good for the American people.

This sounds an awful lot like "the dog ate my health care bill"...

"only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health-care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people,"

My comment:

HA HA HA HA HA.

Yes, John – only the republicans know what they're doing. You can tell by how well things went during the Bush Years.

Go sit on your stool and shut up while the adults straighten out the stinking mes you guys created. And take Lieberman with you. He is a traitor just like the rest of you are.

If you tell the lie long enough, and hard enough, the person (i.e. the GOP) begins to believe it...

I have seen NOTHING even remotely resembling a health care bill on ANY Republican's website, or the RNC's website...who are they trying to fool!

The las time I saw them parade out their "economic recovery plan, we were told it was 17 pages that Boehner waved in front of the press, but wouldn't let anyone read it " 'cause it ain't finished yet..."

What bullcrap...these people shold be ashamed to show their faces in public. This non-partisanship is entirely about RACISM and BIGOTRY.

Boehner and the Republican politicians are liars, plain and simple.

GOP: Evolve or die...

The Republicans are all talk and no action. Where was their health plan during the Bush Administration? Why didn't they rein in the deregulation follies of Senator Phil Gramm who spearheaded and authored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act — which was significantly to blame for the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis and 2008 global economic crisis? The Act is most widely known for repealing portions of the Glass-Steagall Act, which had regulated the financial services industry. BTW, Bill Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Billey Act into law. Their refusal to sign the economic recovery program could have led the US into a complete collapse of the financial system in 2009. GOP has become the party of "no", as in no new ideas, no plans and no brains. Its a pity because we need a fiscally conservative party to rein in the financially irresponsible Democrats!

He is a total idiot like the rest of his party. Republicann party has no credibility whatsoever since they have become the party of no. Some of the Dems are bad but these thugs are the worst...

The Republicans always have a plan, destroy the working class and give everything to the wealthy. It's worked for them!

Odd that the party that spent eight years digging American into the deepest hole in its history now claim to offer "solutions"....that they can't present either on paper or their own website. The Republicans continue to be the party of the wealthy, by the wealthy and for the wealthy. Just think of what the one TRILLION dollars wasted in Iraq could have done for health care reform for Americans.

This guy Boehner makes Palin look like a genius. The man's brain has been cooked in too many tanning booths. The GOP has NEVER offered any kind of bill. All they've offered is criticism of the Democratic bills and some extremely vague talking points about what they would do. It is common knowledge that Mitch McConnell is in the back pocket of the insurance industry. Boehner's claim is pure cow manure.

Ahhhhh, just in time to try and further delay legislation. Typical GOP tactic.

Whatever happened to the GOP of the Eisenhower era. He knew back then that healthcare was going to become corporate run with huge money going to legislators. Now the GOP is about Wealth (since Reagan's tax cuts), "NO" and Delay now that there is a Democratic congress.

Frankly, I'm also tired of Joe Lieberman. Anything to grab headlines. $5 says he changes back to GOP, or moves to caucus with them after this next set of elections. If he votes no on the procedural piece to allow the Senate Healthcare bill for a full vote on the Senate Floor he should be removed from his committee chair and removed from the caucus if he doesn't switch on his own. I would be happy if a true moderate Repulican beat him in his next election.

Summation: we don't trust the corporate politicians any more. Does anybody wonder why?

Let's have tort reform. Then let's have a Federal review board, working like the FAA works with pilots, and take away the 'license' of any doctor who screws up.

We need a public option to keep price pressure on the insurance companies. Then let's get a public option for banking to get credit and credit cards reasonable again. After that, a public option on oil/gas supplies. (With demand down and supply up, prices go up; CAPITALISM IS NOT WORKING!)

How can you believe anything coming from one of the leaders of the "Obstructrionist Party"? He hasn't agreed on one single issue since the new administration took over. What's worse, he has failed to accept any responsibility for the mess that this country found itself in. I'd be embarrassed to have him as my state representative.

Here's the honest truth the GOP is afraid to tell you:

If health care reforms were to occur as proposed under the Democratic plan, Americans will actually like it – which ultimately translates to more votes for Democrats.

This is true in every country that has universal healthcare. People like it and anybody who tries to take it away can never get elected.

The Republicans know this.

Look at social insurance and Medicare. No matter what the Republicans do, they are helpless against closing these government programs because they know if they did, they would lose everything!

Who cares what the Party of Old White Men thinks? Raise your hand. Is it old, white and male?

Ah... always in progress. The problem with that is that they offer nothing up for debate, so they can't be criticized for what they do. It's classic obstruction politics. Voters – keep that in mind. No plan is perfect, so when one is offered there will always be a chorus of critics. The democrats, at least, are moving forward. And while I don't like everything in the plan, I do like the forward progress toward a time when everybody is covered at a reasonable price and healthcare is a right of citizenship, not a privilege for the wealthy.

Not really much of a plan here, unless you are part of the health insurance industry. Kind of a farce, really. Wish these guys would come up with something more innovative rather than regurgitating the same old stuff. Also, I think it's curious that only now, when the floor debate is to begin, will the so-called "formal plan" be revealed. The other formal proposals have been out there for quite some time. Could it be that they don't want the American people to know how flimsy the plan is so they can just cry foul when the thing is ignored by the D's? Hmmm...
I've always felt that tort reform would take a long, long time to implement. I don't think that you can just single out the health care industry. If you're going to do tort reform, you kind of have to do it to cover all industries. Otherwise, there's going to be lot of crying "Foul."
In addition, I wonder why the esteemed Mr. Boehner seldom mentions "regulating" the health insurance industry? Sorry you guys, you need some new leadership.

Boehner Plan....DELAY DENY DO NOTHING take that pill America!

Sounds like all it does is increase competition between the same unethical immoral companies that, apparently not at issue to this republican, continue to back out of their end of the deal and deny coverage when people need it most. There is no health care reform without the PUBLIC OPTION! Don't let them fool you! The republicans are just trying to change the subject, not actually solve anything.

Have ALL the Republicans fallen down a rabbit hole ???

What a joke

Obviously the one owned by the Insurance Companies

Boehner plan...DELAY DENY DO NOTHING take that pill America!

....If that being the case....Why seven years late... When they ran the show. We could've had health care reform.....I THINK NOT!

Laughable.

Boehner's like the kid who obviously didn't read the book before doing his report.

Sure Boehner, let's just deregulate the already out of control industry even more, that will fix everything. You aren't a coporate tool at all.

Oh, this is funny. I would never trust these people with anything again. They are finished, washed up and evil. Republicans couldn't come together on anything!!!!!

Boehner's "wishful thinking" sounds a lot like the Democrat's plans. Of course, seeing a plan in toto might make a big difference. The Democrats have provided full texts of total plans in both the House and Senate. The Republicans are still talking "promises." Until they walk the walk, the Republicans seem indecisive, like maybe the teleprompter isn't rolling or they are just afraid to commit. Attacking someone's idea is always more fun than having to defend one's own.

The "Republican's Plan for Heathcare Reform" kind of reminds me of the "Republican's Federal Budget." Remember that? It was just four pages and included no numbers. I've seen childrens' letters to Santa that had more substance. These few, flimsy ideas put forth by the Right have all been dismissed by non-partisan researched groups. They will do little, if anything, to reign in excessive health care costs. Furthermore, they do nothing to address other critcal concerns, such as people being denied for "pre-existing conditions."

Stop throwing out bread crumbs and pretending its a feast!

In all of my 25 years of medical practice and administration the Republican party has done nothing to assist Americans in health care. The GOP has fought every change in health care that benefits the common paerson and physician. The nation's physicians have spoken, 73 % want health reform and support Mr. Obama. 63% of the nations's physicians want arobust public option. Republican leaders ignore truth. The party of no can never be the party of "know."

All I can about the GOP is LMAO!!

Why are the Republicans now just getting around to "introducing" their plan? What were they doing from 2001-2006? The Republicans have just become one long running bad joke.

Earth to Boehner
An outline is not a plan.......on the other hand at least he might be able to read it if it was posted on line for 72 hours.......PATHETIC

Boehner must be new to the country. Boehner and fellow republicans had full control, and decpetion, for the first 6 years under Bush. If there was a time they could do SOMETHING, it was then. America has spoken to Republicans, "shut up and sitdown", you blew your chance.

What took you so long? And, don't forget to get it scored for Americans to truly compare the plans or is this another stall tactic. The Dems has giving Boehner et al all the opportunities to participate in this needed reform and at the eleventh hour they want to present. Nancy Pelosi should listen to the arguments on the floor but don't let them play anymore games with this issue. The bill is up on the website republicans need to go and read it and come to the floor with plausible arguments not scare tactics.

The Republican'ts are a "come lately" group of old angry white guys! They complaint about everything ... giving NO solutions ,,,, then at the last minute before a vote they say "wait a minuate ... wait a minute" we have a great idea for the problem and throw out a few pieces of junk trying to get the process to come to a slowdown, These crooks will never change!

Q: How can you tell if a Conservative is lying?
A: If he's breathing, he's lying.

This is another Conservative "no-plan plan." It boils down to two parts:

1. Permitting Americans to continue to look for better health plans by themselves on their own (read the story)
2. Cap lawsuit awards (this is where the money is. With Conservatives, always follow the money)

This is not a health plan; it is tort reform. We in Texas are led by a Neanderthal governor and even less-talented legislators. They capped malpractice awards at $250,000 years ago. Studies have shown that the cost of medical care in Texas has not gone down one penny since then. Texans pay as much for medical care as people do in other states where award caps are not in place.

But, if my drunken surgeon removes both my hands and both my eyes instead of my skin cancer, I could receive as much as two year's salary in compensation – after legal fees.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me hundreds of times over five decades and I must be a Conservative voter.

as a regular cnn reader i'm ashamed of cnn not giving the public this great news – since i have yet to see anything suggestive of a great republican plan. much of the stuff above just allows the hmo's to rip us all off even more , inhibit legal redress and encourage lousy medicine.

rc

Sadly, I like the GOP health plan better so far. It makes more sense. Just the little bit explained in the article provides me with more information on the Repub plan than the Dems have given me in the past 6 months. It is sad... The transparency I expected from the Dems has been non-existent. Everything is secret, at light speed and not shared with the public. I am disappointed right now. Get with it Dems. We need a health care plan, but not yours (from the little bit I have been able to gather and confirm about it).

Worthless politicians like Boehner will always make nonsense slogans. But, until the "blue dog" Democrats realise that they need to support their majority in a public option plan, the democrats won't have a good response. They also need to realise that by appeasing republicans they aren't going to get their votes. The reason they were elected was because of liberals within their districts voted for them.

Please Republicans were in control for years and had plenty of chances to change health care. they did nothing but sit back and let health care prices rice and watch more and more people go without any coverage at all. Quite honestly they can stop pretending they care about citizens. Nobody really buys there BS anymore. "They're frustrated and fed up" yes many Americans view on the republican party.

Of course Boner only wants the republican plan to have a chance... Dems are not smart enough to recognize who is in charge.

All republicans should just shut up and get out of the way. They are incapable of anything productive unless it is making rich people richer.

Oh yea, then where is it? For eight Bush years, the Republicans offered nothing with regards to healthcare reform. Now, we at least have the opportunity for something and they say "NO" That is their favorite word. We, the American people are not stupid.

"As a matter of fact, only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health-care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people"

priceless lol

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Ummmm, would someone please direct me to the Republican's health care plan?

I can't seem to locate it.

Republicans plan on healthcare is to keep it the same. The sad thing about it...in their minds nothing is wrong with the healthcare system. They would rather use the money on a war based on a lie!!! Why do so many people follow the Rethuglicans?

WHAT A JOKE! NO ONE, especially Republicans, have ever fought so hard, AGAINST health care reform. This was an "untouchable" and political suicide issue until President Obama pushed it. Now, after almost everyone has stated that our current health care system is messed up and needs change, that people come out of the woodwork with their own plan! Where the heck have you been while the insurance companies, drug companies, etc. have been ripping us off for years? I still think that if those that are totally against any kind of change, were investigated, we would find their pockets lined with $$$ from these same companies!

Funny how the "Party of No" now seems to have solutions on how to fix everything, including health care and the economy. Didn't hear or read, during 8 years of their rule, any one of them even indicated there were any problems to solve.

Tort reform should be at the top of the list but Pelsoi have sided with the ambulance chasers by inserting into this bill of hers that health care funding to States would cease if they were to pass laws limiting malpractice suits / damages. So whose on the side of the lawyers? Why obama and the democrats of course.

Democrats do not read bills that they pass. Amazing that they keep getting re-elected.

If the GOP has a plan, put it in writing and let the voters decide which plan is the best after all we do have a stake in this and our voices should be heard...

THE LAST TIME i CHACKED, THE ONLY thing the Republicans offered was NO!!!. His talke is laughable.

Why does it have to be separate. Why didn't you drop all the party line stuff and work together for the American people. Now it's who offered what and who's is better. Stop acting like middle school kids. Make it happen and make it a good thing for every AMERICAN.

These guys are hilarious. A workable plan? They've offered NO Plan. It is not a plan to say more of the same old nonsense that allows insurers their obscene profits at the risk of people's lives. I'm a self employed small business person who was also once a health center administrator – making me probably much more knowledgeable than any politician in the practices of these for-profit companies – and of the difficulty of finding affordable coverage for individuals and small businesses. I also belong to one of those "pools" that were supposed to help me find more affordable coverage. Of course, Republicans probably think that the $17000 per year we pay to insure two people with $5000 deductibles each is affordable. Give it up guys, there is way more at stake than corporate profits and campaign contributions.

I believe that Vice President Biden is being disrespectful of the office that he holds by discounting the views of his predecessor as irrelevant. I hope that the same is not done to him when he leaves office–or before.

Since when is "1.Don't get sick. 2. If you do get sick, die quickly." considered a workable health plan?

I wish the obama news networks would stand on the side of the people and begin discussing the GOP healthcare reform plan to help point out that a governement run option is not the only option nor...is it an efficient or cost effective option. We ought to get to the root cause of why healthcare services are so high and tackle them one by one. If obamacare is as costly as obamastimulus, this country will go broke with nothing to show for. Folks, we just got done spending a quarter million dollars for a job that pays maybe...25k/year. Lets wake up and see where our tax dollars are going and how wasteful it is being spent. This is no laughing matters.

Why does the media let the GOP get away with these lies. They haven't presented a health care plan. They have presented any plan with cost or reductions in cost. All the GOP has done is tried to protect the insurance industry.