A couple days ago, I told you I wasn't going to read the new GOP health care plan because I was pretty sure I knew what it was going to say. And here we go, courtesy of this morning's DSCC e-mail:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE TO ROY BLUNT: YOUR HEALTH CARE PLAN INCREASES UNINSURED BY 6 MILLION, HIKES COSTS 50%
Many months after he was named Chair of the Republican House Health Care Solutions Group, Congressman Roy Blunt finally unveiled his health care plan – problem is, it would cause serious harm to Missouri families by swelling the ranks of the uninsured, increasing premiums, and allowing insurance companies to continue their abuses unchecked. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently scored Blunt’s bill and concluded that by 2019 the number of uninsured would actually increase to about 52 million. Blunt’s plan also allows insurers to continue denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions, with some people paying up to 50 percent more for insurance coverage. This is what happens when you let the insurance industry write your bill for you. Blunt has received nearly $600,000 from the insurance industry over his career and has close connections to a number of registered lobbyists. Blunt’s health care plan shows once again that he spends his time in Washington fighting not for the people of Missouri, but for special interests.
“Months after promising to release a health care bill, Roy Blunt finally cobbled together a plan that only the insurance lobby could love,” said Eric Schultz, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Communications Director. “Instead of offering solutions to the health care crisis, Congressman Blunt’s plan makes it worse. Missourians are looking for a Senator who will put their interests first, not one who is only looking out for the interests of K Street.”
Yes, well, that was expected.
Call me an optimist, but I'd like to believe that elected officials can name all 50 state capitals, all 9 Supreme Court justices, and have a working knowledge of the US Constitution.
I know, I'm a dreamer....
He's from Ohio...what do you think the chance is he knows which city is the state capital?
