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Congressman Rohrabacher expresses his opposition on the House floor to the Democrat health care proposal
Nov 7, 2009
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This attempt at sliding Americans into dependence on a government-controlled health care system brings bait & switch to a new low.
We have heard about the flaws of our current healthcare system, high costs, lack of portability, lose a job—lose health insurance, discrimination of those with p...
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Opinion: Democrats' Health Care Bill Will Destroy Millions of Jobs
Nov 6, 2009
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The federal government reported today that thousands of Americans lost their jobs last month. Earlier this year, President Obama presented the trillion dollar "stimulus" to the American people as a plan that would put people back to work immediately, but since it became law, our economy has lost mor...
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Hispanic Caucus Threatens to Block Health Bill Over Immigration Language
Nov 5, 2009
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) warned President Barack Obama on Thursday that 20 members of her caucus are prepared to vote against the House Democratic health care plan if language restricting the rights of illegal immigrants to buy insurance is added to the bill....
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Immigration may threaten health vote
Nov 5, 2009
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The illegal immigration issue is emerging as the biggest threat to passing healthcare reform in the House.
Congressional Hispanics have threatened to vote against the bill because of a last-minute threat from within the Democratic Caucus to bolster the House bill’s immigration restrictions to ma...
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“Dems, Don’t Hold Health Care Reform Hostage”
Nov 2, 2009
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As the Democrats crafted a new 2000 page health care reform monstrosity behind closed doors, they literally locked out Republican Members and our input. On 10/27/09, I gave the following remarks on the House floor expressing my dissatisfaction with being shut out of the such an important process giv...
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NY Times: Abortion Fight Complicates Debate on Health Care
Sep 29, 2009
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As if it were not complicated enough, the debate over health care in Congress is becoming a battlefield in the fight over abortion.
Abortion opponents in both the House and the Senate are seeking to block the millions of middle- and lower-income people who might receive
federal insurance subsid...
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Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care
Sep 18, 2009
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President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the ...
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House Democrats Break President Obama’s Promise
Sep 14, 2009
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by House Republican Conference
President Obama promised in his address to Congress that, “There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false—the reforms I’m proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally.” However, the facts indic...
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***PRESS STATEMENT*** Rep. Rohrabacher’s Reaction to the President’s Health Care Reform Speech
Sep 9, 2009
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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s prime time speech on health care to a joint session of the Congress:
"No matter how well garnished or well thought out the president’s rhetoric may be it doesn’t make it any easier for the American people ...
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Call it Health Care-where’s the reform?
Jul 28, 2009
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The so-called health care reform bill that has been introduced by the Democrat leadership tremendously expands federal funding for our current broken health care system. There is no reform, but a lot of new money, our money, is being directed at this vital part of our lives. On Friday, the Congressi...
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