rssFlorida Blue Dog Wants a Do-Over on Health Care Reform
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 10:06 am
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Saying that he can’t support the health reform bill working its way through the House, Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.), a member of the conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats, told a town hall gathering yesterday that he supports scrapping the overhaul proposal in favor of more gradual reforms. From CNN:
When a questioner, Ray Evans, said he believed the President wants to do too much at once and asked whether Boyd would “be willing to scrap everything” and start over to do pursue reform more incrementally, the congressman responded: “I think that is an excellent idea … we may end up there.”
Boyd’s comments are yet another indication of the difficulty facing the White House and congressional Democratic leaders as they try to pound out a health reform bill that can win the support of moderates like Boyd, who say the current proposal encroaches too much on private insurers, and liberal Democrats, who say the bill doesn’t go far enough to rein in the same for-profit companies.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) yesterday said the ideological divide is “as far apart as the two sides of the Grand Canyon” — a timely allusion coming a day after President Obama got a glimpse of just how wide that chasm is.
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Comment posted August 18, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
Sounds like Congressman Boyd is saying we need to make the changes but he doesn't like fast change. Sounds kind of weak in light of the needs of the people. Is he protecting the pockets of Insurance companies???
Comment posted August 18, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
I helped campaing for these guys and Obama, My main reason. Health care. Healthcare was main issue for me. Its breaking my family. I want a public option. I am from Pearland TExas. No one will argue with me at work they know they won't win. They know they are wrong. My bosses are both republicans but they agree health care cost have almost put us out of business. It has gone up 300% in the 12 years I have run this office. I am prepaired to campaign aganist any blue dog who holds this thing up. This is a problem that will only get worse. Either you are a democrat or you are not. If you want to be a rebulican get yourself on over there . If you are a democrat get it done. I like this Anthony Weiner, he is the only one who has shown any courage and character what so ever.
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Comment posted August 18, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
If more gradual reforms entail no single payer, no public option, no competition for the insurance industry, no bulk discounts of pharmaceuticals, and nothing to address the ridiculous costs, where exactly is the reform?
Comment posted August 18, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
From Open Secrets:
Here's a list of the members of the Blue Dog Coalition and the total they've received to their leadership PAC and candidate committees from the employees and PACs of various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989:
Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla)
Health Sector- $689,842
Health Insurance- $71,750
Pharmaceutical- $142,961
Health Pros- $408,244
Hospitals- $82,781
Nursing Homes- $18,956
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/06/blue-do…
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