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GOP Rep. LaTourette Mocks Democrats for “Big Lie” About Republican Opposition to Health Care Bill

This afternoon, in a speech on the House floor, Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH) talked about the Democrats’ government takeover of health care and the intraparty division it has caused within the majority party’s ranks, mocking the Democratic Party for the “big lie” that somehow Republicans “won’t let us have health care reform.”  Here’s a video of Congressman LaTourette’s one-minute speech, which was punctuated by several mocking “waaahhs” that don’t translate well into the written transcript. . .

Here’s the official transcript of Congressman LaTourette’s remarks:

Mr. Speaker, all throughout history there’s been the big lie and we got the big lie going here again.  It goes like this.  Republicans won’t let us have health care reform.  Republicans are the party of no.  Why are Republicans stopping us from reforming health care?

Well I’m going to tell you something.  The Democrats have won the last two elections because we did such a bang up job.  The fact of the matter is there’s 257 of them.  There’s only 177 of us, although it looks like a bigger number over here today.  We couldn’t stop a one-car parade. 

This health care discussion is a fight between the left and the far left.  And you know what?  Sadly for the Democratic Majority, they’ve got people in their party that think this health care proposal - proposed by the far left - is wacky.  It takes $500 billion out of Medicare.  You do nothing with the lawyers if they file lawsuits and cause doctors to practice defensive medicine.  This is a bad bill.  They can’t even get their own team to row the boat, but they want to say Republicans don’t want to reform health care.

To read about Republicans’ health care solutions, visit HealthCare.GOP.gov.

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2 Responses to “GOP Rep. LaTourette Mocks Democrats for “Big Lie” About Republican Opposition to Health Care Bill”

1. Michael Salvy Says:
   October 29th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

   It seems like common sense to me but the GOP has been sooo focused on attacking the Democrats rather then proposing their own plans. I know you are going to say that you’ve tried to provide ammendements, etc but does the public know that. What type of ammendments have you looked to include? Are you taking credit with the public for it?

   I bet that if you spent the next 2 weeks getting every GOP rep and senator on TV, radio, online, etc. promoting:

   1) No discrimination against preexisting condition
   2) Ensuring insurance companies can compete against state lines
   3) Tort Reform
   4) Eliminating Fraud & How You are going to do that
   5) Out of the uninsured, what can we do to get more on at a reasonable cost?
   6) Electronic medical records

   What about 24/7 doctor offices for the uninsured so they don’t have to use urgent and ERs for non-emergencies?

   I bet you’ll be able to get more public support if you simplify things, use facts and promote your agenda.

   Best…

2. LOUIS B. JONES SR Says:
   October 31st, 2009 at 6:03 pm

   TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE. LETS TALK ABOUT THIS BEING THE FIRST TIME THAT DISTRIBUTION OF FLU VACCINE HAS BEEN TAKE OUT OF THE HANDS OF PRIVATE DISTRIBUTORS AND GIVEN TO THE CDC TO DISTRIBUTE IT. DOCTORS ARE NOT GETTING THE VACCINE ,WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE FREE BUT WALGREENS, CVS TARGET GIANT AND OTHERS HAVE THE VACCINE AND ARE CHARGING $30.OO FOR THE SHOT.WHO IS STUFFING THEIR POCKETS WITH KICKBACKS BY SUPPLYING THESE PAY FOR OUTLETS.NO ONE HAS SAID A WORD ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT A CHANGE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED. WHO IS ASKING WHY.

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