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Dirrrty Little Liars–Republicans Keep Fakin’ On Welfare To Work And Plan To Vote Against It!!

We call bull on this one… Repubs have decided to waste a whole lot of time on some isht they made up just for a fawking stunt! What’s even more disgusting is that the Senate has decided to force the vote! SMH Senior Republicans are pushing for votes in Congress to block the Obama administration from waiving some provisions of the nation’s landmark welfare-to-work law. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday they plan to use a special procedure to force a simple majority vote in the Senate, where most legislation requires 60 votes. A law called the Congressional Review Act allows lawmakers to overrule administration regulations, requiring only 51 votes in the Senate. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says the waiver plan is a regulation subject to the law, but the administration disputes that. “It is unfortunate, but not surprising, that the Obama Administration has refused to withdraw their illegal ‘guidance’ undermining the critical welfare work requirements,” Camp said in a statement. “This resolution will restore these requirements that have led to more work, higher earnings, less welfare dependence and fewer impoverished Americans.” The administration says it will not waive work requirements, only bureaucratic barriers keeping states from putting more welfare recipients to work. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) called the Republican resolution a political stunt, noting that several media outlets have reported that Republican claims the Obama administration removed welfare work requirements are false. “This resolution wastes precious legislative time when we should be working together to provide solutions for the real problems confronting American families, not fabricated ones,” Miller said. “It is just another example of Washington Republicans’ failed leadership on jobs and the economy.” These shady azz haters have already attacked gay rights, women’s rights, and social security. Guess it’s not surprising they would focus on a welfare program (that a lot of these hypocrites voted for) when there are so many other things to work out. Source Images via facebook/WENN

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Food lobby mobilizes as soda tax bubbles up

Washington lobbyists have been enjoying a multi-million-dollar sugar rush from the food industry. Soft drink makers, supermarket companies, agriculture and the fast-food business have poured millions into campaigning against what they fear could be a burgeoning national movement to raise money for health care reform by taxing sweetened beverages.

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House Democrats trim health bill to $871 billion

WASHINGTON – House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price tag by giving the government a strong hand in selling insurance in competition with the private market. Obama has sought to spend no more than $900 billion over a 10-year period.

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House Democrats trim health bill to $871 billion

White House: Fox News Is "Opinion Masquerading As News"

This is becoming the big news regarding how FOX news acts! added by: kennymotown 5 responses

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Dems scramble after warning from health insurers

Insurance companies aren't playing nice any more. Their dire message that health care legislation will drive up premiums for people who already have coverage comes as a warning shot at a crucial point in the debate and threatens President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Democrats and their allies scrambled on Monday to knock down a new industry-funded study forecasting that Senate legislation, over time, will add thousands of dollars to the cost of a typical policy

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Obama says the public option is not dead

In recent weeks, lawmakers opposed to passing a public option have been insisting that it is “dead” and Democratic leaders need to move forward without it. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) has said that the “public doesn’t support it,” Sen

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Baucus HCR proposal: Worth the Wait?

Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee released his committee's health care reform proposal .Though it would meet most of President Obama's goals, it does not supply a government insurance option (as other Senate packages do) or an alternative to one. Originally, the proposal was supposed to be bi-partisan, however it seems only Olympia Snowe of Maine will support it. The proposal is under fire from Democrats, such as Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va), who believe the package is not strong enough.

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Baucus releases Senate Committee HCR proposal

Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee released his committee's health care reform proposal .Though it would meet most of President Obama's goals, it does not supply a government insurance option (as other Senate packages do) or an alternative to one. Originally, the proposal was supposed to be bi-partisan, however it seems only Olympia Snowe of Maine will support it

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Senate Finance Committee drops Dem health goals, including public option

After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits a requirement for businesses to offer coverage to their workers and lacks a government insurance option that President Barack Obama favors, according to numerous officials.

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