In addition, Republicans are making sure everyone knows they have proposed alternatives -- thirty-five of them, to be exact. Not that you'd know that from the evening news. I'm just sayin'.
"You've got the House working group -- solutions working group on health care; you've got a proposal there. You've got H.R. 3400. Or you could go to healthcare.gop.gov and you can see all of the proposals -- all of them. They're right there," House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters on Thursday.
And yet every time Republicans put something out, the Democrats stall it. "The thing that's killing me is that those very members on the Republican side have over the course of the last five months offered some 800 amendments and individual pieces of legislation to the -- to the president and to (House Speaker) Nancy (Pelosi) and Harry Reid, to say, 'Hey, this is our contribution.' Every last piece has been rejected," said Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.
Here are some of the alternatives put forth by the Republicans:
- The Small Business Health Fairness Act
- Patients' Choice Act, sponsored by Paul Ryan. (PDF)
- Empowering Patients First Act, sponsored by Rep. Tom Price. (PDF)
- Access to Insurance for All Americans Act, sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa.
- Patient-Controlled Healthcare Protection Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert
The GOP has put together a web page for its alternatives.
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