“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.”
– President Obama, September 9, 2009 to a Joint Session of Congress
When the smoke cleared last night in the House of Representatives, the score was Speaker Pelosi 220 and the American People 215. The Healthcare Welfare Bill, the single largest piece of legislation ever proposed, passed the House with the slimmest of margins. All but one Republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana voted against it and 39 Democrats did as well. Still it passed and is headed to the Senate for debate next week. That this sludgislation will eventually pass is all but assured. What it will ultimately contain is still a big question.
One element that will likely cause heated debate in the Senate has to do with coverage for illegal aliens. The President lost his attempt to protect his virtue to Pelosi when she played the race card. How ironic. Madame Speaker pulled in the race team and the twenty Hispanic Caucus votes pushed her over the top proving once and for all what we already knew; Illegal aliens are and always were part of this bill.
In an analysis of the Healthcare Welfare Bill conducted by the Republican Study Committee and Chaired by Congressman Tom Price of Georgia they concluded:
- As confirmed in the November 2, 2009 CRS report on immigration and healthcare, “The House bill contains no express restrictions on noncitizens – whether legally or illegally present, or in the United States temporarily or permanently – accessing and paying for coverage available through the health insurance exchange.”
- According to a September 2007 letter from Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue, a Social Security number would not keep someone from fraudulently receiving coverage under Medicaid or SCHIP if they provided false identifying information. The same will ring true for health coverage under Pelosi’s bill.
- In its preliminary score of H.R. 3962, the Congressional Budget Office noted that, in 2019 there would be “about 18 million nonelderly residents uninsured (nearly one third of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).” Thus, unless the number of illegal immigrants is projected to be fewer than 6 million individuals in 2019—nearly half the illegal immigrants currently estimated to be in the U.S.—the CBO score presumes illegals would have health coverage, raising further questions as to whether or not said coverage would be taxpayer-funded.
- It is also worth noting that in its preliminary score of H.R. 3200, CBO found that in 2019 there would be “about 17 million nonelderly residents uninsured (nearly half of whom would be unauthorized immigrants).” In other words, the number of projected uninsured who are also illegal immigrants declined from about 8 million under H.R. 3200 to 6 million under H.R. 3962. Many may question what changes in the Pelosi legislation resulted in 2 million illegal immigrants suddenly obtaining health coverage.
This Congress and this President have an agenda and no matter what the American people want, they will do everything they can to see that agenda realized. The American people, for all of their fervor today were asleep at the switch last November when they allowed one party to take total control over the government. That many of these socialist usurpers will be thrown into the streets next November is all but a given. That they will do untold damage to our Republic in the meantime is also guaranteed.
Our country was set up with a system of checks and balances for a reason. Every so often we must be reminded of its importance. Yesterday we received notice, albeit a painful admonition, of what happens when one party, either party, has too much control.
Today, the inmates are running the asylum.
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This, with the climate bill nonsense, may cause another revolution. At the least, it will be political. Ron Paul and the freedom movement will have gained many supporters by these bills.
Obama cares nothing for the American people. He refuses to secure our borders or do anything meaningful to stop the invasion and occupation of our country by countless millions of lawbreaking illegal aliens. After all, they just may vote for him if he can ram another heinous amnesty through behind our backs. We appear to have the misfortune to be eyewitnesses to the fall of a great nation. Bye, bye Miss American Pie.
Think we have an illegal alien problem now? Wait till this bill passes. Why stay in Mexico under deplorable conditions when America is "promising" everyone healthcare. Talk about a sinking ship! As far as rep. Cao goes, wait till his "constituents" find out they are going to be forced to buy into this program or face fines and/or jail time. Watch the fireworks!
Our Government, past & present, Republican & Democrat, have allowed the invasion of 20 to 30 million criminals and uneducated peons which is the largest invasion of any Nation, at any time, by any means & in direct violation of Article IV Section IV of our Constitution.
This refusal to abide by our Constitution, enforce our Immigration Laws and honor their Oath of Office should be classified as Treason of the most foul kind, & as grounds for impeachment & trials for Treason!
I am absolutely embarrassed at the stupidity of the American people who voted for these morons we call "legislators"! Wake up people, you have just signed the guaranteed demise of what we knew as America. Please if there is any intelligence left in this country, get these idiots out of office before they come up with something worse than socialism!
Stop your bitching! The Dems are doing something that should've been done decades ago.
on the bright side if they get swine flu they don't have to run around passing it around everyone instead of going their doctor
This, with the climate bill nonsense, may cause another revolution. At the least, it will be political. Ron Paul and the freedom movement will have gained many supporters by these bills.
I will not go quietly into the night. Fight this insane give-away of the American dream. Call your friends, your family, the press, and especially your elected representatives (all of them). It's time to stand up and fight for this county, and put a stop to the insanity. Take back America from the Left before there is nothing left!!!
house passes health care bull bill? why? because new jersey election showed them all that voter fraud will protect their JOBS? YES FRAUD AT THE POLLS? independent new jersey? yet a independent candidate does not win? in fact only gets nine percent of vote? but if he wins do you know what a impact that would of had across america? republican blitz at polls yet hoffman does not win a republican seat thats been held since civil war? yet when we do see independent win a election it's only a jewish lieberman sanders who pull it off? strange? strange graham south carolina win 08? lou barletta hazelton pennsylvania lost? democraps not worried about big big republiCON victory landslide? democraps hold majority thanks to republiCONS ACORN supreme court? acorn fraud across america? republiCONS mcCain graham kyl amnesty 08? obama acorn fraud donations? birth certificate nothing republiCONS 08? now use this democrap contempt to build the rally around the flag boys BS for republiCON 2010?
Wes, agreed, and I wish we could say it was just health care. Nope, come here and you can birth your entire family for free and America will sign them up on Medicade as they come out of the womb. And when they get to their free public school, we'll give them free lunches, and no you do not have to pay taxes, just take your pay under the table as other illegals do, and nope you don't have to have a SS # to buy a house in America, just be the right color and don't speak English and you're in. Insane, just insane. who is it that lives in this country that voted these communist and socialist into power? Who are they? Let's not even go to the part where the left wing is totally shoving the Ft. Hood murders under the table and making the murderer a victum of harrassment. The left is going too far.
Is anyone really surprised at what a lying snake this Pelosi traitor is? Remember, this is the same woman whom tried to sneak an amnesty into the Iraq war funding appropreation bill.
Why shouldn't the Mexicans get everything for free? They have learned how to take advantage of this country- just keep having babies- then life is free-
The people who are enacting this legislation and those who support it have no idea what this country was founded on. They do not understand the sacrifice our forefathers endured. Therefore, this nation and the laws that define her mean nothing. This country may be lost for good, people.
Your conclusion is rignt on Carl!
Our Government, past & present, Republican & Democrat, have allowed the invasion of 20 to 30 million criminals and uneducated peons which is the largest invasion of any Nation, at any time, by any means & in direct violation of Article IV, Section IV of our Constitution.
This refusal to abide by our Constitution or enforce our Immigration Laws should be classified as Treason of the most foul kind, & as grounds for impeachment & trials for Treason!
Not only have they allowed the invasion, they force American tax payers to pay Billions on Billions of dollars to provide Welfare, Prison cells, Educate the invaders numerous children, and free medical care, at the same time the invading horde break numerous laws and massive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture and standard of living while Robbing, Raping, Killing & Assaulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE!
You all know that immigration reform will happen and then they will get healthcare. Whether they get it now or after immigration reform, they will nonetheless get it. It is only a matter of a few months...no need to get so fired up. We know the future! It is wonderful for us all.
Does STD stand for S. T. D. ? Yeah your post is as disgusting as an std...or an illegal. Go back home with them.
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