Dems Haven’t Changed Their Minds About ObamaCare…and Neither Have Voters
FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Shelley Adler (NJ-03), Pete Aguilar (CA-31), Jason Altmire (PA-12), Jeff Anderson (MN-08), George Badey (PA-07), John Barrow (GA-12), Ami Bera (CA-07), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Kathy Boockvar (PA-08), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Lois Capps (CA-24), Ben Chandler (KY-06), Andrei Cherney (AZ-09), David Cicilline (RI-01), Tarryl Clark (MN-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jim Costa (CA-16), Mark Critz (PA-12), David Crooks (IN-08), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), John Delaney (MD-06), Val Demings (FL-10), Joanne Dowdell (NH-01), Bill Foster (IL-11), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Pete Gallego (TX-23), Rob Garagiola (MD-06), John Garamendi (CA-03), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Pam Gullenson (ND-AL), Clark Hall (AR-01), Brad Harriman (IL-12), Jose Hernandez (CA-10), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Jim Himes (CT-04), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Paul Hirschbiel (VA-02), Kathy Hochul (NY-27), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Q. Byrum Hurst (AR-04), Steve Israel (NY-03), Bill Keating (MA-09), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Pat Kreitlow (WI-07), Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), Rory Lancman (NY-06), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Dan Maffei (NY-24), Larry Maggi (PA-18), Jim Matheson (UT-02), Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Gary McDowell (MI-01), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Michael Michaud (ME-02), Joe Milkosi (CO-06), Brendan Mullen (IN-02), Patrick Murphy (FL-18), Mark Murphy (NY-11), Rick Nolan (MN-08), John Oceguera (NV-03), Bill Owens (NY-21), Sal Pace (CO-03), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Scott Peters (CA-52), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Lori Saldaña (CA-52), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Brandon Shaffer (CO-04), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Betty Sutton (OH-16), Mark Takano (CA-41), John Tierney (MA-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Manan Trivedi (PA-06), Niki Tsongas (MA-03), Christie Vilsack (IA-04), Bill Vinsko (PA-11), Jamie Wall (WI-08), Tim Walz (MN-01), Charlie Wilson (OH-06), John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Two Years After the California Democrat Voted for it, the Government Takeover of Healthcare Continues to Unravel
WASHINGTON — It was two years ago today that Jim Costa voted for the government takeover of healthcare (Roll Call #165; Roll Call #167, 3/21/10) and unfortunately things have only gotten worse. Costa and his fellow Democrats insist the law is becoming more popular even though public opinion remains miserable as families are forced off their healthcare plans, premiums continue to rise and the price tag for taxpayers skyrockets.
“Jim Costa’s stubborn defense of his government takeover of healthcare after two long years demonstrates just how out of touch he is with the families who are being forced off their health plans or seeing their premiums rise,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “Instead of blaming his California constituents for not understanding the law enough, Costa should recognize his healthcare takeover’s broken promises and failed policies.”
House Democrats claim their government takeover of healthcare will only help them this election year:
“‘I don’t believe for a moment that if a candidate stands up and talks about increasing access to good doctors in a hospital that he won’t find himself in good stead with the voters,’ Becerra said. ‘Anyone who believes that the Affordable Care Act is good has a good chance of being elected to office and should stand by that.'”
(Ed O’Keefe, “Democrats: The more Americans learn, the more they love health-care reform,” The Washington Post‘s 2chambers Blog, 3/19/12)But polls continue to show voters across America strongly disagree:
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