GOP Resolution Rips Democrats for Blocking Health Care Mailing

House Republicans on Wednesday filed a resolution that blasts Democrats for preventing GOP Members from sending constituents a mailing that criticizes the majority’s health care proposal. More from RollCall:

The resolution cites the “failure of the Democratic Members of the Franking Commission to ensure that the Commission’s Democratic staff carries out its important responsibilities in a professional, fair, and impartial manner.”

The dispute centers on a GOP chart that illustrates the organization of the Democratic health care plan with a convoluted maze of government offices and programs. Republicans are pressing to use taxpayer dollars to mail the chart to constituents, but their request continues to be reviewed by the franking commission.

“The Democrats’ plan would mean more bureaucracy, more taxes, more mandates, more government involvement in your life and fewer jobs in this struggling economy. They’re trying to restrict Members of Congress from showing it to their constituents, and that’s just wrong,” House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said.

“I think the American people deserve the truth, and that’s why this resolution is important,” Boehner said.
Democrats maintain that sending out the chart as official mail would violate House rules because the information is misleading. Rules for franked mail bar Members from using taxpayer-funded mail for newsletters that use “partisan, politicized or personalized” comments to criticize legislation or policy.


No TweetBacks yet. (Be the first to Tweet this post)

Related posts:

  1. Joe Wilson will NOT apologize on the House floor – Dems will vote on “resolution of disapproval” for Sep 15th Joe Wilson announced on Fox News Sunday he will NOT...
  2. Democrats lied, transparency died – Hoyer’s remarks on health care not to be debated From Michelle Malkin: (WASHINGTON, DC) – In an astonishing acceleration...
  3. How to pay for the democRATS health care bill – surtaxes From Fox Business News: WASHINGTON–The healthcare overhaul proposal offered Tuesday...
  4. Blue Dog democrats cave on health care, just as expected Again, there is no such thing as a “conservative democrat”....
  5. Obama: ‘Cautiously optimistic’ on health care bill after warning Democrats that this is America’s last shot at universal health care After emerging from a meeting with Senate Democrats Tuesday warning...

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

July 29, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics

Share/Bookmark

Comments

Lets hear your point of view! - A warning to the liberal whiners who seem intent to flood our comment section with profanity. Save your keystrokes. The anti spamming script will just automatically delete your comment. Feel free to disagree with the host on any article posted here, but flame baits, racism, and profanity laced tirades will NOT be tolerated, and will eventually get your IP address banned!




www.e-referrer.com