Obama now telling Congress not to “JAM” ObamaCARE down America’s throat

obama_snobWhat a difference a a ‘special election’ makes. Suddenly Obama is “warning” Democrats in Congress today not to “jam” a health care reform bill through. Funny, when people were saying the saying thing about not wanting the bill jammed down America’s throats, when Obama and the Democrats had the 60 vote “super majority” in the Senate, Obama didn’t seem to care. Suddenly, with one historic special election in a state like Massachusetts, he is saying what the vast majority of the Americans have been saying for months. Again to the people of Massachusetts, THANK YOU for proving me wrong by electing Scott Brown! Here’s what Obama told ABC:

“Here’s my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts, but the mood around the country: the same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office,” the president said in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “People are angry and they are frustrated. Not just because of what’s happened in the last year or two years, but what’s happened over the last eight years.”

Brown defeated Coakley in the special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

With his victory, Brown becomes the 41st Republican vote in the Senate — meaning Democrats have lost the 60 seat super-majority they need in the Senate to avoid a Republican filibuster.

Obama insisted today that the Senate wait for Brown to be seated before they make any changes to its version of the health care reform legislation.

“Here’s one thing I know and I just want to make sure that this is off the table: The Senate certainly shouldn’t try to jam anything through until Scott Brown is seated,” the president said. “People in Massachusetts spoke. He’s got to be part of that process.”

“I think point number two is that it is very important to look at the substance of this package and for the American people to understand that a lot of the fear mongering around this bill isn’t true,” Obama said.

Obama also said it was important for the American people to take a look at the substance and details of the health care reform legislation that Congress is considering.

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January 20, 2010 · Filed Under ObamaCARE, Scott Brown


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