90 Seconds to Gov't Run Healthcare

This video explains the process being used to pass government run healthcare.  Does it make you feel confident?

Dems May Try To 'Deem' Health Care Plan

Rather than have the House vote on the Senate's Health care plan, the House may pass a rule that says that have already 'deemed' the Senate health care plan to have been passed.  What is happening in Congress?

I just received this letter in the mail from Kildee.  I believe it is in response to an email I sent earlier in the week.

Thank you for contacting me to express your views on national healthcare reform.  I appreciate you taking the time to contact me.

I wanted to let you know that I have seen your letter and will take your specific views into consideration as Congress continues to debate this important legislation.  While the House and Senate passed two versions of the healthcare bill late last year, there remain many significant differences that need to be worked out before we can vote on a final bill.

President Obama recently held a bipartisan healthcare summit with leaders from the House and Senate to continue the dialogue over healthcare reform.  The bipartisan summit gave opponents and proponents of healthcare reform in the House and Senate an opportunity to present their argument and debate the issues.

As you may know, Republicans and Democrats actually agree on about 80 percent of the provisions that were included in the healthcare reform bills that passed both the House and Senate.  My hope is that we can work together to resolve and reach agreement on the remaining 20 percent and pass a bipartisan bill that provides meaningful healthcare reform.

Once again, I appreciate hearing from you.  Please be assured that I will keep your concerns in mind as the House and Senate work to reach agreement on a final bill.  If I may be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Dale E. Kildee, M.C.

This Tuesday, March 16th - a day of direct action

The TEA Party Patriots group is asking people be get involved on March 16th.  Democrats are trying to push through the health care bill.  So the TEA group is asking people to come to Washington DC at 9am to meet with your congressmen.  If you can't make it there, then do some local action, like meeting at your representative's local office to make your voice heard.

Some articles about Kildee's position on the current health care bill discussion:

Kildee Breaks From Stupak Over Senate Abortion Language

Breaking Exclusive: Rep. Dale Kildee *not* a vote for pro-abortion Senate language

Just where is Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich., on the health care bill?

Kildee likes to call himself a pro-life democrat, and with the current bill being discussed, it may provide for government abortion funding.  Some pressure is being put on him; here are numbers that can be used to contact his offices.

    –> Flint Office // Phone: (810) 239-1437 // Fax: (810) 239-1439
    –> Saginaw Office // Phone: (989) 755-8904 // Fax: (989) 755-8908
    –> Bay City Office // Phone: (989) 891-0990 // Fax: (989) 891-0994
    –> DC Office // Phone: (202) 225-3611 // Fax: (202) 225-6393

Obama Demands 'Up-or-Down' Vote on Healthcare

Not content to let the issue die after Brown's Massachusetts win, now Obama is pushing the Democrats to use Reconciliation to make the health care bill law.  This would limit the debate and allow the Democrats to pass the bill with 50 votes rather than the 60 votes needed to override a Republican filibuster.

Deal Reached to End Senator's Holdout

Sen. Jim Bunning attempted to hold Congress to hold to its "Pay as you Go" rule but under pressure to continue giving benefits to those unemployed, agreed to submit an amendment, which was defeated by a procedural vote.

How long will the "poor people" argument be used to justify more spending?  Will it stop before the country goes bankrupt?