Comments on: H.R. 3400: GOP Sponsored Health Care Bill

By: bec

bec — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:36:58 +0000

An effective measure to prevent use by illegal immigrants could easily be amended onto either bill. In fact, one proposed for HR 3200 is the same verification system, SAVE, used by 71 federal agencies. It was voted down by Democrats on clear party lines:

“Heller Amendment 7
Democrats Vote Against Making Sure Illegal Aliens Don’t Get Subsidized Health Insurance

Democrats voted against an amendment offered by Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) to better screen applicants for subsidized health care to ensure they are actually citizens or otherwise entitled to it. The underlying bill is insufficient for the purpose of preventing illegal aliens from accessing the bill’s proposed benefits, as it does not provide mechanisms allowing those administering the program to ensure illegal aliens cannot access taxpayer-funded subsidies and benefits.

This amendment to provide better verification of eligibility for benefits under the bill was defeated 26-15″

By: Linda Moltz

Linda Moltz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:07:46 +0000

I have read (admittedly quickly) both bill 3200 and 3400. Please tell me how they differ on coverage for illegal immigrants. I thought the language was about the same in both bills. “No illegal immigrant will be covered”. Please provide me with exact language in 3200 that allows a loophole. Actually, it seems to me that both bills allow a loophole if an illegal immigrant wants to lie.

By: david berdan

david berdan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:38:03 +0000

I am not a Republican and I am not a Democrat. I am a middle of the road voter who tries to put in office whom I feel is the best for the country and someone who is strong and honest and has the principles of the Constitution. At present I am very disguted with the Republican party and it’s weakness. I am now retired from the U.S. Navy after 30 years of service and have served through many administrations but I have never seen anything like this. I say to you, how dare you let a Speaker of the House call me a Brown shirt and compare me with a mob. I and my fellow shipmates haved servered loyally and many have died in the same fashion but you stand by and let us be ridiculed by this administration. I call this administration the party of Reverend Wright. I know I should be more respectful because he was a marine. I served with many great marines but ran into a few that weren’t great so that has no consequence.
When is the Republican Party going to put a stop to this. I believe we are back in the days of the days of the Bolchvick Revolution with all these Czars running around. Please help us someone before we drown.

By: George Ewart

George Ewart — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:23:12 +0000

It is about time the Republicans stood up for the people. This Bill as I read it is easy to understand so I can see what it is. Only the idiot Democrats will try to stop a very good Bill instead of supporting the people.