Healthcare Reform: Republican Legislation 1995-2008

Republican Control of Government excluding the Courts:

1995 = 0   Republican Congress

1996 = 0   Republican Congress

1997 = 0   Republican Congress

1998 = 0   Republican Congress

1999 = 0   Republican Congress

2000 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2001 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2002 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2003 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2004 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2005 = 0   GW Bush & Republican Congress

2006 = 0   GW Bush

2007 = 0   GW Bush 

2008 = 0   GW Bush 

First, Republicans lost big in 2008 because they failed the majority of Americans by providing Domestic legislation.

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 Paul Ryan Finally Get’s It!

URL: http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/barney-frank-gets-paul-ryan-admit-repub#comment-1313822

The Link has the Video directly from Paul Ryan’s Mouth. CrooksandLiars is biased toward the left, but The Primary Source is a CNBC debate between Paul Ryan and Barney Frank.

FRANK: I just want to ask Paul one question. … When did you figure that out? Because apparently for the 12 years that the Republicans were in control — eight of which had a Republican president — that hadn’t occurred to you. So I’m glad you now understand that. Can you tell me at what moment the revelation occurred?

RYAN: First of all, I introduced on this subject about six years ago.

FRANK: You had control of the Congress. Why didn’t the Republican Congress fix it?

RYAN: I will have a moment of bipartisan agreement. We should have fixed this under our watch and I’m frustrated we didn’t.

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So here we have it.

During the time when Republicans were voted in as majorities to use the power of government to fix domestic problems, the Republicans and the conservatives among them decided to ignore the issue of access to affordable healthcare for all Americans, providing for the general welfare as dictated by the Constitution and ignore the abuses of the for Profit system that is part of the Status Quo.

So ask yourself this, WHY should I, WE, trust any solution from the same people who ignored the problem when they were in power??

The answer is NO, the issue has been pushed on them, and issue they would rather have ignored and let the abuses of the system continue because it lines their pockets come election time. Ask Paul Ryan, in fact go to this website called OPEN Secrets and research the now LOYAL opposition against Healthcare Reform and a public option. URL: http://www.opensecrets.org/index.php

Republicans and Conservative Republicans had from 1995 to 2008 to try to make a difference, to level the playing field with market reforms that revoked Insurance Providers anti-trust laws, enacting regulation on the For Profit health insurance to stop abuses against their customers, and show ALL AMERICANS that they could provide the structure for a “free market” system that would both be fair and accessible.

It’s not that they Tried and Failed. They didn't even try!

It’s because they view government as the PROBLEM and not a tool to be used to FIX these problems. The Republicans had the legislative power and control to change things, but they squandered it, on what? You tell me.

I leave you with these two questions:

1) “Are Politicians who are philosophically against government effective legislatures?”

2) “If they are more effective legislators then how can you explain a lack of legislative action on the healthcare issue since 1995?”