Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Super Circus Begins Today

Today's House of Representatives promises to be a real circus as Republicans argue as to why the Health Care Reform law passed last year should be repealed.
Call your U.S. Representative and tell him/her to absolutely vote no and to keep the law in place. They are scheduled to vote tomorrow.
  • Republicans want to take away discounts on prescription drugs that seniors get when they fall into the Medicare Part D donut hole.
  • Republicans want the donut hole to never go away.
  • Republicans want children to be denied medical insurance if they have a pre-existing condition.
  • Republicans want to deny free annual check ups and preventive screenings for seniors.
  • Republicans want your medical insurance company to be able to have annual and life time caps on how much they have to pay out for care.
  • Republicans want seniors with chronic conditions to go to nursing homes rather than stay at home.
  • Republicans want Medicare to go broke.
  • Republicans want millions of people to be denied coverage.
  • Republicans want to add $230 billion dollars to the deficit.
  • Republicans want to take subsidies away from employers who wish to provide insurance to retirees.
  • Republicans want your insurance premiums to be used to pay their CEO's as much as they want.
  • Republicans want your children to be denied the ability to stay on your medical insurance until they reach the age of 26.
Today is the day for ACTION

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