Pelosi Health Care Bill Would Ban Private Insurance By 2013, Require The Funding Of Abortion
Here’s some fun facts about the much-hyped,1990 page health care bill Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday sent in by readers. Remember, North Dakotans, that both Rep. Earl Pomeroy and Senator Kent Conrad have committed to supporting this bill. Pomeroy is going to vote for it outright, and Conrad is going to vote for cloture to end debate on the bill so that it can pass on a simple majority vote (which is the same thing as voting for it).
You can download and read the bill for yourself here.
Page 94—Section 202(c) prohibits the sale of private health insurance policies, beginning in 2013, forcing individuals to purchase coverage through the federal government.
Page 110—Section 222(e) requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan—and, if the Hyde Amendment were ever not renewed, would require the plan to fund elective abortions.
Page 225—Section 330 permits—but does not require—Members of Congress to enroll in government-run health care.
Page 297—Section 501 imposes a 2.5 percent tax on all individuals who do not purchase “bureaucrat-approved” health insurance—the tax would apply on individuals with incomes under $250,000, thus breaking a central promise of then-Senator Obama’s presidential campaign.
Page 1174—Section 1802(b) includes provisions entitled “TAXES ON CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES” to fund comparative effectiveness research, breaking Speaker Pelosi’s promise that “We will not be taxing [health] benefits in any bill that passes the House,” and the President’s promise not to raise taxes on families with incomes under $250,000.
Page 313—Section 512 imposes an 8 percent “tax on jobs” for firms that cannot afford to purchase “bureaucrat-approved” health coverage.
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