Garrett and Rothman Face off over healthcare

by: Jason Springer

Mon Sep 14, 2009 at 01:15:00 PM EDT

Congressmen Rothman and Garrett faced off on CNN over the health care debate following the President's speech last week.

Congressman Rothman said the speech changed the healthcare debate dramatically, but Garrett said the President made a case he's made since day one. Garrett said what Obama is saying isn't in the Senate or House plans that are being considered and said he actually reached out to the President after the speech to hand him a packet with over two dozen Republican bills and suggestions. He made that statement in response to Rothman saying he's waiting for GOP ideas, to which Rothman said Garrett didn't offer any specific programs on his website about insurance companies dropping people when they're sick, providing competition so insurance companies can't keep raising rates and no suggestion of what to do with American citizens who are uninsured. Then Rothman made the case for the public option, to which Garrett attacked the house bill. Have a look.

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"I did 10 Town Hall Meetings Scott...You Didn't Do ANY!" (0.00 / 0)

That was the knockout punch.

Once again Scott Garrett is exposed as an ideologically extreme chickenshit hypocrite.

Well done Steve Rothman; now just PLEASE hang tough on the Public Option. You must not vote for any bill without a robust public option, and that's ESPECIALLY true if the bill has legally enforceable mandates which force every American to buy insurance. Voting for such a bill would be disastrous policy and catastrophic politics.

No PO+Mandates=Losing the house, senate and the presidency by 2012.....and it would be a trillion dollar boondoggle for an insurance industry that doesn't deserve to be rewarded for fucking us all over for generations.

by: Nick Lento @ Tue Sep 15, 2009 at 01:16:50 AM CDT