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National health insurance exchange has restrictions

September 10, 2009

Health reform will "give every American the same opportunity" to buy health insurance the way members of Congress do.

Joe Wilson of South Carolina said Obama lied, but he didn’t

September 10, 2009

"You lie!" (in response to President Obama saying health reform would not insure illegal immigrants.)

Obama says health plan incorporates the ideas of Democrats and Republicans

September 10, 2009

"It’s a plan that incorporates ideas from many of the people in this room tonight – Democrats and Republicans."

Obama is correct that “death panel” charge is a lie

September 10, 2009

"The claim ... that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to  kill off senior citizens ... is a lie, plain…

Health insurance stays in place under reform proposals

September 9, 2009

If you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your…

Analyst says Netherlands, Switzerland achieve universal coverage through private insurance

September 9, 2009

"Switzerland and the Netherlands . . . cover all their citizens using private insurers, and they do so for much less cost."

Texas lawmaker is latest Republican to say health bill would kill 4.7 million jobs

September 8, 2009

"The Obama Administration's own White House Council of Economic Advisers has estimated 4.7 million Americans will lose their jobs if the (health care) bill passes."

Glenn Beck says Van Jones is an avowed communist

September 8, 2009

Van Jones "is an avowed, self-avowed radical revolutionary communist."

Van Jones a 9/11 ‘Truther?’ Glenn Beck thinks so.

September 8, 2009

Van Jones signed a petition indicating he "thinks the Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center and covered it up."

Rush Limbaugh says health care bill would allow government to make transfers in your bank account

September 8, 2009

The government is "going to have the right to get into your bank account with the health care bill and make transfers without you knowing…

Duncan Hunter says we have waterboarded our own military as part of training exercises

September 4, 2009

"We waterboard, incidentally, hundreds of our own military personnel. They waterboard themselves in training to toughen themselves up."

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