Iowa

rurallib

(62,401 posts) Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:06 PM Apr 2013

House debate live on Medicaid

holy crap the Repugs are stu--- and they are trying to hide facts

http://coolice.legis.iowa.gov/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&Service=livevideo

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House debate live on Medicaid (Original Post) rurallib Apr 2013 OP

looks like the house passed the Branstad bill rurallib Apr 2013 #1

Gov. Branstad: "Did you notice a sign out in front of my house that said "Health Care for Iowans"? IADEMO2004 May 2013 #2

well played rurallib May 2013 #3

Well - the House subbed Branstad's bill for the senate's rurallib May 2013 #4

rurallib

(62,401 posts)

1. looks like the house passed the Branstad bill

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 09:21 PM

Apr 2013

that double taxes and drains the counties.
more tomorrow.

IADEMO2004

(5,554 posts)

2. Gov. Branstad: "Did you notice a sign out in front of my house that said "Health Care for Iowans"?

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Wed May 1, 2013, 12:01 PM

May 2013

Iowans: Gov. You know I ain't seen no...

Gov. B.: [cutting them off; getting angry] Did you notice a sign out in front of my house that said "Health Care for Iowans"?

Iowans: [pause] No. I didn't.

Gov. B.: You know WHY you didn't see that sign?

Iowans: Why?

Gov.B: 'Cause it ain't there, 'cause Health care for Iowans ain't my fucking business, that's why!

Apologies to "Pulp Fiction"

rurallib

(62,401 posts)

3. well played

Reply to IADEMO2004 (Reply #2)

Wed May 1, 2013, 02:03 PM

May 2013

Looks like this maneuver will probably sink any medicaid expansion, so thanks to the dumb fucking republicans we can pay the tax and get nothing for it.

rurallib

(62,401 posts)

4. Well - the House subbed Branstad's bill for the senate's

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2013, 02:20 PM

May 2013

2 republicans voted against the bill.
So if I understand this correctly, the bill must go to a conference committee so both houses agree on one bill -
then I think it gets voted on by both houses again and if passed (I hope not), it can be signed by the governor. But it also must be signed off on by HHS and my guess is that it won't.

The Branstad bill really stinks - participants must pay (that is why they don't have health insurance now) and a major portion of the cost comes by taking money from county treasuries plus many other things.

It is what you would expect from Branstad, kick the poor while they are down and give to the rich.

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