John Edwards as President would cut his and all members of Congress health insurance

[RiverStone]

Des Moines, Iowa – Senator John Edwards begins his second wave of Iowa television advertisements later today with an ad that features Edwards' plan to hold Congress accountable for passing universal health care within six months of him taking office. The ad will run statewide.

We all want universal health care – but just having a plan is not enough," Edwards said. "We've seen plans fail before in Congress, and they will again unless we have a new approach. We have to be willing to take on the drug companies, insurance companies, and their Washington lobbyists who killed reform last time. But if you're defending the system, taking money from their lobbyists and giving them a seat at the table, reform is just not going to happen."

On the first day of Edwards' administration, he will submit legislation that ends health care coverage for the president, all members of Congress, and all senior political appointees in the legislative and executive branches of government on July 20th, 2009 -- unless Congress has enacted universal health care reform.

Edwards will require Congress to pass universal health insurance that meets four principles: (1) It must be truly universal; (2) Anyone who has health care must be able to keep it and pay less for it; (3) Anyone who doesn't have health care must get it, with help if they can't afford it; (4) Doctors and patients, not insurance companies and HMOs, must have control of health care decisions.

more:

http://johnedwards.com/iowa/20071113-health-care-ad/

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Good idea! :applause:

[Hangingon]

1. That legislation will be DOA - and I thought this guy was smart.

[RiverStone]

6. That what folks said about Kucinich's impeachment effort

But he did it anyway!

Just because John has no guarantee of success, does not mean it is not worth trying. Trying to hold those on The Hill accountable for universal health care (even symbolically) means something.

[Hangingon]

11. Ah! The good try. That is what we need.

[tritsofme]

15. And they were right about his efforts.

The bill sits dead in the Judiciary Committee just as it did last week.

[wicket]

16. Amen to that

:thumbsup:

[book_worm]

9. will lets see Congress be held accountable. They will vote not to cut their own benefits but won't

enact health care for all Americans.

[Deep13]

2. Okay, sounds good. n/t

[onehandle]

3. But will he build a magical bridge to bring our troops home instantly?

And pave their way with a hemp road?

Nothing less is acceptable.

:crazy:

[tularetom]

4. He can't require Congress to do jack shit (although I wish he could)

Who does he think he is - cheney? Seriously all he can do is try to persuade some willing congresscritter to propose legislation to do away with executive and legislative insurance plans. Maybe someone can be shamed into it - but I doubt if it'll get many votes.

[tritsofme]

5. And I could count on one hand the number of congressmen that support

the measure.

[RiverStone]

7. Good thing Dennis did not count hands...

Before trying to impeach Shooter.

I admire John for at least raising the issue and better to generate discussion and lose, then never try because the cronies on The Hill are to beholden to the Insurance Industry (which they are of course).

[tritsofme]

14. Its cute campaign rhetoric, and that's it.

Nothing more, nothing less.

He knows there's zero chance of such a thing happening.

[OzarkDem]

8. Sounds good

Go, John!

[DaveJ]

10. That doesn't support the overall agenda

The overall agenda is keeping the masses down, unhealthy, in debt, and incapable of being a threat to them.

Their agenda is in no way about satisfying the masses, but instead a thousand fold effort is made to accomplish just the opposite.

Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it.

[WA98296]

12. Heath care for profit (Edward's plan) is NOT what I want. The Congress has

little to worry about, so I don't care.

[LSK]

13. EXPLAIN THIS TO ME THEN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2266509&mesg_id=2266509

EXPLAIN IT!