Rep. Gary Ackerman To GOP On Healthcare: Put Up Or Shut Up

[DearAbby]

House Dem dares GOP on healthcare repeal
By Julian Pecquet - 11/23/10 01:48 PM ET

Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) is daring Republicans to make good on one of their top legislative priorities: repealing the healthcare law.

Using a somewhat unusual tactic, Ackerman, a strong advocate for the healthcare reform law, vowed Tuesday to introduce a series of bills next week that would roll back some of the most popular provisions of the law.

The congressman said the legislation — all titled the HIPA-CRIT (Health Insurance Protects America—Can't Repeal IT) — will give Republicans a chance to "put up, or sit down" on their campaign promise to repeal the eight-month-old law.

"This will be the big chance for Republicans to do what they've vowed to do," the 13-term member said. "These bills will be their chance to at long last restore liberty and repeal the evil monster they've dubbed 'Obamacare.' "

Ackerman has begun circulating a letter to fellow lawmakers telling them to "Go ahead, make my day. Become a cosponsor."


More:
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/130541-democratic-lawmaker-dares-republicans-on-healthcare-reform-repeal

[democrat_patriot]

1. This is what fighting back looks like. HIPA-CRIT; awesome.

[DearAbby]

2. Democrats with spines...

looks great :thumbsup:

[David__77]

3. There are plenty of Democrats with spines.

Many had spines in opposing a public option, opposing health care for all, opposing Employee Free Choice Act, opposing reimplementing Glass-Steagall, opposing taxing derivatives, etc. There were very steadfast in implementing their neo-liberal, anti-people agenda. Others had spines in supporting a progressive agenda, but they were outnumbered badly.