Bennet won't back health care plan that isn't paid for now

[donheld]

DENVER - Colorado's junior senator says he will not support any health care plan that passes its costs on to subsequent generations.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) answered numerous health care related questions on YOUR SHOW Sunday morning including on maintaining consumer choice, a government-run system, malpractice caps, taxes on health care benefits and changing the incentive structure in health care to focus on keeping people well in the first place.

Bennet says he has told his fellow Democrats in the Senate he will not vote for any reform that doesn't make the hard choices needed to pay for it now.

"We have to pay for it," he said. "I've said it in our caucus in Washington I can't support a plan that's not paid for. I don't want a plan that's going to increase our deficit and I don't want a plan my kids are paying for."


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[donheld]

1. A tad more

Still, with his own mother currently going through chemotherapy, he says consumer choice needs to remain and that he's not in favor of a government-run system like there currently is in Canada and England.

[kath]

3. What an idiot - virtually every other developed democracy has a govt-run system. We rank something

like 37th in the world in terms of health measures, we're 60 years behind the rest of the developed world, and this friggin asshole doesn't want a system like Canada' or England's
Pathetic piece of shit.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Sorry about his mom, but that ain't good enough.

[asjr]

4. Mr Bennet is delusional. Throughout

American history the nation has been subsidized through taxes paid by the citizens. So many people have forgotten that. I pay my taxes gladly in order to live here. I would pay more taxes in order for people to have quality health care. We are rapidly electing people who don't give a damn about this country.

[eleny]

5. Tall talk from the guy who didn't have to run for his office

[backscatter712]

13. He's in my state. He's up for election in 2010.

And he's working hard on raising money to campaign for it.

Seems like he's taking a lot of that money from the insurance lobby... :mad:

It's time to let him know that his chances for winning reelection are directly dependent on whether there's real health care reform in this country - I won't vote for him if we're still being screwed and thrown out in the cold by the health denial industry.

[eleny]

18. I'm in Lakewood, so we're in the same boat

[billyoc]

6. Then don't vote for it, Mikey, but don't fillibuster with the Republicans.

Remember what party you're in, that's all we want.

[depakid]

7. They just keep coming out of the woodwork- with more excuses

This guy in particular is pathetic, seemingly needing to drag his sick mom into the equation to justify his defense of the insurance industry.

[MarjorieG]

8. Do shows search for anti health care change guests? Without reform, unaffordable now and worse soon.

he agree to taxing the over #$350K, which made out like bandits these last 30 years.

Talk about people, Senators, not wanting to make the tough choices.

[Vinca]

9. That passes its cost on to future generations?

If mama dies there won't be a future generation. Plenty of moolah for war and killing, need to cut coupons for minimal health care.

[safeinOhio]

12. His damn government paid health care would be

costing my kids, if I had any. Walk the walk and give yours up or stfu.

[Pharlo]

10. Too bad he doesn't feel that way about military actions.

If you can't pay for it now, you can't send troops, weapons, or supplies.

[babylonsister]

11. And if it was paid for now, he'd just find another reason not to

support it. :boring:

[donheld]

19. My thoughts exactly

He's a BIG disappointment.

[DFLforever]

14. So, will Bennett back the House plan to help pay for it by

increasing taxes on those making over 350,000 a year?

[babylonsister]

17. The Senate doesn't like that idea:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6049409&mesg_id=6049409

Durbin: Senate Dems not onboard with House healthcare surtax

[madrchsod]

15. what a dumb ass....

how could anyone make a stupid statement like that and be elected....

[DefenseLawyer]

16. Will he vote for cloture?

That's the only question that matters.