GOP: Time for healthcare 'reset' button, healthcare reforms being "imposed upon" the American people

[The Straight Story]

GOP: Time for healthcare 'reset' button

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The "reset button" needs to be pressed on healthcare reforms being "imposed upon" the American people, a Republican congressman says.

Rep. John Kline of Minnesota, speaking Saturday in the GOP's response to President Barack Obama's weekly radio and Internet address, said: "It's time to press the 'reset' button'" on "healthcare reform (that) is being imposed upon (Americans), rather than developed with them."

Saying Americans are right to be frightened and confused about the Democratic reforms, Kline said hardworking families were being kept in the dark and asserted the costs of the measures will mean more job losses.

"Democrats have crafted this legislation behind closed doors, creating a partisan blueprint that -- at last count -- clocked in at more than 1,000 pages. It's complicated, it's convoluted and it's quite simply not going to work," he said.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/09/05/GOP-Time-for-healthcare-reset-button/UPI-96721252162117/

[Laelth]

1. Typical Republican lies and demagoguery.

This legislation has all been crafted out in the open. I might be happier with it had it been "crafted" behind closed doors.

:dem:

-Laelth

[joeycola]

4. Congress had a few meetings open to the public then went behind closed

doors.

[izquierdista]

2. Frightened and confused

Are the best things Repubs have going for them these days.

[rucky]

3. I agree.

Let's reset all the compromises we made in a bad-faith negotiating process, and ram through the plan we wanted in the first place.