House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he’d like to know “how we are going to fix our health care system with 1,990 pages of bureaucracy?” Boehner adds that he thinks Republicans have better solutions for a health care bill. (00:15)
House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) believes the American people don’t want a government-run health care plan. “Yet the Democrats come forward with a bill that really has a government takeover for our health care system,” says Boehner. (00:28)
Travis Martinez – University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and fellow Republicans argued on Wednesday against cuts in benefits for Medicare and Medicare Advantage recipients.
“Poll after Poll shows that America’s seniors are the group that has the greatest concerns about government takeover of health care, that’s because proposals cut Medicare benefits that seniors rely on,” said Boehner.
The Republican Leader used Wednesday’s press conference to promote the his party’s healthcare website, healthcare.gop.gov, where users can view “better solutions” to fix the nation’s health care system.
House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who also attended the press conference, invoked words from President Barack Obama’s campaign.
Responding to then-Senator Obama’s pledge that Americans who like their health care plan would not be forced to give it up, Pence said, “ I guess he wasn’t talking about American senior citizens,” adding that “under recent legislation, $162 billion will be cut from the popular Medicare Advantage.”
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says the Democratic leadership in the White House and Congress has been demonizing opponents of their “liberal, special interests agenda.” (0:52)
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he respects President Obama’s wish to ensure that the next step in Afghanistan is the right step, and asks for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to testify before Congress, calling his testimony essential. (0:30)
