House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) scolded Democrats for not continuing the debate on health care reform in the House Ways and Means Committee. Cantor added that President Obama had stated that he did not want to resort to the process of reconciliation to jam through healthcare reform. (0:24)
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) he accuses Democrats for blocking transparency in the health care reform effort.
“The question to me is: what is the majority hiding?” said Cantor. “Did they not want to vote on an amendment which would require that members of Congress fall under any kind of public option that we impose on the American people? If so, shame on them.” (0:32)
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) accused Democrats of having closed door negotiations and leaving GOP House members out of the health care debate. (0:36)
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) accuses President Barack Obama of not paying enough attention to polls that indicate Americans are not ready to change the health care plans they already have. Cantor explains, contrary to the Democrats’ rhetoric, Americans who are satisfied with their health care plans will not be able to keep it under a government plan. (0:35)
