Cantor:GOP will say "no" on healthcare. Reconciliation shows Dems have no interest in bipartisanship

House minority whip says GOP will say 'no' on health deal
By Billy House CongressDaily February 19, 2010

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., said on Friday Republicans will continue to oppose healthcare legislation pushed by President Obama and the Democratic majority, claiming at one point that using the reconciliation process on that bill would mean Obama's "promise of bipartisanship is dead."

In remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Cantor said Republicans "will say 'no' to this healthcare bill because 'no' is what the American people want and that is our principled opposition that they expect us to pronounce."

His comments were the latest evidence that any hope for a health agreement to come out of President Obama's bipartisan summit next Thursday is probably little more than wishful thinking.

Democrats immediately pounced on Cantor's comments, saying they offered continuing evidence that Republicans are content to be the "party of no."

"While Eric Cantor and his Republican colleagues have for months repeatedly charged that the president is shutting them out of the process, today's comments clearly demonstrate that Republicans are interested only in politicizing the debate and have no intention in working together on reform that makes health care more stable and affordable," said Hari Sevugan, press secretary for the Democratic National Committee.

After his CPAC appearance, Cantor fired back, saying if Obama was serious about taking a bipartisan approach on health care, he would rule out the prospect of passing the measure under reconciliation rules to avoid the need to get 60 votes instead of a simple majority.

"By using the reconciliation process, the administration and Democrat leaders are sending a clear signal that they still refuse to listen to the American people and have no interest in bipartisanship," Cantor said in a statement. Using reconciliation, he continued, "makes clear that their promise of bipartisanship is dead."

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what you are doing is, at the least, psychological projection, at worst, pathological lying.

We tried bipartisan. We're no longer interested.

repukes had the house, the senate, and the white house for six years? I don't recall ever hearing the word. what I DO remember is the way the dems were treated by you bastards.

The meeting next week is going to be fun!

We're getting HCR with the PO. Book it.

I haven't seen the gNOp on defense like this in a long time. How sweet it is.

I wish Obama would call them out when they use those words, saying that proves they are not serious about bipartisanship by disrespecting his party.

And on the freeper site, they just call us the "RAT party."

do it willfully or not.

:hi:

and they're PROUD of it. :hi:

When Dumbya used "Democrat Party" in the state of the union in 2007, people did point out that it was a sign that he wasn't interested in bipartisanship and he actually did address the issue and correct himself in a later speech.

Obama should tell Eric Cantor to suck his dick.

And the Dems should tell Boehner that their health care plan will cover Bohener's rather odd tanning treatments.

If the Dems do not start to punch this right wing maniacs in the THROAT ... then the insane right wing whack jobs will impose their will.

My kids will be told that God impregnates virgins, Noah built a boat with t-Rex on it ... and Reagan did not give Amnesty to "illegal aliens".

Everything you have asked for in a healthcare bill is ALREADY in the senate bill. Just go away you condescending used car salesman.

If the bill passes with only Democrats, then so be it.

The Rethugs do not want any healthcare bill, so move along with out them.

we vote to send these fools (of both parties) to Congress to solve serious problems and all they can do is play silly games.

Plus they act like they are all bought and owned by the big corporations. Senators and House members should wear uniforms like NASCAR with corporate sponsorship patches identifying their masters.

What ever happened to the good old days in Congress?








It's past time for both parties to wake up and understand that the voters are beginning to get pissed. It's also time for Obama to stop campaigning and become the leader that we all hoped for. Reid and Pelosi, for all their experience, have totally failed in getting meaningful legislation such as healthcare passed. Some estimates say the unemployment rate in our country is as high as 17%. People are suffering all over this country. I see people who have lost or are in the process of losing everything on a daily basis. The efforts to stimulate the economy seem to have missed the target.

Obama still has time to show the leadership necessary to correct the problem, but he may have to chastise the leadership of both parties in Congress. He has the advantage of the "bully pulpit" and with his power of speech he can unite American citizens behind him. He has the fortune to be a President in times that demand a great leader. He can become one of the best American Presidents in history or can merely be a one term failure like Jimmy Carter who was probably the second most intelligent President in my lifetime. Bill Clinton was IMO the most intelligent.

I would walk right up to Cantor and say Hell no I am not one bit interested in bi-partisanship. You creeps proved that's the furtherest thing from your minds. We're gonna pass all the bills with can without you and kick you to the curb." I wouldn't be afraid of the idiots.

How dumb do they have to be to send those republicon reps out into the HOUSE?

You and your gop thug cohorts absolutely sicken me. You play games while your fellow citizens are dying. I have nothing but contempt for you and your ilk. I cannot say here what I'd really like to see happen to you and your kind.

"you're right, we don't. We lost any interest we had when you showed you wouldn't even support your OWN ideas. Welcome to your well-deserved irrelevance."

Democrats are just bringing what the PEOPLE want. You remember them?