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What's in a Name?

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What's in a Name?

Published: Tue, 27 Oct 2009

Description: Rep. Boehner says it doesn't matter what Pelosi calls the 'public option,' it's still government-run health care

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" And who aren't wet snow in new sugar is a dessert topping."

" Talking yeah."

" You do. Huge numbers of low -- and it deserves okay."

" Now this is not exactly news simmer about like -- camera no one seems to know exactly what it is on talking about as a goal. Public jobs and our government run health care -- announced figure Nancy Pelosi does not -- that they're all."

" What I would call not the public option but the consumer option. You hear -- Medicare part EU here than it everybody says that there's got to be a better name for this."

" It is a dessert topping anyway my next guest says you name it what you want it is still government run. John Boehner is the house minority leader by the way we have extended over the days and Nancy Pelosi to come on and approximately four -- no. All right. Congress then when they start playing with the name of of something -- you know they're worried about that."

" What do you make him. What are worried about it because what you call that. The government option what do you call it the consumer option. What you caller co op or an opt out or an opt in these are all all just terms. About their big government takeover of our health care system. I remember -- not just about this one little piece. Over the government's gonna run compete with the private sector which I think is unfair. But speculate it's 53 new boards agencies commission's mandate. In this bill tens of thousands of new federal employees. That are gonna blow all this infrastructure in the government so that the liberals could put in place what they really want long term is a single Payer national -- related."

" What they say in response to. Congress and is that a lot of it's not fair when lot of these private guys have no competition in states like Maine and and some of these others that had. Virtually one -- brighter guys in the business it's time to give them the business competition for the -- when these."

" Neil listen I was in a private sector for a long time out -- small business matter fact that's sold corrugated boxes a one point. In I had 27 competitors who sold the same thing I sold. And competition makes everybody better. And let me tell you what if the price is being charged there. Are outrageous. Just what will happen somebody else is gonna come in there and compete for them for that business and so the private sector can help take care of this. -- those with a preexisting conditions Republicans. Have ideas to make sure that those people have access. Of the affordable health insurance. It's not like Republicans as the Democrats won -- don't have any ideas. You go to healthcare dot GOP dot gov and see all kinds Republican ideas about how to make the current system work better."

" All right well -- was saying when it comes. To put the title of the Matalin and talk and hammer out ideas. And work with the Democrats you guys don't this is from -- earlier today. When I came here."

" We had Republicans and Democrats worked together. But. You can't. Dance of your. Partner is unwilling he often. Share it's like when I was high school district. I wanna -- advanced that you wouldn't get up. It's."

" I related lighters on that was the sort of my kid has ever watch this ought to give up our while that's -- I -- a little meet up. Now my point is this does he have a point that that Republicans might say they have this great you know web page of all their ideas. But when it comes to sort of hammering out differences -- Democrats you guys aren't you it is the party and now."

" we've been asking for months to be part of this conversation. I was sent a letter to the president back in May outlining some of our ideas -- massing for a meeting. We are nice polite letter back to -- we appreciate your ideas will see it at the end of the game. There's been no opportunity in the house. Where I serve. For Democrats they've not invited us -- any discussion. About health care of their gore often their own direction they think they have the most of ram this down the American people's throats and so would not been invited president."

" Doesn't you wherever I don't know how it goes in the house and you know this whole procedure been invited but. Do you want Nancy Pelosi talk and an easier passage of an all his elbow nice weather today it's rainy it's -- I met."

" I've met with the speaker left. Friday and what did you her request and we talked about the the page program. We talked about campus security. We did talk about the economy and some of their ideas about. About to have to get the economy moving and yeah how about how accurate and health -- ever -- healthcare did not tomorrow others say about a way speaker could we talk about health. I did ask about healthcare in terms of when she thought it would be brought to the floor. Did you go to her office she go to yours did you mean I only outlet for her I went to her office and then slit your strategy shoot you out was -- like in Austin Powers things -- down -- we have a very nice meeting -- the speaker and I have a lot of work to do on behalf of all members in the institution. And so what she and I do have a decent relationship parents of the -- don't have to talk about things of great substance because. We're we're of the political motives. And Bob from Westchester Ohio mid America. And and conservative and she comes from -- Cisco so you can imagine that any conversation about. Health care or some of these other important subjects we would -- for."

" I've got to you're good sport on on this stuff congress and ask you about this whole dust up about this congressional like an election in new York and seems to be taken all these national implications. It's got a problem the Republican candidate. Is your choice some of the more conservative members of the party -- sort of saying it's there. It's they're defining moment and you heard from governor blunt in Minnesota is said. The mr. Hoffman a conservative candidate is choice talent saying much the same it seems to be dividing the establishment. Republicans from. -- vehicle renegade Republicans. This -- conservative ones like well what's going on here."

" Well there's no question that New York point three it's a bit of a mess. -- the other Republican leader in the house of the seven Republican candidate German. Up and upstate New York. I've decided that but duties of a father ought to be other candidate and so they named her as the candidate. And this is the candidate who signed a new textbooks. Made it clear that this year -- group opposes. A president Obama's Cap and Trade System opposes. Their takeover of health care. In other other people in a race but what is clear here -- Is that a majority of the people in this district doubles one by Barack Obama a year ago a majority of people of district. I have rejected the Obama Pelosi agenda here Washington. And I think that's the real story of the overseer of next Tuesday's election both in New Jersey had divergent. So what's closer John there are always great having you thank you --"

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