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The House health care bill pays for "about six years of program with a decade of revenue, with the heaviest costs concentrated in the second five years."
"As a result of the House Republican bill, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office now confirms that families will see their health care premiums reduced by up to 10 percent."
The Republicans' alternative health care plan "will still let insurers raise premiums four times faster than wages."
The GOP health care plan "would allow health insurance companies to continue engaging in unfair and discriminatory practices like denying coverage to people because of a pre-existing medical condition."
Health care reform "establishes a new board of federal bureaucrats (the 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee') to dictate the health plans that all individuals must purchase."
Health care reform "requires the use of federal dollars to fund abortions through the government-run health plan."
Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' — with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."
"That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing."
Page 92 of the House health care bill "says specifically that people can't purchase private health insurance after a date certain."
We're deleting Promise No. 9 on trade policy
We're deleting Promise No. 9, which President Obama would "use trade agreements to spread good labor and environmental standards around the world and stand firm ...
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We're deleting Promise No. 147
When we looked into Promise No. 147, to expand how the Family and Medical Leave Act is applied to members of the military, we were ...
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We've deleted Promise No. 29 on financial regulation
We've decided to delete a promise on financial regulation.
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Tracking Obama’s promises
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Promises we have rated recently
No. 8:
Include environmental and labor standards in trade agreements
No. 474:
Seek safe disposal of nuclear waste
No. 81:
Appoint federal-level coordinator to oversee all federal autism efforts
No. 82:
Fully fund the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives
Of Obama's 513 promises, most are still rated No Action. Here’s a random sampling of five of them:
No. 512:
Go "line by line" over earmarks to make sure money being spent wisely
No. 46:
Allow workers to claim more in unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy court
No. 215:
Create a rapid response fund for emerging democracies
No. 313:
Allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms of a home mortgage
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