Are some GOP’ers fibbing on Obamacare; taking credit for something they had nothing to do with it – PB/TK
Republican Marsha Blackburn tries to defuse Obamacare repeal anger with bald-faced lies
It takes a special kind of deplorable to be Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), the odious leader of last year’s House “investigation” into Planned Parenthood. You know, the one that endangered the lives of a Planned Parenthood staffer and medical researchers when she “accidentally” leaked their names and addresses? Yeah, her. Blackburn decided to hold town meetings this week, and they’re contentious. She’s apparently decided to deal with her constituents complaints by lying through her teeth.
Like when she’s confronted with the truth about Planned Parenthood, the services it provides, and the number of people who have health care because of it, the vast majority of them not getting abortions. And none of the abortions it provides being paid for with federal tax dollars. Because the Hyde Amendment stops that. Blackburn blithely ignored all that.
“I stand firmly in my belief that taxpayer funds ought not to be used for abortion,” Blackburn said. Her response was cut off by boos from the crowd, among which cries of “they are not,” and “the Hyde Amendment” could be heard above the roar in the room.
That’s bad. But it’s nothing to compare with what she told the crowd opposing her long-standing efforts to repeal Obamacare.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a staunch Trump supporter from a deep red district, told constituents on Wednesday that “pre-existing conditions and 26-year olds were the two Republican provisions that made it into the bill,” and would obviously be part of a replacement.
Oh no, they weren’t, and oh no, it won’t. Congressional Republicans did not add those popular provisions to the law. Republicans added nothing to the law. And what Republicans are talking about now on pre-existing conditions is “continuous coverage,” only allowing people who never let their insurance coverage lapse to continue to have pre-existing condition coverage.
The last refuge of a typical Republican—when you’re on the wrong side of history, lie.
Continue to dailykos.com article:http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/23/1637036/-Republican-Marsha-Blackburn-tries-to-defuse-Obamacare-repeal-anger-with-bald-faced-lies
