Obama Lied, Your Coverage Died

In his September address to Congress, President Obama stated that if you "already have health insurance through your job, or Medicare, or Medicaid, or the VA, nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have."


Senator Orrin Hatch decided to have Democrats put their money where their mouths are by proposing the following amendment:

The purpose of this amendment is simple. If the secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that more than 1 million Americans would lose the current coverage of their choice because of this bill, then this bill would not go into effect.

...Here is the roll call of the Democrats' votes [on the amendment]:

BAUCUS: Roll call has been requested. Quickly call the roll.

CLERK: Mr. Rockefeller.

ROCKEFELLER: No.

CLERK: Mr. Rockefeller, no. Mr. Conrad.

CONRAD: No.

CLERK: Mr. Conrad no.

Mr. Bingaman.

BINGAMAN: No.

CLERK: Mr. Bingaman no.

Mr. Kerry.

(UNKNOWN): No by proxy.

CLERK: Mr. Kerry no by proxy.

Mrs. Lincoln.

LINCOLN: No.

CLERK: Mrs. Lincoln no.

Mr. Wyden.

WYDEN: No.

CLERK: Mr. Wyden no.

Mr. Schumer.

(UNKNOWN): No by proxy.

CLERK: Mr. Schumer no by proxy.

Ms. Stabenow.

STABENOW: No.

CLERK: Ms. Stabenow no.

Ms. Cantwell.

CANTWELL: No.

CLERK: Ms. Cantwell no.

Mr. Nelson.

NELSON: No.

CLERK: Mr. Nelson no.

Mr. Menendez.

MENENDEZ: No.

CLERK: Mr. Menendez no.

Mr. Carper.

(UNKNOWN): No by proxy.

CLERK: Mr. Carper no by proxy.

The Democrats are perfectly well aware that millions of Americans will lose the coverage they have under their proposal, whatever form it finally takes. In fact, that's their objective: in the long run--President Obama has said it may take 10 to 20 years--they intend to force all of us to lose our private health care and be forced into a socialized medicine system.

I know it seems hard to believe, but Obama lied about your coverage. If this cluster**** passes, your plan is toast.