TPM:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) seems to have seriously changed his position on a public health insurance program -- from supporting it years ago, to staunchly opposing it now.
Back when Lieberman was a full-fledged Democrat and sought the party's nomination for President, he said this at a debate in South Carolina on January 29, 2004:
"And one of the things we will do when we're one nation is to end the moral outrage of 44 million people without health insurance in the richest country in the world, nine million children whose parents can't take them to the doctor when they get sick 'cause they can't pay the bill. I'm gonna do that, and also help the millions who have insurance that can't pay it, by creating national health insurance pools like the ones members of Congress get our insurance from.
"Promises: When you're born, child in America, you get a membership card, and MediKids covers your insurance. Two, if you lose your job, you will not lose your health insurance. Three, underemployed, self-employed, small business, you can buy into this plan, it'll cost you a lot less, and incidentally, you'll get drug benefits with it. That's the kind of centrist leadership that produces results, and that's the kind of president America needs and I'll be."
(Transcript via Nexis)
Here is Joe's promise on healthcare reform in 2006:
October 23, 2006:
I've been working on health insurance reform for more than a dozen years. ... I have offered a comprehensive program. Small business health insurance reform, plus something I call MediKids to cover all the children in America on a sliding fee basis up until the age of 25.
MediChoice to allow anybody in our country to buy into a national insurance pool like the health insurance pool that we federal employees and Members of Congress have. Medical malpractice reform.
It will cover 95% of those who are not covered now, and it will reduce the pressure on rising costs for all the millions of others.
July 6, 2006:
What I'm saying to the people of Connecticut, I can do more for you and your families to get something done to make health care affordable, to get universal health insurance.
H/t http://jed-lewison.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/27/797737/-FLASHBACK:-Lieberman-pledged-support-for-health-reform
3 comments:
Ping pong Joe
How long before old Joe is a has been?
My people my cat it's all about a vote. Look Joe six pack say what ever the voters wanted to hear and he lost the VP. Now he gave Bush that kiss that was proof of his love. He spoke at the Republican Convention as he praised his Party and condemned the Democrats. Now when he's up for election he will go back to saying what the people of his State want to hear. Right now he's lineing his pockets with as much money as possible and doing his best to grant Israel's request to bomb Iran. Liberman could careless about Americans Health Care.
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