Republicans Change Tune On Costly Health Plans, From Yes In 2003 To No In 2009
The Associated Press points out that many Republicans in Congress have changed their positions on government health care benefits, opposing the Obama health care bill after having previously voted for the entirely deficit-financed Medicare prescription drug benefit in 2003. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) defended his vote, and said that sic years ago, "it was standard practice not to pay for things...We were concerned about it, because it certainly added to the deficit, no question." Hatch added, however, that the Medicare drug benefit "has done a lot of good."
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