ran 2.7 miles
Looking back on the conception of the health care nightmare we now face, here is a look back on the days before it was passed. This is an opening statement from Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), ranking member of Ways and Means Committee, from March 20, 2010, pertaining to the consideration of H.R. 4872, the “Reconciliation Act of 2010” and Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”.
“Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member Dreier, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this legislation.
The American people have spoken: they do not want the federal government involved in their personal health care and they do not want a bill that spends over a $1 trillion, raises more than one-half trillion dollars in new taxes, cuts Medicare by more than one-half trillion dollars and increases Americans’ health insurance premiums. Yet, that is exactly what will happen if the House passes the Senate Democrats’ health care bill and the Reconciliation bill tomorrow.
The American people have rejected this bill precisely because it taxes too much, spends too much and increases premiums too much. With a total of $569.2 billion in new taxes, these bills represent the single largest tax increase in American history. Just what are those taxes?”
If you have the stomach for it, here it is:
1,696.8 miles to go.
- 24.2 miles run this week.
- Daily running average for the week was 3.46 miles per day.
- Total amount run in the past 147 days is 383.2 miles.
- Daily running average overall is 2.61 miles per day.
Looking back on the conception of the health care nightmare we now face, here is a look back on the days before it was passed. This is an opening statement from Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), ranking member of Ways and Means Committee, from March 20, 2010, pertaining to the consideration of H.R. 4872, the “Reconciliation Act of 2010” and Senate Amendments to H.R. 3590, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”.
“Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member Dreier, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this legislation.
The American people have spoken: they do not want the federal government involved in their personal health care and they do not want a bill that spends over a $1 trillion, raises more than one-half trillion dollars in new taxes, cuts Medicare by more than one-half trillion dollars and increases Americans’ health insurance premiums. Yet, that is exactly what will happen if the House passes the Senate Democrats’ health care bill and the Reconciliation bill tomorrow.
The American people have rejected this bill precisely because it taxes too much, spends too much and increases premiums too much. With a total of $569.2 billion in new taxes, these bills represent the single largest tax increase in American history. Just what are those taxes?”
If you have the stomach for it, here it is:
1,696.8 miles to go.
