As the health care debate enters its final stages, Republicans are doing everything they can to slow the process down in order to "defeat" the Senate bill. In recent days, GOP senators have claimed they are working "in good faith" and simply want to take the time to "see a little bit of what's in the bill."
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), who most recently killed an attempt by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to have a debate about his single-payer health care amendment by forcing the 767-page document to be read aloud on the floor, today let truth slip out. On Washington Journal, Coburn explained that he sees the GOP's role is to defeat the health care bill, saying "The American people want to hear us say no." He added, "No is a wonderful word":
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COBURN: Look, there's nothing wrong with the word no. No is a word Washington needs to hear. The American people want to hear us say no. No when we're stealing 43 cents out of every dollar that we spend this year from our grandkids. No when we're ignoring the Constitution. No when we're gonna pass a bill that says you have to buy something even when it goes totally against the Constitution and the enumerated powers of our Constitution. No to socialism at every turn. … There's nothing wrong with that word, it's a healthy word. … No is a wonderful word.
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Later this afternoon, Coburn admitted to reporters during a conference call hosted by the Republican National Committee that the goal of his party is to "kill the bill."
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/18/cob ... uctionism/
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