Democrat lawmakers are nervous about their jobs this fall and health care reform legislation is the cause of their angst.
Vice President Joe Biden said today that vulnerable members of Congress, worried that the health care reform legislation will cost them their jobs, have expressed their frustrations to the White House and have been critical of how the issue has played out over the last year.
“They say, ‘Well Joe, look man, I mean, you know, you guys haven’t messaged this very well,’” Biden told ABC News’ Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview in Durham, N.C. “And, ‘You know, this thing has gone on so long.’”
Biden said his response to worried lawmakers is simple: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
“I’m telling you, you know, pre-existing [conditions], they’re going to be covered. You know we’re going to control the insurance companies,” the vice president said. “You know people aren’t going to lose their health care with their employer like is being advertised.”
Biden said once these provisions take effect and the American people feel the impact, lawmakers who vote “yes” will reap the benefits.
“They’re going to see right off the bat the horrible [things] aren’t real and there are some very good things that become apparent immediately,” Biden said. “Once the American public realizes that … [legislators are] going to be rewarded.”
…His advice to wavering members of Congress who have put in work on this legislation is: “If you really want to make sure that you get the benefit of what you’ve already done, vote for the bill.”
While four major deadlines have come and gone on health care reform, Biden said it’s not a reflection of public appetite for the bill, but rather Republican antagonism.
“This has been tough from day one. It’s been tough for 40 years,” he said. “Republicans have been very skillful in using legitimately every tactic in the book — legitimate tactic — every procedural way to slow down the process to prevent an up-and-down vote. And we’re getting close. They’re running out of runway.”
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You nervous democrats go ahead and heed Biden’s advice and you surely will reap the benefits this fall. You’ll have the benefit of finding a new job!!!
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