April 26, 2012 – 7:06 pm
PiratesCove.us:
One of the problems with beating a meme to death is that people may very well tune out the message, and, even worse for those trotting out state memes, it could make people wonder what the hell that person has to offer. Here’s Excitable Nancy Pelosi
(ABC News) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi railed against Republican efforts to offset the one-year extension of the 3.4 percent student loan rate by taking money out of a fund she believes is imperative to the “survival to women.”
Pelosi told reporters that she is whipping her caucus to oppose the GOP’s proposal.
“We will not support a bill that robs Peter to pay Paul, which ostensibly supports a middle-class initiative while making those very same people pay for it,” Pelosi, D-Calif., said today during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill. “In order to pay for it, [House Republicans] are going to make an assault on women’s health, make another assault on women’s health, continue our assault on women’s health and pay for this with prevention initiatives that are in effect right now for childhood immunization; for screening for breast cancer, for cervical cancer; and for initiatives to reduce birth defects – a large part of what the Center for Disease Control does in terms of prevention.”
I hear a screeching in my ears, how about you? Anyhow, ABC links to another ABC article which highlights that Boehner wants to do away with an HHS slush fund, one that Democrats already agreed to cut back in February. The Speaker’s blog has more. But, my goodness, Nancy just can’t help herself. She has her claws wrapped around this stale talking point, but, what is the Democrat plan? Why, to go after small businesses with tax law changes that would increase their costs.
On a side note, if the student loans issue is so damned important, as Obama has been preaching over the last week, why is Harry Reid waiting till May 8th for a vote?
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