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Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'Bribes' infect health reform

2010-01-07

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger savaged congressional plans for health reform in his 2010 State of the State address on Wednesday, calling the legislation "health care to nowhere" that's infected with "bribes, deals and loopholes."

With the nation's largest state enduring a fiscal crisis, Schwarzenegger said California's lawmakers should vote against the bill or push to get the Medicaid subsidies that were written into the Senate bill in order to secure Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) as the 60th and passing vote for that chamber's version of reform. The deal has been attacked as the "Cornhusker Kickback."

"While I enthusiastically support health care reform, it is not reform to push more costs onto states that are already struggling while other states get sweetheart deals," Schwarzenegger said before a joint session of the California State Legislature.

"Health care reform, which started as noble and needed legislation, has become a trough of bribes, deals and loopholes. You've heard of the bridge to nowhere. This is health care to nowhere. California's congressional delegation should either vote against this bill that is a disaster for California or get in there and fight for the same sweetheart deal Senator Nelson of Nebraska got for the Cornhusker State. He got the corn; we got the husk."

Posted by:Fred

#4 Sometimes it's just called 'compensation':

[California] Assemblyman Anthony Adams will not seek a third term, he announced Tuesday, putting an end to a tumultuous 11 months that saw him censured by his party, hectored by talk-radio hosts and targeted by an unsuccessful recall campaign. Adams, R-Claremont, voted in February for a state budget package that included more than $12 billion in tax increases. That vote, which Adams called an act of courage but that opponents said broke a campaign pledge, sparked a recall drive that could have ousted Adams early this year.

Allan Hoffenblum, a California political analyst said Adams next career move could be accepting an appointment to a state board or commission. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Sen. Abel Maldonado, another Republican who voted for tax increases last year, as his new lieutenant governor.

Posted by: Pappy 2010-01-07 21:46

#3 infected with "bribes, deals and loopholes."

That pretty much describes ALL legislation congress of any party passes. Democrats are worse cause they want to pass more of it as a general rule though 'pubs have been trying to catch up.

Posted by: AlanC 2010-01-07 08:31

#2 Time to ditch the RINO act, Arnold.

Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2010-01-07 08:06

#1 Anybody check the statment for more hidden messages?

Posted by: gorb 2010-01-07 01:27

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