Bond: Self-Executing Rule Aptly Named

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U.S. Senator Kit Bond today called the little known loophole that House Democrats plan on using to jam a government takeover of health care through Congress-- the self-executing rule -- aptly named. Bond made the following statement regarding the dangers of ignoring the will of the American people who oppose Democrats massive, government takeover of health care proposals:

"Right now, generations of kids who grew up learning about our nation's law-making process from School House Rock are scratching their heads.

"You see, most Americans think before a bill becomes a law, both the House and Senate must vote on it.

"But the House Democrats have found a loophole to our constitution -- a procedure invented to add technical corrections to legislation.

"Basically, it works by allowing the House to pass a package of changes to the Senate bill with the understanding that doing so would "deem' the Senate bill passed.

"There is a big problem with using this scheme-and-deem loophole -- Americans aren't going to buy it.

"I do not even think the House Democrats really buy it -- there is no sane person who actually believes that a bill that costs a trillion dollars, rewrites one sixth of our economy, increases health care costs, raises taxes and cuts Medicare benefits for seniors, qualifies as a "technical correction.'

"That's why I think it's fitting this special loophole is called the "Self Executing' rule.

"That is exactly what the House Democrats will be doing when they blatantly oppose the will of the American people who have said no to a want a government takeover of health care."

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