Schumer: Price Leading HHS Like Asking 'Fox To Guard The Hen House'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published NOVEMBER 29, 2016, 8:33 AM EDT

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the incoming Senate minority leader, on Tuesday morning slammed Donald Trump's decision to nominate Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), citing Price's support for privatizing Medicare and opposition to Obamacare.

"Congressman Price has proven to be far out of the mainstream of what Americans want when it comes to Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and Planned Parenthood. Thanks to those three programs, millions of American seniors, families, people with disabilities and women have access to quality, affordable health care. Nominating Congressman Price to be the HHS secretary is akin to asking the fox to guard the hen house," Schumer said in a statement.

Schumer has signaled that he will put up a fight against Republicans if they pursue plans to repeal Obamacare and privatize Medicare. He told the Associated Press earlier this month that Republicans will "rue the day" they try to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

"It's a political nightmare for them. They'll be like the dog that caught the bus," he said. Last week, Schumer warned Republicans against privatizing Medicare.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/schumer-tom-price-hhs-obamacare

[bucolic_frolic]

1. A bit trite, Chuck, but you're on the right path

and the masses will understand for once

[pbmus]

5. Fox in the henhouse is meek compared

To what this super asshole will try to do to healthcare in the USA ...

Say insurance as loud as you can and then amplify that by ten... This guy is gonna sell us lock stock and barrel ....

[Tanuki]

2. Price is horrible. He has a 0% rating by the Human Rights Campaign, 100% by National Right to Life

Here are just a few of his votes and positions, more at link. Please read up on this dangerous, extremist Teabagger, who can pretty much be counted on to be on the wrong side of everything we believe in:

Voted NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
Voted NO on protecting whistleblowers from employer recrimination. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on requiring photo ID for voting in federal elections. (Sep 2006)
Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Deauthorize funding for Obamacare. (Jul 2010)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)

http://www.ontheissues.org/GA/Tom_Price.htm

[sarcasmo]

3. Adios Medicare

[radical noodle]

4. No worse than DeVos in Dept of Education

and all the others. Schumer needs to get busy digging out the garbage in the lives of all Trump's picks.

[Cha]

6. Ya think?

Mahlao, Don~

[madokie]

7. I have very little confidence in Schumer

He's a waffler who feathers his own nest, time and time again this has been true.

[Vinca]

8. Price is one of many Republicans who do not believe people with pre-existing conditions

should be guaranteed access to health insurance. If you have cancer and voted for Trump, you'd better start putting your spare change in a jar on the counter to pay for your chemo.