House votes to kill preventive health care fund part of health care law

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Source: The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — House Republicans continued their multipronged attack on the health care law enacted last year with a vote Wednesday to eliminate a section in the law providing $15 billion over the next decade on such preventive health care issues as fighting obesity, reducing smoking and promoting better nutrition.

Republicans described the Prevention and Public Health Fund as a “slush fund” for the secretary of health and human services that is not subject to congressional approval or oversight.

The vote, almost entirely along party lines, was 236-183.

As with other GOP attempts to overturn or weaken the law, chances of making headway are slim as long as Democrats control the Senate and a Democrat resides in the White House.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house_votes_to_kill_preventive_health_care_fund_part_of_health_care_law/2011/04/13/AFlceTYD_story.html

[Kerrytravelers]

1. These people have no foresight.

:eyes:

[devils chaplain]

3. They probably do...

... but they just don't care.

[markpkessinger]

8. Or they do, and the likely result is exactly what they want n/t

[Drale]

2. Woo more "symbolic" money waisting votes

[lovuian]

4. the Republicans are digging their graves deeper and deeper

ridiculous

[Danmel]

5. Unbelievable

What could be stupider than discouraging preventative care and healthy choices? Why not give each newborn a carton of marlboros, a bottle of scotch and a
big mac meal?

[RKP5637]

6. I sure hope Americans are waking up to what these republicans are about! n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. The Republicans should be "hung, drawn and quartered

and their heads put on spikes." My grandmother used to use this expression.

[atreides1]

10. I vote for that

I do believe it was the punishment for treason in England!

[Grassy Knoll]

9. Voting for a Republican ......

is like putting gas in a car you just wrecked.

[Historic NY]

14. +1000

[Hoyt]

11. How many people can the Republicon version of death panels kill? eom

[houstonintc]

12. The (un)Health care industry will...

Cannibalize the economy.

It's good to know the GOP is feeding this horrible cancer. If only more Americans were aware of this.

[Iliyah]

13. Where are

the JOBS? They have not suggested, promoted nor elected to create no jobs, nada, none, zip. Instead, they are trying to kill, destroy as many jobs as they can all in the name of corporations.

[houstonintc]

16. I'm certain..,.

They are making jobs somewhere. India? China? Indonesia? Somewhere I am assured the GOP has created Jobs. :D

[rasputin1952]

15. Empty out the veggie bin again...

need a new crop of turnips for GOP candidates...these people are remarkably stupid...:eyes:

[defendandprotect]

17. Capitalism produces nothing but insanity -- suicidal insanity -- !!

[Zambero]

18. Was this at the tobacco and burger-flipping lobbies behest?

Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Supersize it. Gotta fight evil Obamacare any way we can!