Garrett ignores GOP influence in current health care legislation to say Obama will “start” incorporating GOP ideas
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 11th, 2010 5:45 am by HL
On Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, Major Garrett said President Obama indicated during a press conference he “will start talking to Republicans and incorporating their ideas in the health care debate.” In fact, as Obama recently indicated during his January 29 question and answer session with House Republicans, several GOP ideas have been incorporated into the current health care bill.
From the February 10 edition of America’s Newsroom:
GARRETT: The question I asked was about health care reform and whether or not the House and Senate bills that the president was once so proud of in fact could pass. He conceded the Republicans’ point that they couldn’t, and though he said he wouldn’t start from scratch, he will start talking to Republicans and incorporating their ideas in the health care debate.
Obama at House GOP Q & A: “I have” accepted GOP ideas in bill
Obama: “[W]hen you say I ought to be willing to accept Republican ideas on health care, let’s be clear: I have.” During Obama’s question-and-answer period of his House GOP retreat visit on 7/09]. And according to the Senate Finance Committee’s document detailing the amendments to the Chairman’s Mark considered, at least 13 amendments sponsored by one or more Republican senators were included in the bill.