Tensions brim between GOP and CEOs over healthcare reform

[babylonsister]

Tensions brim between GOP and CEOs over healthcare reform
By Alexander Bolton - 11/13/09 06:28 AM ET


Tension between Republicans and the nation’s top CEOs over healthcare reform escalated this week when the executives released a report praising aspects of President Barack Obama’s top initiative.

Republicans in Congress and some of their business allies in Washington are fuming over a new report commissioned by the Business Roundtable (BRT), an organization that represents more than 50 of the nation’s biggest corporations.

The report claims that parts of the Democratic legislation could cut healthcare costs substantially.

Obama on Thursday seized on the findings, issuing a statement that notes the report found future healthcare costs could fall by $3,000 per employee with passage of the legislation.

The report was released two weeks after Senate Republicans voiced frustration with the CEOs for not doing more to oppose Democratic healthcare proposals, prompting more criticism from the party that traditionally is aligned with the top executives.

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[babylonsister]

1. And fyi, The Business Roundtable is politically conservative!

No wonder the rethugs are up in arms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Roundtable

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The Business Roundtable is a politically conservative<1><2><3><4> group of chief executive officers of major U.S. corporations formed to promote pro-business public policy.

[starroute]

2. Yeah, they've almost always lined up with the Chamber of Commerce

Now there's a wedge. This is getting interesting.

[tridim]

3. So the BRT is essentially saying the Republicans are lying. Good!

[BeyondGeography]

4. Business should be screaming for HCR

The only thing that keeps them from doing so is the coercive relationship between employment and coverage, which would diminish with a strong PO.

[byronius]

5. I am, believe me. Every small business is being mercilessly pounded.

I've developed a visceral hatred of health insurance companies, mostly just in the last nine years. Wonder why?

Get. Them. Out.

[Aramchek]

6. Tensions brim between GOP and FACTS over Healthcare reform