Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson's JournalSix years ago, today.
Do you remember?
Six years ago today, Democrats were playing nothing but defense on health insurance reform, after months of relentless, dishonest attacks — like Sarah Palin’s absurd lie about Obamacare creating “death panels.” Yet the Republicans never introduced any plan of their own to help the 40+ million Americans who (at the time) did not have health insurance. Nor did they introduce any legislation to save the lives of 45,000 Americans who were dying each year, because they had no health coverage. In fact, when President Obama asked the House Republicans to show their healthcare plan to him, they waived blank pieces of paper at him!
Congressman Grayson had had it UP-TO-HERE, so he took to the House Floor armed with nothing but poster boards, an American flag tie, and a lot of courage.
And he did something that so few ever do in Washington, D.C. — he told the truth:
“It’s my duty and pride tonight to be able to announce exactly what the Republicans plan to do for health care in America … . It’s a very simple plan. Here it is: The Republican healthcare plan for America: ‘Don’t get sick.’
“If you have insurance, don’t get sick.
“If you don’t have insurance, don’t get sick.
“If you’re sick, don’t get sick. Just don’t get sick!”
And the GOP’s “backup plan”:
“If you do get sick, America, the Republican healthcare plan is this: 'Die quickly.’
Congressman Grayson had the courage and the guts to say what we were all thinking six years ago today – but no one else was saying. Contribute $3 or more to help us send him to the U.S. Senate, so he can keep speaking truth to power.
That speech — that moment — is classic Grayson:
· That sublime set-up.
· That devastating, monumental mockery of the Republicans.
· That funny, pointed truth.
· That invincible progressive spirit.
This speech from Congressman Grayson gave Congress the push it had to have, to pass monumental legislation like the Affordable Care Act. It rocked the GOP back on its heels, and to this day, they have to answer to Grayson’s simple question: “what’s your plan?”
Alan Grayson has shown us, time and time again, that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to stand up for us. He is the champion that we’ve loved in the House, and he is the champion we that need in the United States Senate. On this day, the anniversary of the date when Congressman Grayson told the truth about the Republican health insurance plan, let’s do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stand up for him.
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Courage,
Team Grayson
Shut Down the Shutdowns
Two years ago, right after the GOP shut down the federal government, I took to the House Floor to tell the Republicans exactly what the public thought of the GOP-controlled Congress:
“Dog poop.”
Well, more accurately, “worse than dog poop.”
I pointed out that, according to scientific polling, the American people have a higher of opinion of “dog poop” than Congress. Even though the Speaker of the House wouldn’t let me finish my sentence, the fact that Congress is less popular than dog poop — at this low point in American history — will forever be in the Congressional Record.
Now, you’d think being less popular than “dog poop” would be enough to motivate the Republicans to stop shutting down the government over petty political poppycock. It wasn’t, because Here We Go Again with another GOP attempt to deprive millions of Americans of healthcare by forcing a government shutdown — only this time, they’re threatening to shut down the federal government if we don’t defund Planned Parenthood. This time, their targets are only poor, sick women, not poor, sick men and women.
That’s why I introduced a bill to Shut Down the Shutdowns, and I need your help to make it law. Become a citizen co-sponsor today >>
It’s a painfully simple idea: should Congress fail to fund any federal agency, then it will continue to be funded at the existing level. Then once the GOP gets its “dog poop” together, and approves new appropriations, the funding changes. And if the GOP never gets its “dog poop” together, then at least the government stays open. Now, doesn’t that sound a whole lot better?
If this bill passes, we won’t have to worry about the Republicans’ “Freakout of the Week”™ assassinating the budget. Next time, when the GOP is trying to defund an organization that provides pap smears, cancer screening, AIDS screening, other lifesaving health services to millions of women, we can let them have their temper tantrum, and just ignore them. Like the spoiled children that they are.
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:
“It’s cruel enough to threaten to shut down the government for crass political purposes. But to threaten to shut down the government in order to deny sick people the care that they need, that’s just evil.”
That’s why “dog poop” is in the Congressional Record. Because no matter how bad it stinks, “dog poop” isn’t evil. The so-called “leaders” who want to take healthcare away from poor, sick people – they’re evil.
Courage,
Rep. Alan Grayson
Candidate for U.S. Senate
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