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Rep. Jim Jordan Speaks Out Against ObamaCare 2.0, Defends Tea Party

Posted on | March 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

Philip Klein of the American Spectator reports:

The House Budget Committee has voted down a Republican motion in support of the abortion language favored by Rep. Bart Stupak on a 19 to 17 vote, with three Democrats voting in favor of it. . . .
Rep. Jim Jordan offered the motion for Republicans . . .

Who would have thought this Congress and this administration would again attempt to ram through this health care bill using a partisan reconciliation process? Simply put, Mr. Chairman, the American people have had enough. They told Democrats “no” in August, “no” in September, they told them “no” at Thanksgiving, “no” at Christmas when they tried to pass this bill, they said “no” when Democrats wanted to do it by the State of the Union, and they’re going to say “no” tomorrow, when thousands of Americans come to Washington again to say, “Enough is enough.”
During the past year, I’ve traveled around our district, throughout Ohio, I’ve seen first-hand the emergence of a grassroots movement fueled in large part by the arrogant and out-of-control federal government. Millions of Americans from every walk of life have stood up, in many cases for the first time, to make their voices heard. They gather in town squares, they organize, they pray, and they’ve marched on Washington.
Far from the dangerous extremists the other side and the elite media may characterize them as, these are ordinary citizens – moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas – who believe that America is an exceptional nation. They are freedom-loving Americans who feel like their government is ignoring them. . . . They believe that there are ideals and principles that make this country unique throughout history and they see those principles being assaulted everyday in Washington.
– Rep. Jim Jordan, 4th District Ohio

That’s just about the best defense of the Tea Party movement I’ve seen by any politician, and I certainly hope Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) gets re-elected. Meanwhile, Democrats have prepared their talking-points for tomorrow’s protests, and Allahpundit says:

Show of hands — who’s going tomorrow? And among those of you who are, who’s still so ignorant about the basics of the bill after month upon endless month of Obama speechifying that you need some Democratic backbencher to explain it to you?

More at The Hill, with blog commentary from Weasel Zippers, Adam Brickley, Ace of Spades, Gateway Pundit, Left Coast Rebel and Another Black Conservative.

Your latest Zombie Health Care Cramdown headlines:

Smitty will be attending Tuesday’s rally on Capitol Hill and relaying reports with photos and videos to me for posting in near-real-time, so if you can’t make it D.C., don’t miss this coverage.

TUESDAY: STOP OBAMACARE 2.0!
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