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More than 10 lawmakers in the House said they had received threats or worse as a consequence of the health care debate, most of them Democrats who voted in favor of the legislation. There were reports of bricks through windows, a cut propane line to a grill and numerous obscene and threatening phone calls and faxes. An undisclosed number of lawmakers were under increased police protection. Moncler Women goose coats chanvre Butterfly Collar Dark gray Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D Calif., and the GOP leader, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, both denounced the threats and incidents of violence. But Democrats said Republicans had been too slow to respond, drawing an outraged response in return. ratcheting up the rhetoric, some will only inflame these situations to dangerous levels, said Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia. Moncler Men down jackets with Rabbit Hat black is enough. It has to stop. aide to Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, head of the Democratic 2010 campaign effort, responded: is straight out of the Republicans political playbook of deflecting responsibility and distracting attention away from a serious issue. and Replace was the new slogan for Republicans as they pivoted away from earlier attempts to kill the health care legislation. Officials said it was meant to appeal to tea party activists who staged an occasionally unruly demonstration outside the Capitol over the weekend as well as to independent voters eager for changes in the health care system but fearful the Democrats went too far. fought on behalf of the American people this week and will continue to fight until this bill is repealed and replaced with commonsense ideas that solve our problems without dismantling Moncler marine Womens jackets Zip dark blue the health care system we have and without burying the American dream under a mountain of debt, said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Repeal was far fetched in the extreme, since Republicans are now deep in the minority in both houses and would need a two thirds majority to overcome a certain veto by Obama. But Republicans circulated polls showing public backing for the overhaul at no better than 40 percent, despite months of Democratic efforts to rally support. Attacking the bill as a government takeover of health care paid for in higher taxes and Medicare cuts, they taunted House Democrats who voted for it, saying those lawmakers had cleared the way for their own defeat this fall. Democrats said any unease was the result of months of Republican distractions as far back as last summer debunked charges of panels and predicted the public would warm to the new law once its first benefits take effect. That was Obama pitch in Iowa, where he touted a of reforms that will take effect before the elections. He said small businesses would be eligible for tax credits to help them cover the cost of insurance for employees, including a $250 rebate from the government for seniors with high prescription drug costs. year, insurance companies will no longer be able to drop people coverage when they get sick, or place lifetime limits or restrictive annual limits on the amount of care they can receive, he said. is the reform that some folks in Washington are still hollering about.

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