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The Democrats are on the mat, and the ref has counted to 7. There are only 193 Democrats in the House. So NPR asked Nancy Pelosi if they would be able to stop the Republican steamroller to repeal ObamaCare.
You can listen to the entire interview here: Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law
Now here's an excerpt below, and I would like to see if you can spot the lies. What is of particular interest is that the NPR interviewer didn't even challenge Pelosi on her lies. He went on to ask another question instead.
NPR: Here's a problem that we hear about with the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare mandates very broad coverage. It covers lots and lots of things. Many middle class people can only afford a policy that good if they take the option with very high deductibles. They go to the doctor, the checkup is covered. But a recommended, say, surgery, they don't do it because they have a six or seven thousand dollar deductible first, and in Republican terms they can't access the benefit that the law provides for them. How do you fix that problem?
PELOSI: Well, most of the people who can't afford it have subsidies and the rest to cover their insurance in the meantime. But let's go back to where we were before the Affordable Care Act, because that was a time where they wouldn't be able to have any insurance. So what was the purpose of the Affordable Care Act? They were threefold. One, to lower cost. Two, to improve benefits. And three, to expand access for millions more people. It has done all three.
NPR: Let me put a hypothetical to you. The Republican health care bill fails. The Affordable Care Act survives. more insurers pull out of state exchanges...
You can listen to the entire interview here: Pelosi Says Democrats Have A Responsibility To Look For Common Ground On Health Law
Now here's an excerpt below, and I would like to see if you can spot the lies. What is of particular interest is that the NPR interviewer didn't even challenge Pelosi on her lies. He went on to ask another question instead.
NPR: Here's a problem that we hear about with the Affordable Care Act. ObamaCare mandates very broad coverage. It covers lots and lots of things. Many middle class people can only afford a policy that good if they take the option with very high deductibles. They go to the doctor, the checkup is covered. But a recommended, say, surgery, they don't do it because they have a six or seven thousand dollar deductible first, and in Republican terms they can't access the benefit that the law provides for them. How do you fix that problem?
PELOSI: Well, most of the people who can't afford it have subsidies and the rest to cover their insurance in the meantime. But let's go back to where we were before the Affordable Care Act, because that was a time where they wouldn't be able to have any insurance. So what was the purpose of the Affordable Care Act? They were threefold. One, to lower cost. Two, to improve benefits. And three, to expand access for millions more people. It has done all three.
NPR: Let me put a hypothetical to you. The Republican health care bill fails. The Affordable Care Act survives. more insurers pull out of state exchanges...
