Republican leaders say health care summit must start from scratch

The Hill:

House Republican leaders said Monday the healthcare summit should not use House and Senate bills as a starting point.


House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Republicans are right to be reluctant in embracing a summit if the president is unwilling to start the talks from scratch.

“If the starting point for this meeting is the job-killing bills the American people have already soundly rejected, Republicans would rightly be reluctant to participate,” the pair explained in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

They also said President Barack Obama should remove reconciliation from the table. Using budget reconciliation rules to move healthcare reform in the Senate would mean Democrats would only need 51 votes on procedural measures instead of 60.

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It looks like they are trying to avoid the trap Obama is setting by inviting them to debate the subject in public. If Obama refuses their request, it should be clear that the summit agenda was set in bad faith to begin with. It si not like the public is pining for either of the pending bills.

This headline from the Independent gives you an idea of the bad faith of Obama's invitation:

Obama's plan to shame Republicans in TV debate
If that is the plan then why go? The Republicans should also ask Obama up front if that is his plan.

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