http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/308503-gop-senators-warn-nfl-nba-not-to-promote-obamacare
are you sitting down, now are you ready for this?
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) warned six professional sports leagues on Friday not to promote ObamaCare or partner with the Obama administration on efforts concerning the law.In letters to the leagues released Friday, McConnell and Cornyn cited an announcement by federal Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that she is in talks with the NFL, the NBA and others about campaigns to educate the public about healthcare reform.McConnell and Cornyn warned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his peers that launching such campaigns would damage their leagues' reputations."It is difficult for us to remember another occasion when [a] major sports league took public sides in such a highly polarized public debate," the lawmakers wrote.
now this ACA has been proven to save money corporations team owners are in it to profit if they keep their players healthy they will play longer, the cost is cut and more money, the right wing believes this too, so the only reason for this intimidating letter is to deny Pres. and kill ACA AND RETURN IT BACK TO THEIR BELOVED INS. CO.'S.
"Given the divisiveness and persistent unpopularity of this bill, it is difficult to understand why an organization like yours would risk damaging its inclusive and apolitical brand by lending its name to its promotion."The letter comes just after Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), head of the conservative Republican Study Committee, told the NFL and NBA not to do Sebelius's "dirty work."It repeated common GOP criticisms of the Affordable Care Act — that the law will raise healthcare costs, for example. Democrats say these claims are overblown.McConnell and Cornyn also warned the leagues not to follow the precedent of the Boston Red Sox, which promoted the Massachusetts healthcare overhaul.The state reform was passed on a bipartisan basis, the lawmakers argued, while the federal one was not.
it's all about you not getting the best ins. deal available but giving the ins. comp. the best deal they can want you on a silver platter. recognize oh also deny the Pres. the landmark bill that could not be done before with consensus, like the budget and deficit was not a problem before Nov.2008.
