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WH: public option healthcare eligibility verification “something we’d work out with Congress.”

Coming under fire over the lack of eligibility verification measures in the current front-runner Obamacare bill, H.R. 3200, the White House is starting to be more explicit in their stance.

“Illegal immigrants would not be allowed to access the exchange that is set up,” Gibbs said. Verification requirements are “something we’d work out with Congress,” he said.

OK. So, let’s hear the idea and let’s get this “worked out with Congress” now.

September 12th, 2009 Posted by ricjames | Medicine, Politics | 3 comments

Census Bureau to ACORN: you’re out.

In the wake of 2 videos produced by an independent filmmaker showing employees of ACORN offering advice to supposed pimp and prostitute on how to lie to the IRS and evade law enforcement efforts, the US Census Bureau has announced that it will not partner with ACORN on the 2010 census.

Good to hear. ACORN had no business being involved in the census to begin with. I’m glad that Census has been made aware of ACORN’s nature.

September 12th, 2009 Posted by ricjames | Politics | one comment

Virginia needs a jobs Governor

Latest from Bob McDonnell: A Jobs Agenda

September 12th, 2009 Posted by ricjames | Politics, Virginia Politics | no comments