LORTON – The Ed Gillespie for Senate campaign started airing a new TV ad today, highlighting Gillespie’s economic growth agenda and contrasting it with recent reports that nearly a quarter million Virginians will be unable to keep their existing health insurance coverage because of Obamacare.
The ad is available at the following link and a transcript is below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YB_GyuJAOU&feature=youtu.be
Better Direction (30 seconds)
Newscast: Nearly a quarter million Virginians will have their insurance plans cut.
Newscast: If you like your plan you can keep it. Ultimately that turned out not to be true for thousands of Virginians.
Ed Gillespie: Mark Warner’s support for Obamacare hurts workers. Mark Warner votes 97 percent of the time with Obama policies that squeeze Virginians with higher taxes and higher prices for health care and energy.
My economic plan will raise take home pay and lift people out of poverty.
That’s a new and better direction for Virginia.
Background:
Ed Gillespie’s Economic Growth Agenda is available at http://edforsenate.com/eg2/
Mark Warner has voted with President Obama 97 percent of the time in the Senate, more often than the average for Senate Democrats.
NBC29 first reported two weeks ago that nearly a quarter million Virginians will be unable to keep their existing health care coverage this Fall.
In 2009, Mark Warner promised voters: There is no plan being proposed that I will support that will force people out of their existing plan if they have it and they like their existing doctor.
A man in audience responded: Why lie to us?
Warner replied: Folks, you can say whatever you want, but I’m not supporting any plan that gets rid of those kinds of choices.
Two months later, Mark Warner voted for the Affordable Care Act.
Mark Warner’s full town hall held Sept. 3, 2009 in Fredericksburg is available here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?288690-1/senator-mark-warner-town-hall-meeting
In September 2010, Warner Voted Against A Resolution To Nullify An Obama Administration Rule Preventing Insurance Companies From Keeping Their Grandfathered Status If They Make Changes To Their Plans. “Enzi, R-Wyo., motion to proceed to consideration of a joint resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of a rule regarding grandfathering of health insurance plans under the 2010 health care overhaul law.” (S. J. Res. 39, CQ Vote #244: Motion rejected 40-59: R 40-0; D 0-57; I 0-2, 9/29/10, Warner Voted Nay; Chris Frates, “Senate Democrats Supported Rule That Led To Insurance Cancellations,” CNN, 10/31/13)
The Rule Is “Largely Responsible” For The Health Insurance Cancellation Letters Being Received By Millions Of Americans. “Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health insurance cancellation letters that are going out.” (Chris Frates, “Senate Democrats Supported Rule That Led To Insurance Cancellations,” CNN, 10/31/13)
The Rule Essentially Prevented Insurance Companies From Keeping Their Grandfathered Status If They Made Changes To Their Plans. “The rule essentially prevents insurance companies from keeping their grandfathered status if they make changes to their plans. In practice, insurance companies are loath to leave their plans unchanged so grandfathered plans are disappearing, and people are being forced to change their plans to meet Obamacare’s more robust coverage requirements.” (Chris Frates, “Senate Democrats Supported Rule That Led To Insurance Cancellations,” CNN, 10/31/13)
In December 2009, Warner Voted Against A Motion That Would Have Allowed Medicare Advantage Enrollees To Retain Their Existing Benefits. “McCain, R-Ariz., motion to commit the bill to the Finance Committee with instructions that it be reported back with changes that would allow all Medicare Advantage enrollees to retain their existing benefits.” (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #370: Rejected 42-57: R 40-0; D 2-55; I 0-2, 12/8/09, Warner Voted Nay)
Jim Webb Voted For The Motion. (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #370: Rejected 42-57: R 40-0; D 2-55; I 0-2, 12/8/09, Webb Voted Yea)
Webb Said He Voted In Favor Of The McCain And Hatch Amendments Because “He Does Not Believe It Is Reasonable To Cut Back On Medicare Funding” While Medicare Expands To Include Baby Boomers. “Webb’s office provided this statement:: ‘Senator Webb voted in favor of the McCain and Hatch amendments because he does not believe it is reasonable to cut back on Medicare funding at a time when the pool for Medicare is going to expand as the Baby Boom generation reaches retirement age. Further, Senator Webb is a long-time supporter of Medicare Advantage programs which have in his view greatly improved services in rural areas such as Southside and Southwest Virginia.’” (Amy Lotven, “Webb Sides With GOP On Failed Motion,” Inside Health Reform, 12/9/09)
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