Ted Cruz Skewered For Backing Government-Run Health Care For Veterans

[TomCADem]

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who helped set off the government shutdown in his bid to defund Obamacare, found himself on Tuesday passionately defending not just government-regulated health care, but government-owned and operated health care.

He was championing one of the piecemeal government-funding bills passed by the House that would re-open services for veterans, specifically their medical care.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is not only a government agency, its doctors work directly for the federal government, as Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) pointed out to Cruz on the Senate floor.

Under the president's health care reform law, the government oversees private health insurance plans, a system Republicans like Cruz regularly deride as a government takeover of health care.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/ted-cruz-health-care-veterans_n_4066821.html

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Ted Cruz once again proves that he is impervious to reality and hypocrisy.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. He knows his loon followers won't know the difference

between "government-owned/regulated" and "goverment-owned/regulated-as-described-by-him". The first one is "Marxist/Communist/Socialist" and the 2nd one is "Patriotic America".

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. Ah yes,...we must keep our commie healthcare going.

[IrishAyes]

3. This is soooo rich!

[Historic NY]

4. Sen Cruz here are government funded health care systems..

(1) Federal health care funding programs
Subsection (a) of this section applies to funds appropriated under or to carry out the following:
(A) Medicare program
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].
(B) Medicaid program
Title XIX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.].
(C) Title XX social services block grant
Title XX of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.].
(D) Maternal and child health block grant program
Title V of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.].
(E) Public Health Service Act
The Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.].
(F) Indian Health Care Improvement Act
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act [25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(G) Federal employees health benefits program
Chapter 89 of title 5.
(H) Military health care system (including Tricare and CHAMPUS programs)
Chapter 55 of title 10.
(I) Veterans medical care
Chapter 17 of title 38.
(J) Health services for Peace Corps volunteers
Section 2504 (e) of title 22.
(K) Medical services for Federal prisoners
Section 4005 (a) of title 18.
(2) Federal facilities and personnel
The provisions of subsection (c) of this section apply to facilities and personnel of the following:
(A) Military health care system
The Department of Defense operating under chapter 55 of title 10.
(B) Veterans medical care
The Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(C) Public Health Service
The Public Health Service.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Ironically, Jim Robinson of FR had second leg amputated at VA hospital right at start of shutdown.nt

[freshwest]

11. Huh?

[Ash_F]

18. DU's arch nemesis.

Glad he was able to get the procedure, at least.

[Left Coast2020]

6. I'm thinking once Wendy Davis becomes governor, Cruz will be irrelevant

She will likely find a candidate with more intelligence to kick his ass out.

Just a thought since experience tells me Texans seem to have a low tolerance for idiots--unless you're referring "exclusively" to the idiot caucus.

[libdem4life]

16. Hope it's one of the Castro twins...they are amazing.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

7. As much as I blame the Tea Party for my headache today, I can't imagine that they won't

eventually understand the hypocritically horrific ramifications of their actions, words and deeds.

[cosmicone]

9. How long did it take for primates to evolve into humans?

Tea party understanding the ramifications of their actions won't happen in our lifetimes.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. Catch 22: The GOP realizes it both can't and must change it's agenda.

It can't change it and keep its base. And it must change it in order to win national elections.

Their solution. Misrepresent their agenda and prevent Democrats from voting.

And they expect others to help them with this.

[NYC Liberal]

14. Give it a few election cycles and Repubs

will start accusing Dem candidates of trying to cut people's Obamacare.

[blkmusclmachine]

8. The GOPee: Financial Terrorists

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. You think that makes him smart? Hunh? nt

[Myrina]

12. ... as long as it's associated with the military, TeaBaggers give it a pass.

Manage to change the stigma on food stamps, TANF & homeless shelters to focus on the veterans involved and they'd be Baggers' pet projects. But since those programs/issues are associated with generally BROWN people and females, the Baggers can get away with squealing to shut 'em down.

[ehrnst]

17. Well, that's because of his 'Canadian World View"

as Newt might say.