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<p> <span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="him">him</span></p><p> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obamas">Obamas</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reformsand">reformsand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Novembers">Novembers</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>?</p><p> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> 2010 | <span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span></p><p> <span word="WHAT">WHAT</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="DAmico">DAmico</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="most">most</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="constituent">constituent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="base">base</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="preoccupies">preoccupies</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obamas">Obamas</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="on">on</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="trumpeting">trumpeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="payouts">payouts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declares">declares</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="apologising">apologising</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>. <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noisily">noisily</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="veto">veto</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defunding">defunding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Daschle">Daschle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="senator">senator</span>, <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Done">Done</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declares">declares</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="repealing">repealing</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="over">over</span> $100 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> 100 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="authorisations">authorisations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="attach">attach</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="forbid">forbid</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> (<span word="say">say</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internal">Internal</span> <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>, <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="angle">angle</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="defunding">defunding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span>.</p>
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