The Republican National Committee live-tweeted Rep. Dave Camp’s (R-Mich.) conference call today, saying that the congressman accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of “jamming through” healthcare reform legislation.
The RNC tweeted:
Rep Camp: Markups happening so fast, CBO will not be able to ask legitimate questions, Pelosi jamming this through
Pelosi is under pressure to pass healthcare reform legislation before the August recess. The White House warned on Monday that President Obama may ask Congress to postpone its recess should it remain at a standstill on healthcare reform.
Pelosi made comments yesterday that the the House’s healthcare reform bill is still incomplete, but House Democrats released it today.
The Hill’s Mike O’Brien tweeted that Camp said markup on the House healthcare reform bill would begin Thursday.
While Congressional Democrats are under pressure to pass legislation by the recess, Republicans would rather delay action further. The RNC tweeted:
Rep Camp: Shouldn’t meet some artificial deadline, need to take time to actually read the bill
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) also tweeted his dismay at the House health bill:
Democrats just released health bill…12:51p today, it’s 1018 pages, 200 pages longer than the draft.
Camp also took a shot at President Barack Obama during the call. The RNC tweeted:
Rep Camp mentions that President’s visit to Michigan was to be a town hall, now a speech, “must’ve been too many hard questions”
The RNC tapped the Michigan Republican for the conference call the same day President Barack Obama will deliver an address in the state on the economy.
Earlier today, Obama told reporters that he expects unemployment figures to “continue to tick up for several months.”
Michigan’s unemployment rate is now 14 percent.