Republican Healthcare Legislation

From CJ.....
If anyone tells you the Republicans are the party of NO, it is not true. Republicans have introduced health care legislation, but it goes nowhere. Just to get an idea, I searched govtrack.us for the word 'healthcare' (no quotes). here were 232 results for the 111th Congress. Of the first 30 bills listed, 10 were introduced by Republicans - every one of those bills was referred to committee on the date indicated below, and never saw the light of day again. I am certain that if I went through the rest of the 232 bllls, there would have been a lot more, and all stonewalled. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3478 31 Jul 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3937 Oct 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1658 Mar 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3478 Jul 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1086 Feb 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3937 Oct 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3400 Jul 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-298 Jan 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2249 May 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3104 June 2009

Here's an unusual one. A Democrat proposed that Congressmen on FEHBP be required to go on the public option. Status? In committee since Jul 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-657
This is a similar billhttp://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-626 Jul 2009