Boehner Web Video, DNC Response

A new web video from the office of House Minority Leader John Boehner compares a famous TV ad -- "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" -- with some of President Obama's speeches on health care. In the ad, that line is replayed multiple times following excerpts of statements by Obama, and it concludes by directing viewers to GOPLeader.gov "for better solutions."

Democratic National Committee press secretary Hari Sevugan responded to the video with the following statement:

"John Boehner isn't an insurance company executive, but he sure plays one in the U.S. House of Representatives. That's the only explanation for admittedly working to 'kill' health insurance reform while premiums for the average American family are rising three times faster than their wages, while small businesses are choosing between offering coverage and creating jobs, and when controlling runaway health care costs is necessary to get the economy fully back on track. John Boehner and the Republicans that would follow him may not officially be insurance agents, but in working to 'kill' reform they are proving that they are certainly agents of the status quo."



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