House Republicans announced Monday that they would vote to repeal President Obama's health care overhaul on January 12.
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), the incoming House Majority Leader, made the announcement after Republicans posted the proposed legislation, "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act," on the House Rules Committee web site.
"Obamacare is a job killer for businesses small and large, and the top priority for House Republicans is going to be to cut spending and grow the economy and jobs," Cantor spokesperson Brad Dayspring said in a statement. "Further, ObamaCare failed to lower costs as the president promised that it would and does not allow people to keep the care they currently have if they like it. That is why the House will repeal it next week."
Rather than replacing Obama's health care legislation, the Republicans' bill tasks four committees with crafting a replacement health care bill. The repeal bill requires the replacement legislation to include certain provisions, including lowering insurance premiums, ensuring that people with preexisting conditions receive access to affordable coverage, eliminating wasteful spending and fostering economic growth. The provisions would also prohibit taxpayer coverage of abortions and provide "conscience protections" for doctors.
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4 comments:
Not gonna happen. It is quantitatively not possible.
It's a vote to show the PEOPLE that they are going to VOTE to repeal healthcare....it's a vote for showmanship...nothing else.
With the Republicans in charge we are guaranteed may shows and no substance.
The republicans are talking about saving money in the House budget, but they're going to waste two to three days of the entire congress' salaries on something they absolutely know will fail. Pretty wasteful.
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