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House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform
July 12, 2012
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
The vote came two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law ruling that the key part of the law – the requirement that all Americans carry health insurance or face a fine — was constitutional under Congress’s taxing authority.
“I’m here to tell you it’s going to cost someone and that someone is the middle-class taxpayer,” said Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla). “We should give patients the power to own and control their own health care coverage by allowing for defined contributions in employer-sponsored plans. This would also give employers more flexibility in the benefits offered. We need to create pooling mechanisms, such as association health plans and individual membership accounts. Individuals should also be allowed to shop for health insurance across state lines, increasing competition in the marketplace.”
“Obamacare is not the answer to our nation’s health care crisis. My belief is that it will increase the cost of delivery of care while expanding the size federal debt and increasing taxes on hard working families. This vote today is a step toward real reform and individual choice,” Miller continued.
The White House issued a statement this week saying repeal would amount to a “massive step backwards,” and urged lawmakers to focus their efforts on restoring the economy.
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26 Responses to “House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform”
The first thing that needs to happen with any bill that is passed is for the gov. to get rid of the notion that we’re all children who need to be told what is best for them. Second thing is to stop hiring lawyers to write these bills in language that the average person can not understand. They’re way too complicated with so many grey areas trying to be covered. Life is only gray if you make it gray. Let’s go back to simple and succinct. Yeah, I know. In my dreams. LOL As far as the health bill, I have not read it. I for one, will not believe any quotes from any source period. Whatever has been quoted on here means nothing to me because I have no idea where you got your information. And until I have read it, I have no opinion. It goes back to “keep it simple”. It’s too long and complicated.
Barney your really sick. One hand wants to save the helpless babies and the other hand wants to let the same baby die on the street homeless, starving and no healthcare in an effort to keep your precious tax. Remember liberals pay tax too. You’ve really been brainwashed continue to follow your sick, greddy GOP Tea Party sicko’s. There I go again with thoes childish name calling but it makes me feel good.
Hey Bobby, you may wish to look at what the USDA has been doing with our tax dollars, Its all over the internet. just a thought. Fire Obama , 2012.
By the way , if you think I may be a jackass(mule, donkey, I can blog this right?) well you might be right, I’m a registered( blue-dog democrat,) , Not a liberal, did not vote for Obama, the first time, and sure will not vote for him now. Fire Obama , 2012.
Funny, as Obama, removes the work requirement for welfare receivers, under HHS (i believe that’s right) to ask states to less’en, the work penalty so they can keep on receiving welfare, That was sign by Bill Clinton, and a bi-partinsion congress to get people OFF welfare, The USDA needs to stop trying to increase their rolls by suggesting that people (throw parties)to get people to enroll in benefits. By the way I am not judging, I am simple stating a fact. They made their own decisions, But that does not change the facts, Oh, I agree we need to change health care, but I am not willing to foot the bill, for felons or any one who will not try to better them selves, Time for the 42% to step up to the plate, the 58% of us are tired of caring them.Its call PERSONAL RESPONSIBLE .Like I said it is odd how liberals carry on about how concerned they are about the poor, yet advocate the killing of unborn children. Just a shot , but can you explain that?
O Barney all thoes people should be judged by you as non deserving scum of the United States are part of “We The People” it’s not You The People. Also who appointed you the judge and jury of of people making mistakes that they don’t deserve healthcare because of ther history. Now the house is holding up the farm bill in the and intend letting portions of the bill expire. So in that bill is a reduction of up to three million people, people that receive food subities and also school lunch programs. I guess your proud of that. I wonder how many republican hose members are not Caucasian.
That is funny Bobby, liberals are the one’s that advocate the killing of one of the most precious, helpless living humans in the world, Hey I’m just calling it what it is. And I need help? So your answer is, oh I had a bad night and made a baby, lets just kill it? True hurts does it not? And liberals hate the truth as much as they hate PERSONAL RESPONSIBLE That right,you just let Uncle Sam take care of it for you,Sorry Bobby can’t support a group that killing children is the norm.But what gets me is you have the nerve to say that liberals “care about the poor and the old, Now that is a joke, and not, a funny one, Hey liberals have no problem killing the unborn? Well who is next on the list????????
Barney you just proved my point. There’s you and every body you think your taxes go to is ” know who we will be supporting on the new medicaid TAX, it will be folks that go on the Jerry Springer Show , and the ones that star on the show (Cops,) you know the ones they hand cuff and haul off. And all the one’s that commit felonies , and can’t or will not get a job because of their bad decisions. Really, we should pay for their insurance” that’s what’s wrong with the GOP / Tea Party. And you think that alI “liberals must really hate babies sense they advocate killing them(abortion) and I mean killing them in any term of the pregnacy “. But thoes supposed baby killers are exactly the ones your PREGIDOUS against paying for with your hard earned tax that only you and your PREGIDOUS group are paying for them to have babies. Barney you need to get professional help. They’ve really brained washed you. You really need help.
Here is a very sad thought, you want to know who we will be supporting on the new medicaid TAX, it will be folks that go on the Jerry Springer Show , and the ones that star on the show (Cops,) you know the ones they hand cuff and haul off. And all the one’s that commit felonies , and can’t or will not get a job because of their bad decisions. Really, we should pay for their insurance?
Its funny that the mean old conservitives and tea party folks as you say hate the poor , well if that is true then liberals must really hate babies sense they advocate killing them(abortion) and I mean killing them in any term of the pregnacy . So much for love and care.
You people are so self centered! You think all you have to do is eat healthy and exercise and all healthcare needs would be cured therefore healthcare is not needed. Or so paranoid that you really think people at insurance companies now don’t scrutinize and monitor or limit your healthcare. But a govt insurance would limit all your healthcare needs and have death panels. Youve lost your minds thats already done. You people think that the govt. is going to limit the type of insurance you get and it’s policy’s that most people wouldn’t buy. If your medical insurance is offered through your employer you think there buying or offering anything that a really good policy. If you think that your a fool. They are going to offer the least expensive insurance they can. If you think that a business and insurance doesn’ t rate your business by age or race your wrong. Why do you think most large business buy there older employees out or offer early retirement is limit there most expensive rated employees, insurance cost is determined and plan cost is rateded by age and race certain races are rated higher because they have higher chances of certain diseases. Older employees have the highest premium. That’s why on applications they have that age and race question.
The GOP will provide all the minimum wage jobs with no benefits for everyone. That’s what the GOP wants kinda like prisoners. Let the government go brook so thoes other radical tea party Repubs GOP can occupy the govt. The whole idea for the GOP is to keep you in poverty letting them trickle down that money to make minimum wage jobs so the next generation of poor is there to support them the GOP. I’m sure that they the GOP would like to limit voting for people that make 50g or less in wages that would keep you silent. Then they could be in control of it all. There really sick mentally, greedy people. There I go again using thoes childish words again but it really makes me feel good.
Should vote Ron Paul Obama is scared of him.He does not hate Israel,he just knows Jesus will deliver them.we will have a smaller gov. and Obama care will be gone as it should be.And we will get control over the Mexico border.Homeland can send back the bullets they got and save money .and our lives want be taking.
Ron can be wrote in if they refuse to put his name on ballot.The media is pushing Obama and Mitt and tell us not to vote for some one who really cares.People rely on Media bias….
@ MM,
MM, you made the comment with the most sense! ALL of us need to be proactive and watch what we eat, exercise and practice healthy lifestyles. If things get as bad as they possibly could with panels deciding who is worthy of surgery and who is not, the healthiest will survive to rise from the ashes!
Those of us with chronic conditions will be hung out to dry. It’s all about the money, not about helping people stay healthy or regain their health. Politics by any other name.
It’s amazing how the GOP think. Again they think there the only people that make money and pay taxes. They want all that are not GOP to be there subjects. Do like they did in the past provide nothing but poverty, pay no tax, keep there subjects poor, indentured to them, subject women to have children for the next group of subjects and so poor they can’t afford shoes, or birth control, buy items only at the company store where prices are just right to keep there pockets full of cash you make on part time minimum wages. Use military to keep you the poor under contro and only let enough through borders at harvest time then send them back. Continued
Has anyone out there actually read this bill besides me? If you read the bill it it is 500 BILLION dollars taken from Medicare to pay for Mediaid. Read the bill, not the Washington Post.
ObamaCare does not equal Health Care,
Health Care does not equal health.
Health IS supported by good diet, organic vegetables, non-processed foods, and exercise.
First fire Obama, let the government shut done, fund the military, Pay those WHO HAVE BEEN PAYING IN TO S.S and medicare.(its our money and we want it back) And seal off the borders, use the military if we have to.Then start looking at what to cut, like planned parent hood, cut the size of the current government, Cut for foreign aid, Revamp the USDA, get the EPA back under control.redo health care. But the national debt must be brought under control , no matter who it affects.I say this because only 58% of this country are paying in taxes. Time for the other 42% to pony up. Of course I know liberals will not like these ideas. The whole problem is the government has plenty of money, BUT ARE WASTING IT. They do not need any more money till they start managing what the have.
Its all so simple elect Romney with house vows to eleminate all govt. funding including all healthcare. Results loosing services (jobs) fire, police, highway funding, cut fire and police wages, bankrupt cities and county’s eliminate funding social security, Medicare, Medicaid payments reduced stop library funding, schools funding. Elimate funding for all enviromental aspects of federal funding. Results state, county, city increasing sales taxes, property taxes, school tax property increase just like they did with doubling the cost of tags. Get you leader to explain how there going to eleminate all this issues without increasing middle class taxes.
I’d just like to point something out for the benefit of any low information voters who are buying the nonsense about Pres. Obama cutting 500 million from Medicare. The Paul Ryan budget endorsed by Mitt Romney and voted for by every Republican in the House, including Jeff Miller, contains the exact same cuts, which are actually to George W. Bush’s Medicare Advantage program, which provides government subsidies for seniors to buy private insurance to supplement their Medicare coverage, and not to Medicare itself.
The Washington Post is a pro liberal, supporter, of course they are going to side with the Obamacare TAX. So will the New York Times, Politico, Media Matters, News Week,, Hunttoning Post(spelled it wrong , but close)( PNJ, CNN, MSNBC, ABC CBS(not as bad), Before you quote and article research who they are owned by.News is not fair and balanced any more, (hate to pun from the other network) but it is not.. And no I am not saying Fox is the best, but it is closer to the truth,Drudge report is better. I really like Williams web site because it is the news , and only the news,He’ leaves the opinion section to us.But it does not matter, Congress never read the bill, all 2700 pages of it and passed it. So throw it out , pass something that has been read, If parts of this TAX are good keep it. But as it stands it need to be repealed.
Jane,
Reference your mention of the $500 B cut in Medicare:
You may want to take some time to read this article about that story. It has been well researched by the Washington Post. In reality, the Affordable Care Act benefits, not harms, Medicare. Seniors will end up having better benefits under the ACA than present day Medicare. The $500 B talk is more or less Washington politician smoke and mirrors.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/fact-checking-the-gop-debate-500-billion-in-cuts-to-medicare/2011/06/14/AGsnGAVH_blog.html
Interesting comment, Really???
So, since Congressman Miller and the GOP support crossing state lines to purchase health insurance, why not purchase a plan through Massachusetts’ “RomneyCare”, which originated from the conservative Heritage Foundation’s model plan, and which is today’s “ObamaCare”?
Great idea!
Also, is it not interesting that Romney is promising to repeal the very legislation he helped to develop?
Okay, republican party that did nothing for 8 years before President Obama, what are your solutions? All of your focus is on rejecting ANYTHING that he is trying to do, even when it is a carryover from President Bush’s days. My father once told me when talking about a president that he didn’t vote for, “I didn’t vote for him, but he is our president and I support him while he is in office.” Buying insurance across state lines is a nifty idea. I’d like to go ahead and get insurance in Massachusetts and be under their state insurance plan while you guys are doing NOTHING but STALLING. I am fed up with Governor Scott’s games also. How dare he play with our lives as if we are pawns?
Interesting.
This was the thirty third time the House has voted to repeal the ACA since January 2011 (according to an article in the Washington Post). 33 times! What a waste of Congressional floor time. Why should the Senate waste its time considering such meaningless resolutions.
Also, on http://www.gop.gov/indepth/pledge/healthcare are a list of GOP health reform goals from the 2010 election cycle. The website boasts of a “promise kept” to repeal the ACA (perhaps there should be 33 checkmarks), but there are no checkmarks for “promises kept” regarding actual reform accomplishments. The House could have used the time in the thirty three votes to actually take some or all of those ideas into a bill for consideration by the Senate. Not a single one of their ideas have been placed in a bill to move through the Congress. Unless a bill is passed, no “reform” can occur. Resolutions are not bills and provide no solutions.
Thirty three floor votes and resolutions to repeal. Zero bills that actually reform. So, we have only the ACA… and a GOP controlled House full of political grandstanding in an election year.
Einstein said insanity is doing the same thing again and again, and expecting different results each time.
Don’t worry the democratic Senate will block it and blame the republicans. The only hope for our health care is to get rid of Obama. If you think Obamacare is the answer, read the bill they passed…it will scare you… and when you realize that any surgery you need will be decided by a panel of people (not you or your doctor) maybe you will understand the opposition. They have already taken 500 billion dollars out of Medicare to pay for it and now the democrats are saying Medicare is broke. The bankrupting of America…………..