House Freedom Caucus Unveils Affordable Care Act Replacement | Video | C-SPAN.org
Members of the House Freedom Caucus' unveil proposed legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act.
VA Speaker Howell on Supreme Court Decision
Statement of Speaker William J. Howell Regarding Today's Ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act RICHMOND, VA - Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) issued the following statement today following the release of the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: "I was very disappointed to [...]
Next Steps to Repeal Obamacare? As Many as it Takes.
The House of Representatives yesterday, by a 245-189 vote, passed landmark legislation for the repeal of the governmental overreach known as Obamacare. Votes in favor included three Democrats, although Virginia’s Dems voted “nay”. It may help to take time for a call or note to those who have honored well-considered campaign promises. We should [...]
ObamaCare Repeal House Vote Tomorrow
Okay, tomorrow is the first big moment we’ve been waiting for since the 2010 elections: the repeal of ObamaCare is scheduled for a vote in the House. Be sure to contact your representatives to remind them you expect them to do everything in their power to undo this legislative debacle. By the way, in case [...]
Repeal Amendment resolution hits first bump
Democrats put the first bump in the road for the Virginia TEA Party Federation's marquis measure, the State Repeal Amendment resolution, by voting 4-3 against it in a public hearing. The resolution calls upon the US Congress to convene a convention for the sole purpose of passing only one amendment to the US Constitution. This [...]
US House to vote to repeal ObamaCare
According to reports from Capitol Hill newspapers, the US House plans to take a vote on repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a., ObamaCare, next Wednesday, January 12. Because the Republicans are in the majority, they will be keeping their campaign promise to make repeal of the law a top-tier issue. They [...]
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Gregg: Repeal not best tactic on healthcare law A top Senate Republican suggested Monday night that the party's prevailing strategies to curtail the new healthcare law might not be good ideas. Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.), the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, said that repealing the new healthcare reform law — or looking to [...]
Too Big For Mandates?
And so begins the inevitable playing of favorites that comes with all government regulation: Nearly a million workers won't get a consumer protection in the U.S. health reform law meant to cap insurance costs because the government exempted their employers. Thirty companies and organizations, including McDonald's (MCD) and Jack in the Box (JACK), won't be [...]
ObamaCare (Not Jobs) the Secret Number One Election Issue
I’m not surprised that support for ObamaCare continues to plunge and that it’s a major problem for Democrats who voted for it – I’ve posted about this several times already – but even I underestimated just how much Americans despise this bill and tie their votes to where candidates stand on this single issue. The [...]
The Future Under ObamaCare
From Real Clear Politics, this article shows us our future under ObamaCare, if we fail to repeal it. This has already been tried before with disastrous results, both in Canada and Massachusetts. The author writes With health care now effectively "free" -- that is, paid for by other taxpayers -- Canadians began visiting the doctor [...]
Repeal of ObamaCare Gaining Support
Another Virginia congressman -- Frank R. Wolfe -- joined in the effort to repeal ObamaCare. Please think him for helping fight this massive expansion of government power that will ultimately cost We the People much of our money and, more importantly, our liberty. The discharge petition now has 139 of the 218 congressman needed to [...]
A discharge petition to repeal ObamaCare needs our support
Legislation to repeal ObamaCare was introduced in the House (H.R. 4972), but of course Nancy Pelosi won’t allow a vote, knowing it might actually pass now that the original bill didn’t gain the popularity those who voted for it promised it would. It’s actually gotten worse over time. But there’s a way around this she [...]