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37th time the charm? House votes again to repeal Obamacare
House Republicans voted for the 37th time to repeal President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, Thursday evening.
The vote to repeal passed along party lines, 229-195. All Republicans present voted for the repeal, along with two Blue Dog Democrats – Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.). Ten members of Congress did not vote Thursday evening.
Obama had previously announced that he would veto any attempt to repeal the law that comes across his desk.
In a speech on the floor of the House before the vote, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who sponsored the bill, compared the looming implementation of Obamacare to the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, saying, “We have time to turn!”
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) also called Obamacare a cancer on America that has metastasized. “It’s a malignant tumor, it must be ripped out by the roots and completely repealed,” he continued.
Other Republicans pointed that retiring Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) admitted recently that Obamacare is a “huge train wreck.”
Thursday also marked the first opportunity for former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to cast a vote on a bill in Congress in more than a decade. Sanford was sworn into office Wednesday night to replace now-Sen. Tim Scott after defeating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch last Tuesday.
Democrats, naturally, weren’t thrilled to be casting another vote to repeal the bill.
“It’s just not clear to me why we are wasting the time and treasure of the American people on another futile legislative fantasy,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on the House floor Thursday morning. “In fact, it’s a legislative fantasy that’s cost the American people more than $50 million. And if in fact the Affordable Care Act were to be repealed it would do even more damage.”
“It’s often been said that the classic definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again, but somehow expecting a different result,” he added.
http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/05/16/37th-time-the-charm-house-votes-again-to-repeal-obamacare/
The vote to repeal passed along party lines, 229-195. All Republicans present voted for the repeal, along with two Blue Dog Democrats – Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.). Ten members of Congress did not vote Thursday evening.
Obama had previously announced that he would veto any attempt to repeal the law that comes across his desk.
In a speech on the floor of the House before the vote, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who sponsored the bill, compared the looming implementation of Obamacare to the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, saying, “We have time to turn!”
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) also called Obamacare a cancer on America that has metastasized. “It’s a malignant tumor, it must be ripped out by the roots and completely repealed,” he continued.
Other Republicans pointed that retiring Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) admitted recently that Obamacare is a “huge train wreck.”
Thursday also marked the first opportunity for former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to cast a vote on a bill in Congress in more than a decade. Sanford was sworn into office Wednesday night to replace now-Sen. Tim Scott after defeating Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch last Tuesday.
Democrats, naturally, weren’t thrilled to be casting another vote to repeal the bill.
“It’s just not clear to me why we are wasting the time and treasure of the American people on another futile legislative fantasy,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on the House floor Thursday morning. “In fact, it’s a legislative fantasy that’s cost the American people more than $50 million. And if in fact the Affordable Care Act were to be repealed it would do even more damage.”
“It’s often been said that the classic definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again, but somehow expecting a different result,” he added.
http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/05/16/37th-time-the-charm-house-votes-again-to-repeal-obamacare/
"I truly hope that the people will let their voices be heard again and vote these nabobs out in 2014."
Me to, that will give the Republicans control of the House and the Senate.
"I would have been out on my behind the first week of employment had I tried to pull that."
I know right?!...lol
"I truly hope that the people will let their voices be heard again and vote these nabobs out in 2014."
From your lips to GOD's ears sista!!!!
I know right?!...lol
"I truly hope that the people will let their voices be heard again and vote these nabobs out in 2014."
From your lips to GOD's ears sista!!!!
" I"m sorry. Im not familiar with the term "chain cpi". "
Click on the link I provided. It tells you all about it...
"Nonetheless, 130 billion over ten years isn't that big of a deal when you loot at the deficit.
But it IS when you look at who it effects...
We've got to do a lot better than that.
Agreed! He put something MAJOR in the table to show he was serious about a grand bargain...Where is the right's counter??????
Click on the link I provided. It tells you all about it...
"Nonetheless, 130 billion over ten years isn't that big of a deal when you loot at the deficit.
But it IS when you look at who it effects...
We've got to do a lot better than that.
Agreed! He put something MAJOR in the table to show he was serious about a grand bargain...Where is the right's counter??????
I"m sorry. Im not familiar with the term "chain cpi".
Nonetheless, 130 billion over ten years isn't that big of a deal when you loot at the deficit. We've got to do a lot better than that.
Nonetheless, 130 billion over ten years isn't that big of a deal when you loot at the deficit. We've got to do a lot better than that.
It just amazes me...The right in Washington clearly will NOT work with the President. They will NOT even vote on any of his plans for jobs, education, infrastructure, all the things that we need and they say they are for----------------------------------------------------------------------
I would have been out on my behind the first week of employment had I tried to pull that.
I truly hope that the people will let their voices be heard again and vote these nabobs out in 2014.
I would have been out on my behind the first week of employment had I tried to pull that.
I truly hope that the people will let their voices be heard again and vote these nabobs out in 2014.
"I'd tell you that they have come to terms with the fact that he is President and that is precisely why they aren't willing to do any more bargaining than the President is. "
CHAIN CPI....THAT is the BIGGEST bargaining chip EVER..Obama Pissed off A LOT of liberals (myself included) with that on the table....The right wants to cut the waste from SS and Medicare right? It's the biggest deficit driver right? Well Chained CPI alone would save $130 billion over 10 yrs...So why doesn't the right want to work with that ?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/10/the-ins-and-outs-of-chained-cpi-explained/
CHAIN CPI....THAT is the BIGGEST bargaining chip EVER..Obama Pissed off A LOT of liberals (myself included) with that on the table....The right wants to cut the waste from SS and Medicare right? It's the biggest deficit driver right? Well Chained CPI alone would save $130 billion over 10 yrs...So why doesn't the right want to work with that ?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/10/the-ins-and-outs-of-chained-cpi-explained/
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