January 19, 2011 —
http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na
Yesterday The House Voted 245 to 189 To Repeal Healthcare Reform Law Known As the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Republicans who took control of the House in last year's mid-term elections voted unanimously to erase the ACA. Three Democrats rounded out the ranks of repeal supporters.The ACA passed both the House and Senate last year without a single GOP vote.
[ Picture of John Boehner (R-OH) and the House Reps voting to Repeal Health Care Reform ]
Today's vote was symbolic because the repeal legislation appears destined for defeat in the Senate, where Democrats maintain a majority. And even if the bill wins Senate approval, President Barack Obama would be sure to veto it. At the same time, Obama struck a conciliatory note by saying in a statement released before the vote that he is “willing and eager” to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to improve the ACA.
The title of the repeal bill — Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act — encapsulates the Republican argument that the ACA will lead to fewer jobs by piling on federal debt and imposing taxes and regulations on "job creators," as a recent blog entry on the Web site of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) puts it.
The facts are in dispute all around. Democrats counter that the ACA will create jobs both in the healthcare industry and the country at large, as well as reduce the deficit. They cite, for example, a study published by the left-leaning Center on American Progress and the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics stating that the new law will produce up to 4 million new jobs through the coming decade. For their part, Republicans rely on their own group of studies, such as one from the conservative Heritage Foundation that predicts a net loss of 670,000 jobs per year as a result of the ACA.
Similarly, an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office stating that the ACA will actually reduce the federal deficit has been dismissed by Republicans as reflecting Democratic budget gimmickry. ... Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have said that they will not act on the repeal measure, effectively scuttling it.
Call your Senators!!!
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...
[ Picture of John Boehner (R-OH) and the House Reps voting to Repeal Health Care Reform ]
Today's vote was symbolic because the repeal legislation appears destined for defeat in the Senate, where Democrats maintain a majority. And even if the bill wins Senate approval, President Barack Obama would be sure to veto it. At the same time, Obama struck a conciliatory note by saying in a statement released before the vote that he is “willing and eager” to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to improve the ACA.
The title of the repeal bill — Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act — encapsulates the Republican argument that the ACA will lead to fewer jobs by piling on federal debt and imposing taxes and regulations on "job creators," as a recent blog entry on the Web site of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) puts it.
The facts are in dispute all around. Democrats counter that the ACA will create jobs both in the healthcare industry and the country at large, as well as reduce the deficit. They cite, for example, a study published by the left-leaning Center on American Progress and the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics stating that the new law will produce up to 4 million new jobs through the coming decade. For their part, Republicans rely on their own group of studies, such as one from the conservative Heritage Foundation that predicts a net loss of 670,000 jobs per year as a result of the ACA.
Similarly, an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office stating that the ACA will actually reduce the federal deficit has been dismissed by Republicans as reflecting Democratic budget gimmickry. ... Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have said that they will not act on the repeal measure, effectively scuttling it.
Call your Senators!!!
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...
@ Brother Mozell
[ammended sure but out right repealed?]
I think you are on to something. I highly suspect that the reason the House (which is now mostly Rep) want to repeal the Entire thing is because they are in cohoots with their contituents the Insurance companies to do so. Most of them probably own part stock in these companies that stand to lose a lot of money if Health Care Reform isn't repealed. I called my Senators and was told that there is nothing on the agenda regarding Health Care as of this date. I expressed my displeasure tactfully of the idea of overturning something that all Americans will benefit from.