House to vote again on repealing ‘Obamacare’ next week
Source: Waqshington Post
The House will vote again next week to repeal the 2010 health-care reform law, a decision by top Republican leaders designed in part to appease GOP freshmen lawmakers who have not had an opportunity to take a vote on the issue.
Cantors decision to schedule the vote comes as hes devoted most of the House calendar in recent months to a series of bills that fit within his making life work agenda that emphasizes kitchen-table issues over slashing federal spending. Among such bills is the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would give private employers the option of offering workers additional time off in lieu of overtime pay and is set for a vote Wednesday.
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Several Republican aides say that Cantors decision to hold a vote on repealing the law will serve two mutually beneficial purposes for House Republicans: It will give about 30 House GOP freshmen whove never voted on such a bill the opportunity to do so and then likely secure Cantor enough support to finally pass the Helping Sick Americans Now Act. In turn, those freshmen will be able to go home and tell constituents that theyve voted to repeal the unpopular law, and Cantor will have succeeded in advancing his agenda.
Depending on which congressional aides are asked, next weeks vote will be anywhere between the 33rd or 37th attempt to repeal all or part of the law since its passage in 2010. The count is disputed because Republican House and Senate lawmakers have tried in vain to use a series of legislative gimmicks procedural moves, budgeting provisions and outright legislation to undo the law.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/08/house-to-vote-again-on-repealing-obamacare-next-week/
...to be immediately followed by votes to ban abortion, make "In God We Trust" the national motto and impeach President Clinton.
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)The nation prays it will be one of the last votes they get to make as members of the United States House of Representatives.
November, 2014, is coming fast. The Tea Party is dying-off even faster.
AndyA
(16,993 posts)Where are the jobs bills, Republicans?
If there is any justice in this world, all of you will be looking for jobs ASAP. Time is money, and the GOP in Congress is wasting time on crap like this. Shame on them.
House of Roberts
(5,182 posts)I presume you are referring to President Hillary Clinton?
DFW
(54,436 posts)If they thought it would score them some headlines and some brownie points, they'd repeal the law of probability as well.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Sigh.
SidneyR
(84 posts)at getting any kind of health care while working two jobs. Health care would be such government oppression. Republicans can all go to hell.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)How many times does this make now?
Mr. David
(535 posts)Maybe the Dems could sneak in a rider invalidating the Republican Congress and agree to a massive resignation of the entire Republican caucus from Congress.
Poison pill, people.