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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama Promises He Will Veto the Latest House Republican Trick to Destroy the ACA
House Republicans are wasting more time voting on a bill that is disguised as a fix to the ACA, but it really an act of sabotage. President Obama has already promised he will veto the bill.
In a statement released by OMB, the White House said,
The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 3350 because it threatens the health care security of hard working, middle class families. The Nation is experiencing the slowest growth in health spending in the last 50 years. Since 2008, growth in private health insurance spending stayed between three and four percent significantly lower than earlier this decade when growth reached almost 12 percent. With health care costs rising at such low rates, this bill would be a major step back.
H.R. 3350 rolls back the progress made by allowing insurers to continue to sell new plans that deploy practices such as not offering coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, charging women more than men, and continuing yearly caps on the amount of care that enrollees receive. The Administration supports policies that allow people to keep the health plans that they have. But, policies that reverse the progress made to extend quality, affordable coverage to millions of uninsured, hardworking, middle class families are not the solution. Rather than refighting old political battles to sabotage the health care law, the Congress should work with the Administration to improve the law and move forward.
If the President were presented with H.R. 3350, he would veto it.
H.R. 3350 rolls back the progress made by allowing insurers to continue to sell new plans that deploy practices such as not offering coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, charging women more than men, and continuing yearly caps on the amount of care that enrollees receive. The Administration supports policies that allow people to keep the health plans that they have. But, policies that reverse the progress made to extend quality, affordable coverage to millions of uninsured, hardworking, middle class families are not the solution. Rather than refighting old political battles to sabotage the health care law, the Congress should work with the Administration to improve the law and move forward.
If the President were presented with H.R. 3350, he would veto it.
The Upton bill is just more of the same from House Republicans. The only difference is that they have changed their pitch to make it appear as if they are saving health insurance choices for the American people. What the legislation really does is it cuts off the ACAs lifeline, by allowing insurance companies to sell low cost junk insurance to existing and new customers.
Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/11/15/obama-promises-veto-latest-house-republican-trick-destroy-aca.html
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Obama Promises He Will Veto the Latest House Republican Trick to Destroy the ACA (Original Post)
Galraedia
Nov 2013
OP
it will never pass the Senate, just like the other 40+ votes to repeal the ACA
NightWatcher
Nov 2013
#1
I think they should add a Public Option to it instead, and then try to pass it. n/t
Ian David
Nov 2013
#5
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)1. it will never pass the Senate, just like the other 40+ votes to repeal the ACA
The pukes are just wasting their time
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. This will be Obama's Katrina !!!!!!!!
LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)3. Destroying it in order to save it, that's the Republican way.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Good.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)5. I think they should add a Public Option to it instead, and then try to pass it. n/t
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)6. I was going to say,
"Destroy the village to save it" is the GOP Way.