Polls: Support For Obamacare Continues To Fall | Considering Rep. Graves' H.J. Res. 62
Today in Washington, D.C. - Sept. 13, 2013
The Senate and House are not in session today. Both will reconvene at 2 PM on Monday. The Senate will then resume consideration of S. 1392, an energy efficiency bill. At 5 PM, the Senate will take up two nominees to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 2775 (235-191) — "To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes."
For those interested in Defense, The House received a message from the President transmitting principles for modernizing the military compensation and retirement systems requested by section 674(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. It was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-60).
More and more, stories are coming from universities where Obamacare mandates are forcing colleges to cut hours of part time workers and professors as well as students. Last week, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that “several colleges, universities, towns and townships in Ohio are already limiting part-time employee hours well in advance of the Affordable Care Act's part-time worker provisions, according to interviews conducted by The Plain Dealer.” The Plain Dealer noted “schools including Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Akron and Baldwin-Wallace say that they have started limiting the number of courses that any adjunct faculty member may teach” and that restrictions “affected student employees as well, according to Bowling Green officials, including those who work part-time during the school year but picked up extra tuition money by working full-time for the university during the summer and over the winter break.”
Yesterday, National Review Online highlighted a report from WRTV in Indianapolis that because of Obamacare Indiana University is cutting 50 employees to avoid having to pay for health care for them. In addition, the report notes that the school is also limiting the number of hours graduate students may work.
And according to The Southern Illinoisan, “[Southern Illinois University] Carbondale is enforcing limits on graduate assistant hours in advance of federal health care reform, which would require the university to pay out insurance benefits otherwise. Graduate assistants will only be approved to work up to 20 hours per week, starting Jan. 1, according to a recent memo from the graduate school. The move is a response to the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, which dictates organizations must provide health benefits to any employee working 30 hours or more.”
Meanwhile, Aetna, one of the largest insurers in the country, has pulled out of another Obamacare exchange, this time in New Jersey. The Star-Ledger reports, “Aetna announced today that it no longer plans to offer health insurance on the new health care exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act. The announcement comes just weeks before hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans will begin enrolling.”
With Americans seeing these kinds of news reports almost every day now, it’s easy to see why support for Obamacare continues to fall in polls. CNN writes, “Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed said they opposed most or all of the proposals in the law, while just 39 percent favored most or all of the law, according to a CNN/ORC International poll.” Politico added, “More than half of Americans oppose most or all of the proposals in Obamacare, a sharp increase in opposition to the healthcare law from earlier this year, according to a new poll Wednesday.” In particular, CNN notes, “Support has dropped in virtually all demographic categories, but it has fallen the farthest among two core Democratic groups - women and Americans who make less than $50,000.”
As Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday, “We need to pass a one-year delay of Obamacare for everyone. That’s what the amendment I’ve filed will do. And then enact what Kentuckians and Americans really need: a full repeal of this job-killing mess of a law. . . . union members that pushed for this bill are now turning against it in droves. So are businesses. And so are our constituents — I don’t care what party you’re in. So, let’s take this first step together. Let’s delay Obamacare mandates for families right now, just like the White House did for businesses, while there’s still time to do it. And then let’s work together – Democrat and Republicans – to repeal the law for good, and replace it with the kind of common-sense, step-by-step reforms that will actually lower costs.”
Previously, the ARRA News Service identified that Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) introduced H.J.Res. 62 which would fund the government and defund and delay implementation of Obamacare until 2015. Today, Robert Romano at Americans For Limited Government addressed this legislation:House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) would do well to embrace new legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) that funds the government, and defunds and delays implementation of Obamacare until 2015. It is the only continuing resolution on the table at the moment that achieves the simultaneous goals of avoiding a government shutdown while giving the American people a reprieve from being funneled into government-run, taxpayer-funded health care.
. . . It is a good deal, and an honest and fair attempt at a compromise by Graves and his 42 original legislation cosponsors. They deserve the praise of the American people for their leadership on this issue.
For members who have taken the position that they cannot support a continuing resolution that allows Obamacare to be funded, this offers an opportunity to make their voices and that of their constituents heard. But they must be clear, postponement is not the end goal — repeal is.
Politically, the one-year delay will allow voters to render their verdict on the health care law via the 2014 midterm elections. Republicans can run on repeal, Democrats can run on keeping the law. With the employer mandate already delayed by Obama, and the state exchanges not yet ready for primetime, for all parties involved, this outcome is the best that could be hoped for considering the circumstances.
The alternative facing Boehner and Cantor is to present a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare that will tear the House Republican Conference apart, and could very well result in a government shutdown. Conservatives who have staked out a position that they cannot support a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare would be left in a tight spot.
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The Senate and House are not in session today. Both will reconvene at 2 PM on Monday. The Senate will then resume consideration of S. 1392, an energy efficiency bill. At 5 PM, the Senate will take up two nominees to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 2775 (235-191) — "To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for other purposes."
For those interested in Defense, The House received a message from the President transmitting principles for modernizing the military compensation and retirement systems requested by section 674(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. It was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-60).
More and more, stories are coming from universities where Obamacare mandates are forcing colleges to cut hours of part time workers and professors as well as students. Last week, The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that “several colleges, universities, towns and townships in Ohio are already limiting part-time employee hours well in advance of the Affordable Care Act's part-time worker provisions, according to interviews conducted by The Plain Dealer.” The Plain Dealer noted “schools including Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Akron and Baldwin-Wallace say that they have started limiting the number of courses that any adjunct faculty member may teach” and that restrictions “affected student employees as well, according to Bowling Green officials, including those who work part-time during the school year but picked up extra tuition money by working full-time for the university during the summer and over the winter break.”
Yesterday, National Review Online highlighted a report from WRTV in Indianapolis that because of Obamacare Indiana University is cutting 50 employees to avoid having to pay for health care for them. In addition, the report notes that the school is also limiting the number of hours graduate students may work.
And according to The Southern Illinoisan, “[Southern Illinois University] Carbondale is enforcing limits on graduate assistant hours in advance of federal health care reform, which would require the university to pay out insurance benefits otherwise. Graduate assistants will only be approved to work up to 20 hours per week, starting Jan. 1, according to a recent memo from the graduate school. The move is a response to the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act, which dictates organizations must provide health benefits to any employee working 30 hours or more.”
Meanwhile, Aetna, one of the largest insurers in the country, has pulled out of another Obamacare exchange, this time in New Jersey. The Star-Ledger reports, “Aetna announced today that it no longer plans to offer health insurance on the new health care exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act. The announcement comes just weeks before hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans will begin enrolling.”
With Americans seeing these kinds of news reports almost every day now, it’s easy to see why support for Obamacare continues to fall in polls. CNN writes, “Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed said they opposed most or all of the proposals in the law, while just 39 percent favored most or all of the law, according to a CNN/ORC International poll.” Politico added, “More than half of Americans oppose most or all of the proposals in Obamacare, a sharp increase in opposition to the healthcare law from earlier this year, according to a new poll Wednesday.” In particular, CNN notes, “Support has dropped in virtually all demographic categories, but it has fallen the farthest among two core Democratic groups - women and Americans who make less than $50,000.”
As Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said yesterday, “We need to pass a one-year delay of Obamacare for everyone. That’s what the amendment I’ve filed will do. And then enact what Kentuckians and Americans really need: a full repeal of this job-killing mess of a law. . . . union members that pushed for this bill are now turning against it in droves. So are businesses. And so are our constituents — I don’t care what party you’re in. So, let’s take this first step together. Let’s delay Obamacare mandates for families right now, just like the White House did for businesses, while there’s still time to do it. And then let’s work together – Democrat and Republicans – to repeal the law for good, and replace it with the kind of common-sense, step-by-step reforms that will actually lower costs.”
Previously, the ARRA News Service identified that Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) introduced H.J.Res. 62 which would fund the government and defund and delay implementation of Obamacare until 2015. Today, Robert Romano at Americans For Limited Government addressed this legislation:
. . . It is a good deal, and an honest and fair attempt at a compromise by Graves and his 42 original legislation cosponsors. They deserve the praise of the American people for their leadership on this issue.
For members who have taken the position that they cannot support a continuing resolution that allows Obamacare to be funded, this offers an opportunity to make their voices and that of their constituents heard. But they must be clear, postponement is not the end goal — repeal is.
Politically, the one-year delay will allow voters to render their verdict on the health care law via the 2014 midterm elections. Republicans can run on repeal, Democrats can run on keeping the law. With the employer mandate already delayed by Obama, and the state exchanges not yet ready for primetime, for all parties involved, this outcome is the best that could be hoped for considering the circumstances.
The alternative facing Boehner and Cantor is to present a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare that will tear the House Republican Conference apart, and could very well result in a government shutdown. Conservatives who have staked out a position that they cannot support a continuing resolution that funds Obamacare would be left in a tight spot.
Tags: polls, Obamacare, H.J.Res. 62 To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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Obamacare MUST BE DEFUNDED!
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