Obamacare Repeal Pending
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Today to Washington, D.C. - Feb 3, 2015
The House reconvened at 10 AM today.
The House has proceeded to debating the resolution and voted to take up and then debate today H.R. 596 - to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes."
House Republicans have enough votes to get through the debate on the resolution and to then proceed today HR 596. This afternoon a heated debate expected on the bill with House Democrats trying to justify and oppose the repeal of Obamacare. It is clear from the 2014 Election that voters wanted a change especially with Obamacare. Republicans seeks to repeal Obamacare which was shaped behind closed doors and voted without the legislators or public being allowed to know what was in the healthcare bill. Expect democrats progressives will be rabid in their opposition.
The ARRA News Service editor and others believe the bill will be passed. Rick Manning ALG President noted this morning, "Today the House of Representatives will affirm that the Affordable Care Act is neither affordable, nor does is provide the kind of health care Americans want. In the weeks ahead, low income Americans who chose not to bow to the federal government's demand that they buy health care will receive a punitive tax bill known as the individual mandate. Now is the time for our nation to have a substantive discussion about how to rebuild our nation's health care system around a market based approach. Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who is renowned as a health care expert, has put forward one comprehensive proposal that could well serve as a launch point for this conversation over the months ahead."
Yesterday. the House passed the following three bills related to amending the Homeland Security Act:
H.R. 361 (377-2) - "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities."
H.R. 615 (379-0) - "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to take administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable communications capabilities among the components of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes."
H.R. 623 (328 51) - "To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to establish a social media working group, and for other purposes."
The Senate reconvened at 10 AM today. Following an hour of morning business, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of H.R. 203, the Clay Hunt SAV Act, a bill to provide mental health assistance and suicide prevention for veterans.
At noon, the Senate voted 99-0 to pass H.R. 203.
At 2:30, the Senate will hold a vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 240, the House-passed Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
This afternoon, at 2:30, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to the House-passed Homeland Security Appropriations bill. If 60 senators vote for cloture, then the Senate will be able to take up and debate the bill.
ARRA News Service editor Bill Smith believes that Senate Democrats will likely oppose allowing cloture, on H.R. 240. In general, democrats do not want to see two bills advanced in one day which undo much of the progressive government that has been established under their prior leadership. Regardless, the Senate can soon expect HR 596 to be before them.
The Hill writes, “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday challenged Senate Democrats to stand up to what he called a presidential ‘power grab’ and vote to overturn President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. . . . McConnell framed the vote as an effort to protect Congress’s constitutional authority over immigration against an overreaching executive.
“‘At its core, this debate is about whether Democrats think presidents, of either party, should have the power to simply do what they want. And while this is about more than just President Obama, it’s also true that President Obama has repeatedly reached beyond his authority,’ McConnell said on the floor. He urged his Democratic colleagues to ‘rise above the kind of partisan temptations that emerge’ and consider the long-term consequences of ‘partisan power grabs.’”
Leader McConnell elaborated, “The choices Democrats make on the legislation before us will say a lot about whether there are still two serious political parties in this country...whether there are still two parties interested in governing within a constitutional framework. . . . Some of the President’s overreach has been so out of bounds that the Supreme Court struck it down unanimously. Whether on the Left, Right, or Center, every last justice — even those appointed by the President — rebuked him for overreach on recess appointments last June.”
He emphasized, “Last year, President Obama declared executive action was ‘not an option’ because it would mean ‘ignoring the law.’ ‘There is a path to get this done,’ he said then, ‘and that is through Congress.’ That was his view then. What changed?
“The truth is, this latest power grab isn’t really about immigration reform. It’s about making an already broken system even more broken. It’s about imposing even more unfairness on immigrants who've already worked so hard and played by all the rules. It’s hard to understand why the President would want to impose additional unfairness on immigrants like these who just want to live their own American dream. The question is, do Democrats agree with him?
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