The Final State of the Union
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Summary:
The health care law President Obama signed in 2010 is already making a positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans. But rather than move on and act on the President’s plans to cut taxes and strengthen the economy, House Republicans voted again to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
The health care law President Obama signed in 2010 is already making a positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans. 6.6 million young adults have health insurance on their parent’s plan. 5.3 million people with Medicare saved $3.7 billion on their prescription drugs. And 54 million Americans have had their private insurance plan expand to cover preventive services without co-payments or deductibles.
But rather than move on and act on the President’s plans to cut taxes and strengthen the economy, today House Republicans voted to repeal the health care law. And this is far from the first time Congressional Republicans have chosen to re-fight old political battles:
- Today’s vote in the House marks the 33rd time House Republicans have voted to roll back the health care law.
- Since being sworn in, the House has voted in 15 of 19 months to “repeal, defund, or dismantle” the Affordable Care Act.
- The House has voted to “repeal, defund, or dismantle” the Affordable Care Act nearly 2 times a month on average.
The last thing Congress should do is start over on health care by raising taxes on the middle class and repealing the entire law. Instead, Congress should enact the President’s proposal which extends the current tax rates for every single American family on their first $250,000 of income, ensuring that middle class families don’t see a tax hike at the end of the year.
