Obamacare
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, is a federal statute signed into law by President Obama in 2010 and is the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid.
January 28th, 2011
In Obama’s State Of The Union Speech, he said we all share the same ideals. Well, not exactly. We may all want opportunity, equality, and prosperity for everyone; may even believe we want constitutionality. But achieving...
January 20th, 2011
I released the following statement today regarding the House’s vote to begin crafting solutions to replace President Obama’s government-takeover of health care:Moving forward with our promise to the American people, the new...
January 18th, 2011
As the House votes on the health care repeal bill tomorrow, the repeal bill's sponsors, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), refers to Obama's health care bill as a malignant tumor and explains why "On the Record."
January 6th, 2011
TexasGOPVote catches up with Jim Martin who discusses the 60 Plus, and organization he founded nineteen years ago to counter the liberal AARP, which he described as a "big liberal Fortune 500 insurance conglomerate" that...
December 30th, 2010
Washington Post editorial writer Ezra Klein raises a good question: “I'm very curious to know what the GOP -- or the tea partyers they're presumably pandering to -- think will happen when every piece of legislation requires...
December 23rd, 2010
I guess Julian Assange isn’t completely bad. After all, it was reported by the UK Guardian that according to WikiLeaks Michael Moore’s “documentary”, Sicko, was banned in Cuba because it misrepresents the health care system...
December 13th, 2010
I issued the following statement today after a federal judge in Virginia ruled that the individual mandate central to the Obama health care law is unconstitutional:This decision is a great victory and I hope it is affirmed...
November 20th, 2010
The following was written by Lloyd Marcus, (black) Unhyphenated American, singer/songwriter, entertainer, author, artist, and Tea Party patriot.As millions of my fellow Americans, I am outraged, devastated and extremely...
November 15th, 2010
Aetna, Jack in the Box, and Federation of Teachers are just a few of the companies and unions out of the 111 that have been granted waivers from the White House, exempting them from Obamacares wrath.
October 25th, 2010
Please enjoy this brief video, designed to bring a chuckle but to also remind us all of what we have been through these last two years as we roll into election day 2010!
January 21st, 2011
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin went "On the Record" last night to announce that she and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt are going to be filing to challenge the constitutionality of Obama's health care bill on behalf of...
January 20th, 2011
Addendum On this topic as a note to my post on Obamacare yesterday: Oklahoma announced today that it will file its own suit following its adoption of an amendment to the state constitution disallowing...
January 9th, 2011
Critics, obviously mostly Democrats, say it’s empty grandstanding, but House Republicans plan to vote for an outright repeal of Obamacare in the coming legislative days. It’s called posturing because if The Senate doesn’t...
January 3rd, 2011
When the House of Representatives convenes on Wednesday it will do so with a GOP majority set on repealing Obamacare. According to Politico writer Kendra Marr, House Republicans are planning a "two-pronged assault" on...
December 30th, 2010
I of course, believe that individuals, families, and communities as close as possible to the patient can, in a free market, best determine and acquire health care services as with so many other items and services. But I...
December 15th, 2010
For too long, politicians in Washington have forced their will on the American people. [Monday], we saw part of that trend start to be reversed. I was pleased to see Judge Hudson rule that President Obama’s individual...
December 4th, 2010
If the repeal of ObamaCare somehow gets past a filibuster in the Senate, it is certain to be vetoed by Obama.
November 17th, 2010
Even though Obama's health care reform bill was supposed to apply to everyone, 111 companies have been granted waivers! TexasGOPVote posted an article Monday in which Tracy Byrnes from Fox News Business Network explained:...
November 4th, 2010
Another interesting day on "The View" yesterday with Rudy Giuliani discussing Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, and healthcare reform. Of course he was booed when he dared mention anything negative about Obama! WHOOPI GOLDBERG: So...
October 18th, 2010
The following video was sent in from Mark Stuertz of Word Jockey. Stuertz is a writer, photographer, and video producer who believes an entrenched and arrogant political class is the most potent threat to liberty and the...