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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.
September 11th, 2013
I don't know about you, but Obamacare is making me sick. Yeah, the sweeping piece of legislation that was supposed to be the 'remedy' that was going to single-handedly save all of the people who were uninsured from the evil...
August 30th, 2013
The Countdown to ObamacareOn October 1st, millions of Americans will be required to enroll in Obamacare and could lose access to their doctors and be forced to pay higher premiums and higher taxes. But there's still time...
August 24th, 2013
Nothing in the world is free, but we’re being told that a lot of expensive health care will be, thanks to ObamaCare. Why would anyone think that this time, government interference will result in anything different?The...
August 17th, 2013
With each passing day, it becomes more and more obvious that President Obama’s health-care law is simply unworkable. Yet rather than accept reality and support full congressional repeal of the law, the administration is...
August 13th, 2013
Last week, I visited Young, Throckmorton, Shackelford, Taylor, Stephens, Fisher, and Jones Counties to meet with constituents and talk about what’s on your minds. In many conversations I’ve had, one question has come up: “...
August 12th, 2013
When Hillary Clinton decides to run for President, the big push from the moderates will be how moderate Hillary truly is, while downplaying what has been a consistent theme of her life: government is the engine of growth....
August 5th, 2013
I was fortunate enough to join other conservative Americans from all over the country assembled at Erick Erickson’s fifth annual RedState gathering, RedState 2013 in New Orleans over the first weekend in August. Speakers...
July 25th, 2013
Well, well, well. The state of Texas has been in the news quite a bit as of late, hasn't it? Some, but not all, of the attention was on the upcoming 2014 mid-term elections and who is running for what, or what I like to...
July 20th, 2013
I spoke on the Senate floor today on the disappointment felt by many Obamacare supporters, and invited President Obama to work together on creating workable alternatives to the failed health care law.The full speech can be...
July 3rd, 2013
I released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's announcement that it will delay the employer mandate until 2015.The Administration's announcement highlights what Texans have known since the day...
September 6th, 2013
As I review the details of today’s jobs report, I remain deeply concerned about the impact of ObamaCare on full-time jobs. Businesses across our nation have stopped hiring, laid off workers, and cut employee hours to part-...
August 30th, 2013
Whether you are seeing your doctor for a cold, a routine physical or a "new patient visit," or when you suspect that he's offering you the famous notorious "blue pill or red pill," how do you as a layman know whether a...
August 21st, 2013
What causes a frail elderly person to become a patient in the hospital, and can we do something in the home to prevent that event? What causes some people to develop chronic illnesses, and can other people intervene to...
August 14th, 2013
Every year, millions of Americans across the fruited plains send their tax returns to the IRS. Some claim exemptions so they can keep more of their money; now the IRS wants an exemption of its own.IRS employees want an...
August 12th, 2013
Over the last week, there have been reports that Members of Congress have exempted themselves from Obamacare. These reports are false. Members of Congress should never be exempt from any laws that they pass, and all Members...
August 9th, 2013
Peggy Fikac once again proves that she’s not a reporter, and most certainly not anything like a fair and balanced media representative.From the Houston Chronicle’s coverage of events in Austin, today:“Obamacare is the wrong...
August 2nd, 2013
Limited government. Free enterprise. Lower taxes. Less spending. What do all of these things have in common? These are conservative principles, or so they say. Things that I would personally think that a Republican led...
July 24th, 2013
Earlier this year the Obama Administration announced that ACA – “ObamaCare” – would not be fully implemented because its complexities and uncertainties were causing great confusion. Instead, the business mandate will be...
July 11th, 2013
Yesterday I joined all 45 fellow Senate Republicans in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to extend the Obamacare employer mandate delay to the rest of the flawed law and to make those delays permanent. The...
June 29th, 2013
Cornyn, McConnell Express Concern Over Administration Pressure On Sports Groups to Promote Obamacare
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sent letters to the heads of the six major professional sports organizations expressing concern that they would agree to help the Obama...
