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.
December 13th, 2013
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today announced the witness list for next week’s field hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Dallas, Texas. This is the fourth in a series of...
December 11th, 2013
As you may remember, undercover videos were released in November that showed ObamaCare navigators from two different locations in North Texas encouraging applicants to lie on their health insurance applications in order to...
December 5th, 2013
America was founded on the principle of government by the people and for the people. But too often, the federal government just gets in our way. To see a recent example, we need look no further than the failed launch of the...
December 3rd, 2013
Say it ain’t so, but there is another “gotcha” in ObamaCare. It appears that ObamaCare doesn’t cover babies under two years old.“I gave you the chance to kill the little burden, now didn’t I?” – ObamaCareObamaCare...
November 26th, 2013
I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Texas senior U.S. Senator, John Cornyn for a two-part exclusive interview. In part one of the interview we discussed the calamity that is ObamaCare. Senator Cornyn took a lot of...
November 18th, 2013
It didn’t take long for Obama’s “hit squad” to make it clear that they won’t abide turncoats…even the Insurance Commissioner William White.Despite the lie Obama told, don’t think he plans to let Obamacare go down easily....
November 15th, 2013
The health of the Nation is now in the hands of government. Let's see how it is working out for people who work for a living. Many Americans are feeling the pain of government health care, and here is what some of them have...
November 13th, 2013
Political analyst/commentator and TexasGOPVote blogger Bob Price joined Dallas County GOP Chair Wade Emmert's power panel Sunday for his weekly WPAB radio show called "The Wade Emmert Show." Joining Bob on the power panel...
November 8th, 2013
As we continue to hear stories of individuals across the nation who are losing their health care plans or seeing their premiums rise, we must also remember the damage that ObamaCare has done to our economy and job creation...
November 3rd, 2013
Dear Virginia Voters,Your vote in the Virginia governor’s race on November 5th means so much to Americans in the other 49 states.There is a widespread and growing national angst about our country, a sense that something is...
December 13th, 2013
I issued the below statement following today’s House vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59). The budget passed by a vote of 332-94.I supported the congressional budget agreement for a number of reasons. First, it...
December 11th, 2013
Today I sent a letter to President Obama requesting information about what his administration is doing to address the security risks and privacy concerns surrounding the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov. I was joined by 21...
December 3rd, 2013
On top of all of Obamacare’s flaws, website glitches, insurance price mark-ups, and cancelled coverage, it violates one of our most fundamental rights: freedom of religion. So I was happy to hear that this spring the...
November 29th, 2013
How do you escape from between a rock and a bigger rock? You rewrite the rules.Democrats are feeling the ire of the public, and it’s even hitting closer to home as congressional staffers are feeling the pain of Obamacare....
November 19th, 2013
Today I called on President Obama to immediately take down Healthcare.gov in order to ensure the safety and security of the personal data of Americans who have used the Obamacare website. I made the statement following...
November 17th, 2013
The verdict is out: the Obamacare trainwreck is spiraling out of control.This week brought to light even MORE revelations about the disastrous government takeover of our health care system ... and from none other than the...
November 14th, 2013
Charles Krauthammer appeared with Bill O’Reilly Tuesday night. Krauthammer is obviously very bright, literate and politically studied, and recent appearances have shown him to be a brave, stable and delightful individual....
November 12th, 2013
Whatever one thinks of Obamacare, it is now clear that the law was sold under false pretenses.When Congress was debating health-care reform back in 2009 and 2010, President Obama and his Democratic allies repeatedly promised...
November 4th, 2013
Maintenance implies that something was once WORKING, and Healthcare.gov certainly was not. According to a Fox News report: The problem-plagued HealthCare website will be shut down Saturday night for “extended” repairs,...
October 28th, 2013
Even though the Administration had three years to prepare for the launch of the government website where millions of Americans will be compelled to buy health insurance under ObamaCare, HealthCare.gov has been “live” for...