Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison today gave Dr. Barrasso U.S. Senator from Wyoming a second opinion" on the Obama Health Care Law. Both senators discussed her Save Our States (SOS) Act that would place a moratorium on any further implementation of the Obama health care law pending final resolution of the lawsuits. Watch the full floor speech below.
As support surges for U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchisons Save Our States Act (SOS) it is increasingly likely that the legislation will be brought to a vote in the U.S. Senate.
The SOS Act is currently a pending amendment (#197) to the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 493) and would place a moratorium on any further implementation of the Obama Health Care Law until there has been final judicial resolution in the pending lawsuits challenging the law.
The SOS Act was brought up as an amendment to the Small Business bill.
Her legislation would allow the states to stop spending taxpayer dollars to implement a law that may ultimately be found null and void.
Thirty-six Republican Senators are co-sponsors of the standalone SOS Act. What People Are Saying About Hutchisons Save Our States Act: The Hill - Trade groups want to halt reform until courts decide (3/29/2011) The StartOver! Coalition which includes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers says it is prudent" to block implementation efforts as the courts hash out the constitutionality of healthcare reform." Red State - Senate Action Alert: Small Business Bill (3/28/2011) Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is forcing a vote (S. AMDT 197) to delay the implementation of ObamaCare until a final resolution is reached in pending lawsuits. Unlike other bills that are designed to merely ameliorate ObamaCare this amendment would completely halt it during the ensuing legal battles." Huffington Post - The Untouchable $23.6 Billion (3/16/2011) The 11th Circuit is expediting its handling of the Justice Departments appeal of Judge Roger Vinsons landmark ruling that the entire law is unconstitutional. In the meantime why should tens of billions of taxpayer dollars be spent to implement a measure that is unconstitutional?" Freedom Works - Key Vote YES on Save our States Act to Halt Implementation of ObamaCare (3/16/2011) To avoid wasting more time and money imposing costly burdens on individuals and employers that may eventually be ruled null and void by a decision of the Supreme Court Congress should adopt Sen. Hutchisons amendment which would impose a moratorium on further implementation of Obamacare until the courts render a final judicial decision." Heritage Foundation - The Untouchable" $23.6 Billion (3/15/2011) Another approach… to delay all Obamacare funds until we have a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the laws constitutionality. This is the approach taken in the Save Our States Act… The savings would certainly be in the billions. The entire $23.6 billion of current front-end funding has not yet been spent although the remaining balance has not been determined." Townhall - Why Waste Billions on Obamacare Law that Might Be Void? (3/14/2011)
While we wait for the Supreme Courts final ruling expected to come down in late 2012 taxpayers are presently being forced to pay for billions of dollars to implement a law that has a great chance of soon becoming void … Would your family make a non-refundable deposit on college housing for their child before he/she got accepted into said college? ... When our country faces an unsustainable $14 trillion debt it would be fiscally prudent to halt the laws implementation until we hear a final judicial verdict."Letters Sent to U.S. Senators Urging Their Support of SOS Act:
