ObamaCare Update: Thursday 10a.m. EST Supreme Court to Announce Ruling

by: admin
2012-06-25
Source: texasinsider
01/08/2020

By Cong. Jim Jordan

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This Thursday around 10 a.m. EST the Supreme Court will announce its ruling on an unworkable unpopular and I believe unconstitutional law. Even if the Court rules the individual mandate or other provisions unconstitutional it could leave much of the law intact. But no matter how the Court rules on ObamaCare the law will always be bad policy. It will make health care even more expensive and push many businesses to hire fewer people and stop offering insurance to their employees. Whatever remains after Thursday should be completely repealed. We can then start over and take the time to get health care reform right with strong public support. We dont need a complicated 2700-page law to make health care more affordable. We just need to put the decision-making power in the hands of patients and families. There are a number of simple common sense ways to do this. One you may not have heard much about is tax reform. For decades employer-sponsored insurance has received a tax break not given to health insurance bought on the individual market. That means the federal government encourages us to carry insurance that disappears if we lose or change our jobs.

People should not pay a penalty for using their own money to find coverage that fits their needs and continues from one job to another. We should treat insurance the same no matter how its purchased. As you wait for the Court to release its decision you can read about many other ideas for reform proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Study Committee members in this 27-page document. Outlook A quick look at whats on the horizon.

On Tuesday and Wednesday the House will consider and may vote on of H.R. 5972 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2013.
Later in the week the House will likely begin debate and possibly vote on H.R. 5973 the Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2011.
The Supreme Court will announce its ruling on ObamaCare this Thursday around 10 a.m. EST.
Also on Thursday the U.S. Department of Commerce releases the governments final estimate on economic growth for the first quarter of the year.
If Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama continue to withhold key documents on Operation Fast and Furious the House is expected to vote this week vote on a resolution finding Holder in contempt of Congress.

Votes are also expected in the House this week on subsidized Stafford loan rates and highway funding. RSC Media Activity RSC members work hard to ensure that the conservative viewpoint is well-represented in all corners of the media. Visit our Media Center for more.

Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07): Job-Creating House Bills Deserve Votes in Senate; The Daily Telegram June 18.
Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01): Bolstering Border Security on Federal Lands; The Hill June 19.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-06): The Case for Medicaid Audits to Prevent Fraud; RedState June 19.
Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-08): Rep. Ribble Speaks on MSNBC about the No Budget No Pay Legislation; MSNBC June 22.
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