While the House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday to repeal Obamacare, the bill will have a difficult time passing the Democratic-run Senate, and President Obama is almost guaranteed not sign it into law. Speaking at a press conference at the Capitol this morning, House speaker John Boehner did not endorse a piecemeal repeal of the current health care law. Boehner was asked if House Republicans would aim to repeal the law by repealing individual provisions one-by-one.
“Our goal is to stop the job-destroying health care bill,” Boehner said. “And we’re going to use all of the legislative tools that we have available to us so that we can in fact stop it.” The speaker stopped short of endorsing a partial repeal of the bill or repealing particular provisions like that which funds abortions through taxes.
Jeffrey Anderson explained earlier this month why Republicans should go full speed ahead on repealing Obamacare:
Republicans should keep it simple: Obamacare was passed as “comprehensive” legislation – how many times did we hear that noxious term? – and it needs to be repealed comprehensively.
