Obama Stubbornly Opposes Repeal of Program His Own Administration Admits Can’t Work

Published October 18, 2011 11:08am ET



On Friday, the Obama administration announced that it was abandoning the CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act, because it was impossible to certify (as was required by law) that this aspect of Obamacare is financially sound. Now, in a surprise turn, the Hill reports, “President Obama is against repealing the health law’s long-term care CLASS Act and might veto Republican efforts to do so, an administration official tells The Hill, despite the government’s announcement Friday that the program was dead in the water.”

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