GOP basks in latest Obamacare delay

Published August 13, 2013 4:00am ET



Republicans on Tuesday trumpeted what they view as a second fatal blow to Obamacare, the president’s signature legislative achievement, after the revelation that the Obama administration had delayed until 2015 the law’s cap on out-of-pocket costs for medical care.

“First, it was Christmas — and now it’s our birthday,” said a giddy senior House GOP leadership aide.

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