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October 1, 2013
Steve Scalise of Louisiana, chairman of the House Republican Study Committee, says, "How could Democrats not support a law requiring them to live under the health-care law they say is so good for the rest of us? This is a tough vote for red state Democrats."
Issues:Health Care
September 30, 2013
Either Obamacare is good enough that it should apply to all, or it is so bad that it should apply to none. It is time for the sweetheart deals and backroom exemptions to end. It is our duty to fund the government while using every legislative tool available to delay, defund, and, ultimately, repeal and replace the ACA.
Issues:Health Care
September 30, 2013
This common-sense alternative to the ACA, introduced by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. R-Tenn., sets out to do what the president's health-care law fails to accomplish: make American medical care -- already the most sought-after in the world -- more affordable and more accessible to the most vulnerable among us in a way that does not damage our economy or disrupt anyone's existing coverage.
Issues:Health Care
September 27, 2013
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released its proposal to reform the health care system. The American Health Care Reform Act highlights that there is a better way to address the challenges in American health care.
Issues:Health Care
September 26, 2013
Last week, the Republican Study Committee introduced a comprehensive health bill that addresses a fundamental question facing the movement to defund/repeal ObamaCare: What would you replace it with? The bill (H.R.
Issues:Health Care
September 26, 2013
The American Health Care Reform Act repeals the president's law and replaces it with commonsense reforms that solve actual problems.
Issues:Health Care
September 25, 2013
The good news is that the 175 House conservatives in the Republican Study Committee, just last week, proposed a replacement for Obamacare that makes real progress on this front. The members of the RSC — who are, like other conservatives, divided over the shutdown strategy — are showing their fellow Republicans some of what they must do once it fails.
Issues:Health Care
September 24, 2013
The plan, which is mostly the work of Representatives Phil Roe and Steve Scalise, repeals President Barack Obama's health-care law.
Issues:Health Care
September 23, 2013
An old favorite trick of dishonest politicians is to set up and destroy straw men. Instead of debating the actual arguments of your opponent, you put words into their mouth and then debate that.
Issues:Health Care
September 23, 2013
Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise, R-La., called the bill a 180-degree turn from Obamacare. It would offer standardized tax deductions across income levels, while the ACA provides tax credits on a sliding scale, depending on age and income. Under the GOP plan, everyone would be given the same income- or payroll-tax deduction: $7,500 for individuals and $20,000 for families.
Issues:Health Care