Wednesday's vote will be the 33rd attempt by the House to repeal the healthcare reform law.
A sign announces free health screening as nurses and physicians give free basic health screenings and call attention to what they say is the ongoing healthcare emergency despite the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act
As House Republicans prepare to vote on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (again) on Wednesday, media attention is increasingly turning towards conservative reluctance to discuss a specific alternative to the Obama administration's health care reform.
The House has voted 32 times to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, according to the Washington Post, who have a full list of each vote. Wednesday's incarnation of the effort was announced shortly after the Supreme Court upheld most of the reform law.
As the Associated Press explains, Republicans last offered a full alternative to the healthcare reform law in 2009. Republicans declined to discuss specifics of a possible replacement to Obamacare on Tuesday, arguing that the law was unpopular enough to warrant a repeal on its own.
While the law has seen low favorability ratings in polls, a survey released Wednesday indicates that its popularity among Americans has increased since the Supreme Court ruling. While only 39 percent of Americans supported the law in April (with 53 percent opposed), according to regular polling by the Washington Post and ABC, the numbers are now evenly split with 47 percent each for and against. In that poll, just one third of Americans wanted to see a full repeal of the law, the Hill notes.
Dear Patriots,
Our contacts on the Hill have informed us that the vote to Repeal ObamaCare is scheduled for 3pm EST today.
The Leftist media continue to mock and ridicule the GOP for even holding this vote. They are trying to bring forth polls (from the ultra-liberal Washington Post of course) that show Americans evenly split on repealing ObamaCare.
Their goal is simply to give Democrats in Congress political cover for not supporting the repeal vote.
This is hardball politics and it's being played out right before our eyes. They are using all their Saul Alinsky tactics to try to blunt the grassroots outrage that results from the Supreme Court ruling. Unfortunately, even some conservative commentators are getting sucked in.
The only way to fight back is to send our message directly to members of Congress...
Dear Patriots,
Our contacts on the Hill have informed us that the vote to Repeal ObamaCare is scheduled for 3pm EST today.
The Leftist media continue to mock and ridicule the GOP for even holding this vote. They are trying to bring forth polls (from the ultra-liberal Washington Post of course) that show Americans evenly split on repealing ObamaCare.
Their goal is simply to give Democrats in Congress political cover for not supporting the repeal vote.
This is hardball politics and it's being played out right before our eyes. They are using all their Saul Alinsky tactics to try to blunt the grassroots outrage that results from the Supreme Court ruling. Unfortunately, even some conservative commentators are getting sucked in.
The only way to fight back is to send our message directly to members of Congress...
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