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House GOP to draft bill replacing Obama health law

Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:57 PM EST
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are drafting a bill to replace President Barack Obama's health care overhaul if the Supreme Court strikes it down this summer.

Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Pitts, chairman of a health care panel, says the GOP leadership wants to seize the opportunity if Obama's signature legislation is ruled unconstitutional.

The Republican bill would include malpractice reform, high-risk insurance pools for people with pre-existing conditions, tax breaks for individuals and small businesses, and would allow people to buy cheaper coverage from insurers in another state.

The House voted to repeal the health care law last year, but the Democratic-led Senate refused and replacement legislation languished.

Pitts told reporters Wednesday his personal opinion is that some parts of Obama's law will survive.

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Ozark Mountain Sage

Not even the the John Roberts (R) SCOTUS would be so stupid as to overturn the Health Care Act. The Democratic majority in the House and the 62 Democratic Senators would kick his ass off the bench in 2013. President Obama would nominate and get a Liberal Judge on the SCOTUS.

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Reply#1 - Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:48 PM EST
CaptainObviousSays

Not even the the John Roberts (R) SCOTUS would be so stupid as to overturn the Health Care Act. The Democratic majority in the House and the 62 Democratic Senators would kick his ass off the bench in 2013.

LOL... a justice can not be removed as easy as you think... in fact there is no way to remove a justice because of their vote...

if the Supreme Court strikes it down this summer.

they will... count on it...

Cheers :)

    #1.1 - Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:39 AM EST
    my-pockets-r-mt

    in fact there is no way to remove a justice because of their vote...

    Umm, maybe chicago style?

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    #1.2 - Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:30 AM EST
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    Gray Alan

    Yeah, I can't wait t see what you Republicans come up with. No doubt God's will is in there somewhere...like...you got sick? Gods Will. Sorry, but praying is free.

    How about this my Republican friends. Show your patriotism by voting out every single Republican in office today. Then, start watching regular news broadcasts, you know the kind that use facts, and they don't start every story with gloom and doom? Did that rebuttal to the state of the union give you guys any clue as to how completely corrupt your politicians have become?

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    Reply#2 - Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:34 PM EST
    CaptainObviousSays

    How about this my Republican friends. Show your patriotism by voting out every single Republican in office today.

    nahhhhh we will just vote obama to the curb, keep the house, and put a conservative majority in the senate...

    In 2012 we will finish what we started in 2010

    anyone but obama...

      #2.1 - Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:44 AM EST
      follow the money

      republicans + Healthcare...

      http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/09/great-gop-medicare-lie

      "Return on the Big GOP Medicare Lie"

      they lied and claimed that Obama cut Medicare by $500 billion dollars. He did not.

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      #2.2 - Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:03 PM EST
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