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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives again voted to fully repeal Obamacare, by a vote of 244 to 184. Five Democrats voted for repeal. Although two of them are retiring and three face tough reelection fights, this makes the repeal vote more bipartisan than the vote to pass Obamacare in the first place. It’s also more votes, even among Democrats, than any of the president’s budgets have gotten.
Democrats repeatedly pointed out that this was the 33rd House vote to repeal Obamacare, with little to show for it. But after the Supreme Court’s ruling, the purpose is to show who the American people must vote for if they want to be rid of the unpopular health care law.
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RCV| 7.11.12 @ 5:12PM
What a useful exercise! No wonder Congress's popularity continues to plummet.
Bob Grant| 7.11.12 @ 5:28PM
Of course, it wouldn't have anything to do with jamming down a massive, freedom-killing, job-killing, economy-killing, 2700 page monstrosity of a law that no one wanted.
NO, no, no. It's the repeal of said law that has everyone fuming at congress.
Weak argument.
Zeppo| 7.11.12 @ 5:39PM
Well, they haven't repealed it, and symbolic votes aside, it doesn't appear that they are doing a thing to derail the monstrosity. That has me fuming.
RCV| 7.11.12 @ 6:36PM
They haven't accomplished a damn thing in the vote, other than wasting time.
DRed| 7.11.12 @ 6:50PM
They haven't accomplished a thing in almost two years-why start now?
JmsA| 7.11.12 @ 8:48PM
They haven't accomplished a thing in the 6 years they've controlled the Senate, the previous 4 years in control of the House, and nearly 4 years controlling the executive.
RCV| 7.11.12 @ 10:44PM
Right. Obama passed health care reform, the main plank on which the Democratic 2008 campaign ran and was elected on. He ended the discriminatory "don't ask don't tell policy" and advanced the cause of marriage equality. He conducted an effective offensive against Al-Qaeda, which had been allowed to languish under Bush, capturing Osama Bin Laden and decimating the leaders of this organized terrorist threat. He brought the Iraq misadventure to a close, and is responsibly doing the same in Afghanistan. He inherited from Bush a decimated and collapsed economy, and has slowly brought us
back to an economy which is again growing jobs. He saved the US auto industry from collapse.
I realize that you disagree with most of these policies, but the electorate made their choice in 2008 and will, I believe, reaffirm it in 2012.
JmsA| 7.12.12 @ 11:56AM
I'm looking forward to the election, too. By the way, by this time during his first term, Ronald Reagan was averaging job gains of 209,000 per month, and he didn't exactly inherit a picnic.
Please, and by all means, get on top of the nearest roof and scream out for everyone to hear that same comment about Obamacare/Obamatax; and don't forget to mention that he broke his campaign promise of no taxes for the middle class. While at it, also let the folks know that it was the taxpayers who bailed the auto industry, while the bond holders got the shaft. Do you think they'll forget?
Big deal about OBL, the pervert psychopath covered in blankets, watching porno and reports of himself in the news. It was Bush, our intelligence services and armed forces that broke Al Qaeda's back and defeated the insurgency in Iraq, against the will and continued efforts of the democrats and their acolytes in the media and elsewhere, including Obama who has since just been picking low hanging fruit, and bragging about while leaking sensitive intelligence data.
JmsA| 7.11.12 @ 8:44PM
Well at least they didn't waste their time foisting on the people what they did not want. I don't see why you're complaining; Obama and the democrats have not only wasted their time, but actually done so against the interests and future of the American people, who no doubt, will not forget come election time. I say continue to bring up votes to repeal Obamacare/Obamatax to the floor of the house every month, right up to election time, for I so enjoy watching democrats squirm.
mike 3/505| 7.11.12 @ 7:40PM
Yes. Yes! You are all correct. The Democrat led Senate has failed to do anything to help the job market, the overall economy or reform health care. The House however, has done what it should. The failures have been in the Senate, the Supreme Court and the Executive Branch. Hope this helps fix the responsibility where it belongs today.
aware| 7.12.12 @ 6:09AM
33 times and counting.