Posted on 09/16/2013 2:50:08 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) made his bid to stop the ObamaCare train wreck by introducing the Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution, which essentially funds every part of the government except ObamaCare for the coming year. The gigantic federal government is now funded by an endless string of emergency spending resolutions, a stack of fiscal Band-Aids high enough to reach the Moon. Rep. Graves is simply proposing to leave ObamaCare out of this year’s check-writing frenzy, which seems only fair, since President Obama already broke the law to delay the crucial employer mandate past the 2014 elections. Why not put the whole thing on ice until the employer mandate goes into effect?
“This plan is straightforward,” said Graves. ”We will achieve long-term stability by funding the government for the next fiscal year. Additionally, the resolution includes the three House-passed appropriations bills that affect our national security and our veterans. Our troops, their families and our veterans should not have their priorities put on hold. Finally, our plan will achieve fairness for every American by fully delaying and defunding Obamacare until 2015. This approach builds upon the Obama Administration’s policy of delaying portions of Obamacare and relieves taxpayers of the burden of funding a program that is not being implemented.”
Democrats, of course, not only want to pour gallons of red ink down the ObamaCare hole, they want to pretend sequestration and that silly Budget Control Act of 2011 never happened. Graves and his 42 co-sponsors are hoping to flip the usual “government shutdown” narrative on its head by putting a year’s worth of government funding on the table and daring the Democrats to shut down the government to protect ObamaCare, which hasn’t been looking any more popular in the latest round of polls. If the Republicans can work the constant drumbeat of horror stories about ObamaCare into a consistent narrative of failed government hubris that no fiscally responsible representative would vote to waste taxpayer money on, it will be harder for Democrats in the media to paint the Republicans as the ones eager to force a shutdown.
Throw support to this guy.
Amen to this!
Unfortunately, the Dems have no interest in a years’ worth of funding either. It would deprive them of one of their main tools with which to bash Republicans.
I’ve thought about this some more. I still think the chances of this getting through are slim. But that said I do think its a more clever approach than many. Truth be told if we were to give up the sequester in exchange for a 2 year moratorium it would probably be a fair deal.
Sure. I’ll make the call. It’ll take me all of 2 minutes. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
“I like the Fairness part. That really sticks it back to them.”
Good point.
I think I would upgrade it to the “Stability, Security, Fairness, and For-the-Children” Resolution”.
Americans first instinct is to be law abiding and to obey rules regardless of how self defeating those rules may be.
All gop leadership DOES support boehnercare. The question is whether the backbenchers are willing to buck the leadership and say no.
I’m extremely skeptical but hey, it costs all of a 2 minute phone call to voice your support for this plan.
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