Republicans set to relaunch Obamacare attack in new year

washingtonexaminer ^ | Dec. 7, 2014 | Sean Lengell

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Republicans are ramping up for a fresh fight against Obamacare in the new year, banking on Democratic support to repeal a key component of the law.

Republicans have slowed their anti-Obamacare drumbeat in recent months, with their success in the midterm elections, President Obama’s executive action on immigration, government funding and end-of-year business dominating the GOP agenda.

But come early 2015, Republicans will restart their push to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices that kicked in last year as part of the Affordable Care Act. And with the GOP controlling both chambers of Congress in January — and with several Democrats also calling for an end to the tax — Republicans believe such a move can be a meaningful first step in dismantling Obamacare.

The [Republican] agenda for next year will likely have low-hanging fruit — the low-hanging bipartisan issues that Republicans can begin to rack up successes in both House and Senate. And one of the first pieces will be the Medical Device Repeal Act,” said Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist.

[JRandomFreeper]

After the 11th, the current CR expires. All the House has to do is pass a real budget. Reid can bring it to the floor if he wants. And if he should, Obama can sign it if he wants.

Otherwise, no funding. Easy.

/johnny

[eyedigress]

The big kick is coming. The House and Senate will send bill after bill to Obama and he can longer vote “present”.

This Moron got to power without voting on anything. He was blameless. Those days are over.

He took the liberal party down and he is close to taking down the MSM. Watch them switch gears fast.

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[eyedigress]

You must have a boatload of these things.

I smacked WBIR in Tennessee today for stating a bus crash victim will be solely missed.

They still have not corrected it.

Todays media is ignorant and lazy.

[Gene Eric]

Should first dethrone McConnell and Boehner.

[Gene Eric]

+1

Good debate, gentlemen.

[Obstinate]

If the GOP manages to get this signed, they'll clap themselves on the back and proclaim, “See? We did what the voters wanted.”

Then they'd go back to helping the Dems.

My opinion is this is nothing more than insincere pandering to their recent voting base.

[fortheDeclaration]

Oh no, you are talking too much sense!

The whiners and complainers are out in force, saying that we have to behave like incompetent nuts and ignore political reality!