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Republicans look to deliver blow against ObamaCare tax
Fox News.com ^ | July 4,2015 | Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Posted on 07/04/2015 9:27:16 AM PDT by Kaslin

Despite the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding ObamaCare subsidies, opponents of the law remain poised to strike a key blow against another component of the health care overhaul in a matter of months.

Republicans, with help from Democrats, have gained momentum in their long-running effort to repeal the law's controversial 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices.

The House voted 280-140 to nix the tax, which went into effect in 2013, in June; the debate heads next to the Senate. While Republicans have tried dozens of times to unravel all or parts of the law through repeal legislation, this bill has bipartisan backing -- and, with a potential veto showdown on the horizon, supporters may even have a veto-proof majority.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; gopestablishment; grubering; obamacare; obamacaretax; powerofthepurse; rinos; supremecourt; zerocare
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1 posted on 07/04/2015 9:27:16 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Isn’t there still a real estate transfer tax?


2 posted on 07/04/2015 9:29:27 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Paladin2

Get back to me when they rescind the tax on personal income for oblameecare.


3 posted on 07/04/2015 9:31:41 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Kaslin

The headline is incomplete without Benny Hill theme and a laugh track.


4 posted on 07/04/2015 9:33:17 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Kaslin

Is this the best they can do? (After a 1 1/2 private meeting with my Congressman last Wed., I think the answer is yes.)

Congress is totally befuddled by the SCOTUS decision and has lost the will to fight.


5 posted on 07/04/2015 9:35:40 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Kaslin

I wish they would actually do something useful like enact into LAW the PEACE ACT!

PEACE ACT
Public Employee Affordable Care Enrollment ACT

ALL Public Employees, Public Servants, Public Officials, and Officers of the Court, SHALL purchase private Health Insurance from the Affordable Care Health Exchange.

I believe our Public Employees deserve the very best quality and affordable health care the Country has to offer. That my friends, according to the MEDIA, President, And Elected officials all across this country is “The Affordable Care Act”.


6 posted on 07/04/2015 9:35:41 AM PDT by eyeamok
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Riiiiiiiight


7 posted on 07/04/2015 9:41:40 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Kaslin

Get back to me when they strongly limit the subsidies for society’s welfare sponges.


8 posted on 07/04/2015 9:45:26 AM PDT by boycott
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Republicans could eliminate the “tax” / fee penalizing non-compliance with commie-care, killing the entire thing.

But they wont.

Because they are socialists lite.


9 posted on 07/04/2015 9:46:13 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie ( A system of g84overnment that makes the People subordinate to a committee of nine unelected lawyer)
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To: Kaslin

The key wording is in the header. They may “look” for it, but based on their most recent performances, they ain’t gonna see it. Much less do anything about it. On a secondary note, I guess we’re gonna have a buy out of Humana by Aetna yet, didn’t I just hear the other day that GE was denied their bid to buy Electrolux (or vice versa) because it would cut down on the competition? Must be some big bucks changing hands in the health care industry due to some palms needing greased in Dysfunctional City.


10 posted on 07/04/2015 9:47:22 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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To: Kaslin

Of course the corporate class has priority over us peons.


11 posted on 07/04/2015 9:52:50 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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[[opponents of the law remain poised to strike a key blow against another component of the health care overhaul in a matter of months.]]

Why not wait until a republican is in office who will blackmail Roberts like the current president has doen so that Roberts will vote on the side of republicans? Why take the chance that the current leader will blackmail him again and we’ll lose this crucial vote as well


12 posted on 07/04/2015 9:53:04 AM PDT by Bob434
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I won’t be holding my breath on this if it is OK with you.

The pubeies aren’t going to do spit.... which reminds me.. drop my party affiliation. I don’t want to be counted with such traitors and liars as the pubeocrats.


13 posted on 07/04/2015 9:54:09 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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Oh boy! That really guts Obamacare. That’s the kind of major blow to it that we have all been waiting for.


14 posted on 07/04/2015 9:57:30 AM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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To: Sequoyah101

I just recently had to purchase two rechargeable batteries for my Cochlear Implants...(Medical Device)

Two small batteries were $500.00

unbelievable...


15 posted on 07/04/2015 9:57:31 AM PDT by haircutter
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BIG DEAL! The RINO’s will then replace it with another tax out of white guilt!

They exhaled a collective sigh after the Supreme fascist ruled in favor of changing the law so that our tax dollars can be given away to the moochers!

Just another dog and pony show for the gullible Americans who will watch this theater and think what a great thing the RINO’s just did getting rid of this tax, when in fact even the socialist don't want it!

Get the popcorn and soda and sit back and watch another bull$hit dog and pony show brought to you by the RINO’s in congress!

16 posted on 07/04/2015 9:58:24 AM PDT by paratrooper82 ( 82nd ABN DIV. 1/508th BN "Fury from the Sky" Civil war is coming)
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To: Kaslin

“Republicans look to deliver blow against ObamaCare tax”

Yawn...


17 posted on 07/04/2015 9:58:24 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Congress is totally befuddled by the SCOTUS decision and have lost the will to fight.

Doesn't "lost" imply they had a will to begin with?

18 posted on 07/04/2015 9:59:18 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: Proud2BeRight

Hahahaha yeah. Really busts up that whole piece of legislation now don’t it?


19 posted on 07/04/2015 10:00:46 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Kaslin
Republicans aren't going to do squat. Obamacare is the biggest boon to the healthcare industry since healthcare came into being. Weed out the high risk insured, and dump them on the government, and have the taxpayers pick up the tab. It's an insurance company's wet dream. And it was all brought to you by your loyal (to K street) government lackeys.

And you wonder why elected officials go from dirt poor to millionaires in less than a few terms in office.

20 posted on 07/04/2015 10:01:45 AM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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