Posted on 11/10/2012 6:19:16 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(CNSNews.com) -- Although the Republican-dominant House of Representatives controls the federal purse strings, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that Tuesday’s election victory by President Barack Obama changed how he will approach the GOP goal of repealing the health reform law, saying that the president’s reelection made it “the law of the land.”
“Well, I think the election changes that. It’s pretty clear that the president was re-elected. Obamacare is the law of the land,” Boehner told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in an interview Thursday when asked if the House GOP would still make repeal its mission.
However, Boehner also said that the law was still “on the table,” noting that he still considered it bad policy and that it was not off limits as he begins negotiations with Obama over key budgetary issues.
As House Speaker, Boehner can prevent any funding for Obamacare or any aspect of it through amendments to funding legislation, to a continuing resolution, or by simply not allowing a floor vote on the funding.
“I think there are parts of the health care law that are going to be very difficult to implement and very expensive and, at a time when we’re trying to find a way to create a path toward a balanced budget, everything has to be on the table,” he said in the ABC interview.
When pressed, Boehner clarified that no decision had been made yet over which parts of the law would be included in negotiations, saying that parts of the law could be on the table.
“There are certainly maybe parts of it that we believe need to be changed – we may do that, no decisions at this point,” he said.
Boehner repeated during the interview that he viewed Obama’s reelection and Republicans’ failure to achieve a Senate majority as a mandate from the American public for the two parties to work together, saying that it was simply the hand he was dealt.
“I may not like the five cards that were dealt to me but those are the cards I’ve got in my hand,” he said. “Now my job on behalf of the American people is to find a way to work with my Democrat colleagues and our Democrat President to solve America’s problems. If there was one mandate that came out of the election, it was [to] find a way to work together to address our problems.”
Boehner’s office clarified his remarks about repeal of Obamacare on Thursday, after excerpts of the interview were released to the public. His official Twitter account posted a message saying that he remained committed to “full repeal” of the law.
“ObamaCare is the law of the land, but it is raising costs and hurting #smallbiz. Our goal remains #fullrepeal,” Boehner tweeted.
Boehner spokesman Kevin Smith also clarified the Speaker’s intentions on Obamacare, saying that House Republicans were committed to repealing the law despite the reelection of its namesake president.
“While Obamacare is the law of the land, it is costing us jobs and threatening our health care,” Smith told the liberal website Talking Points Memo. “Speaker Boehner and House Republicans remain committed to repealing the law, and he said in the interview it would be on the table.”
Obama’s reelection has made repeal of the law extremely difficult for Republicans after they failed to secure a Senate majority and a President who would sign repeal legislation. Obama has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of negotiating over the law and Senate Democrats have refused to vote on multiple repeal bills sent to them by the House.
Rinos ignore the people so I dont believe so.
Founders values? ROTFLMAO you have got to be kidding right? Buddy the last four rino candidates the gop rammed down our throats were the furthest thing from the founders values.
If a doctor told me the government will penalize him for giving me a stent due to may age I would ask for the regulation so I could complain to my Congressman. My life would depend on that stent. Damn right I would ask the doctor for that. Obama is counting on patients being stupid. After all, Obama admitted that he can’t do 7th grade math. Much of his constituency is even dumber than he, hence they are called Dummycrats.
A man must have the ability to keep his emotions in check.This guy cries at the drop of a damned hat.
All spending is voted on in the house under this weasel boehner.Just dont fund it but that would require guts and boehner aint got any.
What in the world is wrong with you?Vote fraud abounded and you post this crap?
You miss your meds?
Excellent points!! I’m not paying one cent for Obamacare, nope, nada..arrest me!
We need nullification by the states. And the governors must NOT set up any healthcare exchanges.
We need to vote, “Present,” as 0 did, in Illinois. Step right out of the Rats way. If we don’t we are going to be blamed for the mess that is right over the horizon. We need to lean from 0. Voting “PRESENT” got him elected “Present tant.” Oh ya, a “mess” (an old farmer once told me), “is when a politician tries to shove two pounds of sh’t into a one pound bag.” I say, let them eat what they can’t shove....
BTTT!
I am in total agreement.
Good point and telling the truth is hard. I too wonder, what really, in reality, took place. If it was a lie, and in some sections of the country it does appear to be a lie (the votes), would or could anyone ever know? Maybe it has gone that far, and the bridge has been crossed and taken from Conservatives forever and ever. Assessing sometimes does nothing toward attainment of the truth, regrettably. Though when looking and research, I agree, Conservatives do not and did not hold the bridge. Was it the vote, or was it something else? Wish I knew. If it was the vote ... sad times lay ahead.
From the FWIW department Jim. Am considering a let it crash attitude, and asking our House Representatives to help it by voting “present” to each and every spending measure brought to the floor of the House. Do I have the wrong attitude?
Well, I’ve seen and heard several people talking about going Galt. Don’t think I’m ready for that. Too much fight left in me.
I realize Jim, you are not directing me to either send a letter to Congress or not, make a request of Congress or not make a request. A make up my own mind message is being sent from your keyboard. You are a good, if not great man, Jim.
This is actually quite a sensible PLAN put forth by Obama.
The PLAN will lead to FULL ON SOCIALIZED MEDICINE.... single payer.
Sensible of course if you are a Marxist/Fascist... which Obama is.
Obamacare numbers will not work of course but one way to solve that is to LOWER THE AGE OF LIMITED CARE.
The young people are already being educated in the value of a COMMAND ECONOMIES over TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES. (Command economy = Marxism/Fascism)
With Obama’s reelection, where do you think Federally mandated education goes now?
So lowering the limited care age eliminates more conservative voters and the schools pump out even more Marxist/Fascist voters.... WHILE WE WAIT FOR BOEHNER’S POLITICAL MECHANIZATIONS TO SAVE US IN 2016???? !!!!
My question is, when the Republicans took the House in 2010, why Boehner did not launch investigations into Obama’s many crimes (Fast and Furious?).
Pubs would not have lost this last election if Boehner had done THE ONE THING HE COULD HAVE DONE.... INVESTIGATIONS.
Obama would not be president today, much less the next four years, if the public knew what his plans were for America.
And if Republicans think the MSM will investigate if they leak information on Obama, they are too foolish to govern in my opinion.
I would modify the example above.
The Republicans have a game of Chicken to play with an 18 wheeler and are CHOOSING to use their smart car instead of THEIR 18 wheeler.
In fact they have been playing this game weekly and CONTINUE CHOOSING to put up their Smart Car against an 18 wheeler.
Santa Clause’s, LibTard followers could give a dam about “Fast and Furious,” “BengaziGate,” the cost of DeathCare, cost of gas, food, housing, etc, etc, etc. Why should they, wouldn’t it be great having Santa Clause taking care of your every need. I say, turn the smart car in the same direction, of the 18 wheeler, let up on the gas petal, or what ever they call it, and watch it go over the cliff. Right now it is time to play a peaceful game of voting “Present.” Hey Santa Clause did it and got elected “Present tant” of the greatest country, in history of mankind.
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