Posted on 09/17/2013 3:30:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
Over the next two weeks, the sad spectacle that is Washington will be on full display as Congress and President Obama debate yet another short-term spending plan, also known as a continuing resolution (CR).
Early in my Senate term, I realized these short-term CR's were a miserable way to run the federal government and decided I would not go along with this budgetary charade again. I came to the Senate to solve real problems and eliminate the biggest threats standing in the way of the 21st century being another exceptional American century. The people of Florida who I work for didn't send me here to keep postponing hard choices and leave our problems unsolved for future generations to deal with.
And that's exactly what these short-term budgets do. Rather than prioritize government's proper role in American society or fundamentally end the way Washington borrows and misspends money, CR's mostly continue the broken Washington status quo.
With all that said, the CR that Congress will soon consider to keep our dysfunctional government open past September 30 is actually a major opportunity to save our people from the job-killing disaster that is ObamaCare. Because a major piece of its implementation begins on October 1, this short-term budget represents our last chance to stop it by defunding it.
Short-term budgets are a terrible way to run a government, but if we can pass one that defunds ObamaCare, we will be doing America's workers and job creators a huge service that will be worth it.
From the imperfect CR process, defunding ObamaCare would produce a clear-cut victory for American workers and families. Settling for anything less would be devastating to them.
The evidence of ObamaCare's failures is everywhere, and it is staggering. For example, in just the past week, several employers like SeaWorld announced they will be cutting their part-time workers' hours to deal with ObamaCare's tax penalties. The unions that have been the President's staunchest allies, and who were instrumental to passing ObamaCare in the first place, are now condemning it and pleading with the White House to be exempted from it. During the August recess, I repeatedly heard from working class Floridians about how this law would result in reduced hours, reduced pay and the loss of health insurance plans and doctors they currently have.
Despite all the warning signs of failure, what is the President doing? His administration is doubling down by spending Americans’ tax dollars on advertisements promoting this failed policy, and it's sending out celebrities and other allies to convince Americans that ObamaCare is a good thing.
We need to stop this. All of it. And over the next two weeks, we have our last chance to stop ObamaCare by defunding it in the CR.
There is a better way forward to help more Americans obtain affordable and quality health insurance, without sacrificing their jobs, income, current health plans and doctors they're happy with. But stopping ObamaCare by defunding it is the first and most immediate step we need to take.
Time is running out to do it, but not the necessity of doing so.
Odds at 500 to 1, Congress will cave and NOT defund odumbocare. When/if the cave, I will sign a re-call petition immediately.
Aren’t you conveniently late to the “Defund Obamacare” party Marco? You wanted to focus on your reach across the isle Immigration policy and now when your back is up against a wall, you come out and speak about Obamacare.
Stick a fork in Rubio-Done!!
the government has never terminated a program of this scope once it is passed. ain’t gonna happen.
Defund Obamacare...right NOW!!! Sign & Endorse the Lee/Cruz Petition!!!
WWW.DONTFUNDOBAMACARE.COM
I came to the Senate to solve real problems .
I know one real problem you failed on Marco.
Never mind that now though, you are on the right track against Obamacare, unfortunately it will not be defunded.
Too much money there to be taken from the people and handed to Democrat and republican thieves for it to be defunded.
Rep Graves has the bill ready! Supported by Lee/Cruz!
That didn’t take long.
Interesting. Think of the distractions: Syria, the shootings. If they defund these distractions will help the defenders. Tell me I’m wrong.
So where are your defund obamacare TV ads, Sen. Rubio? Where is the full court press campaign to repeal kenyancare?
Obviously repealing obamacare isn’t as important to Sen. Rubio as the amnesty/cheap labor bill. This nothing more than some red meat for the base. Wake me up when Rubio actually does something about obamacare.
Republicans who have the notion that if they win the next election they will be able to do anything significant to alter or destroy Obamacare are delusional. They should know by now that their own legislators are not necessarily dependable in taking the hard road on anything. Defund Obamacare. No more excuses Republicans. Fight back.
The republicans in congress will not cave on this issue, of that I am 100% sure. The reason they will not cave is they want Obamacare as much as the democrats want it, they are socialists too, no different then democrats.....
Rubio will not get me to ever trust him or support him again...
Reps are cowards, if they don’t vote to defund it, then they will lose the majority in 2014. I think a major blood letting is about to start
Our congress critters don't give a fat rat's ass about what we think, but I think my wife is correct...the next revolution is coming to a village, town and city near you... be prepared.
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