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Ted Cruz on Obamacare: 'Congress Needs to Step In'
Newsmax.com ^ | Wednesday, 13 Nov 2013 01:26 PM | Wanda Carruthers

Posted on 11/13/2013 8:07:48 PM PST by SoConPubbie

Obamacare is falling apart and in the process "millions" of Americans are hurting from the loss of health insurance, Sen. Ted Cruz charged Wednesday.

"At this point, it's clear Obamacare isn't working. I think Congress needs to step in. We need to show real leadership and fix the problem that Congress created. We need to stop Obamacare," the Texas Republican said on "Fox & Friends."

In travels across his home state, Cruz said he's found that many people have been "scared" by the loss of their current health insurance due to the new regulations set out under the new healthcare law.

"I don't think it's fixable. The White House is coming in with all of these fixes and little bells and whistles. But, they're not going to work. It's fundamentally flawed," he said.

"Nobody can defend it, because millions of people are losing their jobs, are at part-time work. Their premiums are skyrocketing and getting health insurance canceled. We need to stop it and start over because it didn't work," Cruz added.

Cruz dismissed former President Bill Clinton's admonishment of President Barack Obama to keep his promise that people would be able to keep their present coverage if they like it.

He said Clinton's comments were politically suspect because his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is considered to be the Democratic front runner for president in 2016.

"It suggests, perhaps, that Hillary Clinton is looking to run away from President Obama and run away from Obamacare," Cruz said.

Cruz also said the former president's comments should be taken as a "signal" to Democrats that changes need to be made in the law.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz
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To: SoConPubbie

Nov 13 - Fox and Friends

Obamacare Numbers Don’t Lie - WSJ RPT: Obamacare Enrollment Well Bellow Goal - Sen Ted Cruz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEnUT09rjw


21 posted on 11/13/2013 9:20:15 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: GeronL

All of those demonkrats that origanally signed this crap should be held accountable and be arrested for violating the constitution. Don’t fix it. Kill it!


22 posted on 11/13/2013 10:42:16 PM PST by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: The Cajun

Bump!


23 posted on 11/14/2013 3:15:07 AM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: 38special

McLAME WILL GO ALONG WITH A FIX OR REPEAL TO SAVE HIS PARTY MATES FROM BEING VOTED OUT OF OFFICE———HIS FRIENDS ACROSS THE ISLE.

HE WOULD RATHER WORK WITH THEM THAN THE TEA BAGGERS WHO WOULD SURELY REPLACE THEM IN 2014!


24 posted on 11/14/2013 3:50:13 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Graewoulf

OSH!T should go viral. Send it to El Rushbo and Marcus Levinicus Magnus.


25 posted on 11/14/2013 3:59:16 AM PST by Jacquerie (An Article V amendment convention is our only hope.)
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To: SoConPubbie

It was a great contrast on The Kelly Files last night. Right before Cruz came on, Megyn had that screwball Zeke the Freak Emmanuel on. Gawd, what a whackjob. He was just awful and cared for nobody but his ideology. The man is crazy and impossible to have a conversation with.

I swear his mother didn’t drop him on his head after birthing him, she most likely beat him repeatedly about the head to silence him. And he still wouldn’t shut up. He is the only excuse for abortion after birthing that I can think of. LOL

Then Ted comes on and he is is sane and a delight to listen to. Ahhh..it was so much better. LOL


26 posted on 11/14/2013 4:00:43 AM PST by dforest
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To: Round 9
Another bill to repeal is the only acceptable course of action for the Right.

I have a long memory. I recall the brutal arrogance of the democrats (especially Pelosi) as they rolled over republican attempts to participate in drafting and shaping the ACA. I remember how the democrats locked the republicans out of meeting after meeting.

The democrats got the law they wanted and they passed it without republican support (to put it nicely).

OK. The ACA is democrat law. They have to fix it. They have to make it work. If they can do neither, they must apologize for the treatment and disrespect they gave the republicans. Without that, they have to stew in their own poison and face the voters alone.

27 posted on 11/14/2013 4:46:54 AM PST by Rapscallion (The party of the liberal lie have given you Obamacare. Republicans were locked out of the process.)
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To: SoConPubbie

There isn’t much time to act. By Jan. 1 those with individual policies will automatically be enrolled in the Democare policy most like their own current policy.

Of course, it will cost more and cover less, but they’ll be “enrolled”.


28 posted on 11/14/2013 5:14:17 AM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: The Cajun

I’m certainly no fan of John McCain


29 posted on 11/14/2013 5:17:15 AM PST by 38special (For real, y'all.)
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To: SoConPubbie
"It suggests, perhaps, that Hillary Clinton is looking to run away from President Obama and run away from Obamacare," Cruz said.

Then she needs to explain in detail how HillaryCare would have been soooooo much better than ObamaCare.

30 posted on 11/14/2013 5:20:30 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: SoConPubbie
Republicans need to stand with Cruz and start crediting ObamaCare as 100% owned by Democrats.

You cannot fix stupid.

You cannot repair incompetence.

31 posted on 11/14/2013 5:26:31 AM PST by N. Theknow (Defund, Abolish, Repeal ObamaCare. You cannot fix stupid. You cannot repair incompetence.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Think about the genius of Cruz’s statement that Hillary is running away from 0bummer and therefore 0bummercare...that protects us in a way and makes it hard for her to say otherwise. Genius.


32 posted on 11/14/2013 5:41:09 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (“Life is hard, but it’s harder when you’re stupid.” John Wayne)
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To: SoConPubbie
Senator Cruz looks like Nostradamus. He showed real leadership on this issue and was spot on. He has gained enormous trust and credibility, whereas the Democrats have lost theirs.


Stand for Freedom!
33 posted on 11/14/2013 5:56:40 AM PST by JJHLH1
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To: JJHLH1

I love that graphic.


34 posted on 11/14/2013 6:48:31 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

Repeal ObamaCare. No other alternative is acceptable.


35 posted on 11/14/2013 6:50:28 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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