GOP FINALLY HAS TOOL TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

Breitbart ^ | March 29, 2015 | by Mike Flynn

[Jim Robinson]

Last week, the GOP-led Congress passed a budget resolution which, Republicans claim, will balance the budget in 10 years. The resolution is a policy document, intended to guide the appropriations process, and doesn’t itself have the force of law.

More important than the details of the budget document, the action sets up the GOP to finally match its action to its rhetoric and undo the worst aspects of Obama’s fiscal policies.

Over the next two weeks, while Congress is in recess, the House and Senate will begin to hammer out small differences between the budget resolutions that passed each chamber. Leaders in both chambers have vowed to meet the April 15th deadline to produce a final budget resolution.

The final product of House and Senate negotiations on a budget resolution matters less than the process by which any deal will be enacted. Congress, particularly the Senate, can use “reconciliation” to make policy changes that involve the final budget agreement. Reconciliation limits the amount of debate in the Senate on the final resolution and, most importantly, operates outside the filibuster process, so it requires only a simply majority of 51 votes for passage.

Reconciliation was used in the 1990s when Bill Clinton was in the White House and Republicans controlled Congress to produce the last real balanced budget. It was used to pass the Bush tax cuts early in his presidency. It was also used to enact ObamaCare.

Keep these examples in mind, because if the GOP finally uses its power to repeal ObamaCare under reconciliation, the media will no doubt scream about the “unprecedented” nature of the congressional actions.

With reconciliation, the GOP now has the very tool it campaigned for during these past 5 years. It could repeal ObamaCare, enact long-overdue tax reform and give citizens real choices...

[houeto]

Republicans are complicit. They are not afraid or ignorant. They are voting the way they were paid.

Thank you.

[puppypusher]

We can give the GOP the entire tool box and they won’t repeal Obummer Care.

[bert]

what about an Obama veto?

It the process of no value if vetoed?

[Jim Noble]

The GOP needs 291 House votes and 67 Senate votes to repeal Obamacare, presuming that Obama remains in office through noon on January 20, 2017 and that he won’t sign a repeal bill.

Given that at least half, if not more, of GOP House members and 30-35 GOP senators don’t WANT to repeal Obamacare, and no Democrats do, it looks like a long shot.

[Jim Noble]

All that is really needed is a simple majority

The Republicans are not even close to having a simple majority for repeal, and you know it.

[Jim Noble]

The US Federal budget in FY 2009 was $2.2 billion dollars, give or take. That budget was enacted by a Democrat House and a Democrat Senate, and THAT budget had absurd overspending. The last enacted budget, FY 2014, spent $3.6 trillion, give or take.

Why should a Republican House and Republican Senate not pass an immediate $1.4 trillion cut? In FY 2009, things were running reasonably smoothly. There certainly was no glaring unmet spending need.

They’re making this look hard, when it shouldn’t be.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Democrats passed much with the simplest of majorities."

True, but they also had a Democrat president who signed the bills. What do you think will happen after the Republicans pass this with a "simple majority" and the president vetoes it?

[norwaypinesavage]

""Balancing the Budget in Ten Years" is punting, not dealing with the problem at all. No congress can bind succeeding congresses and thie budget and its continuing progress will be all undone in the very next congress. If the job is to be eond it must be done THIS year."

A balanced budget in ten years is certainly better than the Obama budget that NEVER balances. I like the Cruz approach: "When they offer half a loaf, take it. Then come back for more".

What's YOUR plan for achieving a balanced budget THIS year?

[DaveA37]

“GOP FINALLY HAS TOOL TO REPEAL OBAMACARE”.......

I know someone who has a tremendous collection of “tools” that he never uses, has no intention of using, is not SKILLED in using and will not part with any of them.

Sounds just like the GOP to me.

[Gritty]

I have little doubt the GOP will pass a budget and Obama will veto it and the GOP will say "OK" and agree to another continuing resolution so the government isn't "shut down".

In other words, nothing will change. The Liberals are still in charge.

[CPT Clay]

ACA was passed by reconciliation and will die the same way. this does not get past the pResidental veto.

[DanielRedfoot]

The GOP has “Tools” alright… most of whom are in charge

[onyx]

Save to read when I'm not tired.

B T T T ! ! ! ©

[RedMDer]

Obamacare was passed using Reconciliation.

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