Hurt on health care repeal vote: “an affront to our founding principles”
Robert Hurt
The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act, aka the health care law. It was a pro forma vote, of sorts, since the repeal is considered to have no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Here’s what Rep. Robert Hurt, R-Chatham, had to say:
“Once again, the House has acted on behalf of the American people to ensure that their voices are heard in this important debate. The President’s health care law is not just bad policy; it is an affront to our founding principles that 5th District Virginians and Americans across this country have held dear for the past 236 years. At a time when unemployment remains persistently high and Americans are faced with looming tax hikes, the people of Virginia’s 5th District have called for less government and more opportunity; not a continuation of the big government, job-crushing policies we have seen like the government takeover of health care. With this vote today, the House has reaffirmed our resolve to repeal this misguided law and replace it with commonsense reforms that restore our founding principles, reduce the debt burden that is crushing our economy, create an environment where our small businesses can hire and expand, and eliminate this massive tax hike on the American people. I was proud to cosponsor this legislation and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to continue with the House’s example of transparent government and bring this bill to the Senate Floor for a vote.”
July 11, 2012 - 4:40 PM
The only people who want this will be people who stand to benefit greatly..AARP will make 1.1 billion in revenue from the new plan ..medical device tax …over 20 to new taxes etc… obama wants to hire 15,000 new irs workers to help go through the thousands of pages of new taxes….I think each person should take their earnings and choose their own health plan..not take what little money we have for medicare to pay for this plus additional taxes in the middle of the biggest depression since the 30′s
Mr Hurt give up your government paid health benefits and then we can talk. Better yet sponsor a bill eliminating all citizen paid for retirement and health benefits for all elected officials and I’ll take you seriously. Until then you are a hypocrite.
Funny how silent Morgan Griffith is on this topic. I guess his Big Coal puppet masters don’t even bother with making him dance unless it directly affects their billions in profits.
Then again, when the Koch brothers finance your way into a redrawn district (just so you can pretend you care about the whole district by living in the 99% extremity of it…
@2 – They all should give up their government benefits. If it’s so great, they should all jump on the train!
Hurt is facing a tough challenge this fall. His appoval rating in his district is only at 31% and some early internal polls haqve him trailing the challenger Douglass by as much as 7%. Democrats see this one as a potential pickup in the fall and there will be a lot of money spent on the effort.
It is an affront for those with guaranteed taxpayer paid health care insurance wanting to deprive people of any way to get any coverage or care at all. I hope Hurt loses. Douglass has my vote!