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Supreme Court
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December 3, 2011 |
By Raul Labrador
U.S. Congress
The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to hear
arguments on President Obama’s disastrous health
care legislation, known as the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is
another step in the right direction to finally
repeal this disastrous law once and for all.
This unconstitutional takeover of the world’s
best health care system compromises
affordability, accessibility, quality,
innovation and, most importantly, the sacred
doctor-patient relationship.
I have heard from thousands of Idahoans who have
voiced concerns with the passage of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act during the
111th Session of Congress. As a consequence, the
first piece of legislation I cosponsored was to
repeal the recently passed health care law.
Furthermore, as a legislator in Idaho, I
co-sponsored the bill that laid the framework
for Idaho to join the lawsuit against PPACA.
The Constitution does not grant the federal
government the power to force Americans to
purchase health insurance against their will.
Furthermore, Congress must work to find
solutions to make health care premiums more
affordable. Finally, I believe that the new
health care law will inhibit job creation and
add to the federal deficit. We need to focus on
finding solutions which will help grow our
economy and reduce the national debt.
Some of those solutions have received bipartisan
support, for instance, the U.S. House of
Representatives and Senate recently passed H.R.
4 and President Obama signed it into law. This
bill, which I cosponsored, repealed the
expansion of the Internal Revenue Service
information reporting requirements that were
included in the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
Another bill I have cosponsored is H.R. 452, the
Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011.
If enacted, it would repeal the provisions of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
that established the Independent Physician
Advisory Board. I do not believe that unelected,
appointed bureaucrats should be able to dictate
how much health care Medicare will provide.
Finally, I have cosponsored H.R. 21, the
Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act which would
repeal the individual mandate that requires
Americans to purchase health insurance. I want
to assure you that my primary goal is to stop
the implementation of PPACA. Since the Senate
has failed to pass the repeal of the PPACA, my
colleagues and I in the House of Representatives
continue to work at dismantling this
unconstitutional law piece-by-piece. |
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