John Ratcliffe, U.S. House Votes to Repeal Obamacare
Statement
In a vote of 239-186, The U.S. House of Representatives moved to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act - commonly known as Obamacare - and instruct Committee Chairmen to craft better solutions to reform health care in America. Congressman John Ratcliffe cosponsored and voted to approve H.R. 596 - to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
This legislation now moves to the Senate for approval. Congressman John Ratcliffe delivered this statement on the approval of H.R. 596:
"This week, I joined with colleagues in the House to pass H.R. 596 - a full repeal of the disastrous legislation known as Obamacare. The President's health care law is government at its worst -- intrusive, expensive, and full of broken promises. Worst yet, it continues to hurt job creation and economic growth. There are many examples right here at home that demonstrates the harm that Obamacare continues to cause.
In Grayson County, Obamacare is forcing the county to restrict part-time and temporary employee hours. Additionally, with the uncertainty of Obamacare's tax and regulatory implications, the county is handcuffed in its effort to make strategic, long term plans about the health care it provides to employees. It's now looking like Obamacare will further cause premiums to increase for families across my district and the entire country unless the Senate and President act to pass the legislation we have passed in the House.
Nancy Pelosi told us we needed to pass Obamacare to see what was in it. Now we have seen firsthand the consequences of passing a 2,300 page law that no one read which doubles down on a broken, government-centric health care model. I'm proud to have voted to repeal Obamacare in its entirety and will continue to be a leading voice in the effort to present conservative solutions to lower the cost of health care while increasing patient access."
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