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HOW HOUSE CAN DEFUND OBAMACARE
Human Events ^ | Sept 16, 2013 | By: Dan Holler

Posted on 09/16/2013 1:42:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

In just two weeks, millions of Americans will become eligible to sign up for the Obamacare exchanges. It will mark the first time millions of voters will have the opportunity to opt into Obamacare, and they will do so with the expectation of receiving benefits in a few short months. Opponents of President Obama’s health care regime can argue about the quality and cost of that care, but entitlement programs are notoriously difficult to unravel once the money starts flowing.

To date, there is just one legislative strategy on the table that is geared toward stopping Obamacare before the exchanges open on October 1st — defund Obamacare on the year-end spending bill. The strategy is supported by Senators like Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Congressmen like Justin Amash (R-MI) and Mark Meadows (R-NC), and conservative voters all across the country.

First, it is important to understand what conservatives mean by “defunding Obamacare.”

Defunding Obamacare means attaching a legislative rider (think of the Hyde Amendment) to the year-end spending bill, which will be considered by September 30, the day before the Obamacare exchanges open for enrollment. The rider would prohibit any funds from being spent on any activities to implement or enforce Obamacare, rescind unspent balances that have already been appropriated and turn off the exchange subsidy and new Medicaid spending, the so-called mandatory spending. Fortunately, the language described already exists in the form of the Defund Obamacare Act of 2013 introduced by Cruz and Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA).

Second, it is important to understand defunding Obamacare is not a new idea.

In 2011, after Republicans took control of the House thanks to the tea party wave, they included a defunding provision on their continuing resolution when it first passed the House. Obviously the provision was jettisoned in subsequent...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cruz; defund; mikelee; obamacare; obamacaves; teaparty; teapartyrebellion; tedcruz
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"The blueprint exists, and the importance of acting now – not later – cannot be understated. One of the few entitlement programs to be clawed back was the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. It was repealed after the public rose up in opposition to an overwhelmingly bipartisan law, but before it had time to be fully implemented. And make no mistake, the Obama folks consider October 1 to be full implementation, at least in terms of beating back any repeal efforts."

Defund this economy-killing, jobs-killing monster that the majority of all Americans do not want!!

Kill it before it kills us!!

1 posted on 09/16/2013 1:42:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Here’s hoping!! (And praying)


2 posted on 09/16/2013 1:44:03 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: Jim Robinson

Step 1: Get the WILL to do it.


3 posted on 09/16/2013 1:50:35 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Obama and the DNC want ObamaCARE.

GOP wants ObamaCARE (1. they are the authors: RomneyCARE)
and (2. THEY and their families and staff ARE NOT UNDER IT.

When the GOP nominated the author of RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE
and made HIM their candidate (Romney, in case anyone forgot), even after he backstabbed -through-saboteurs
Gov. Palin (who exposed this as DeathPanels),
it should have become clear which side the GOP is on.
They are on Obama’s side.


4 posted on 09/16/2013 1:51:20 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: RIghtwardHo

So basically, we are relying on an establishment of Democrats and Republicans who are exempt from Obamacare. With a media instigating a fight between them and Conservatives who have over 60% of the electorate on their side who want this repealed?

Oh yeah, we will win this in a cakewalk /extreme sarcasm


5 posted on 09/16/2013 1:53:21 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Make today a great day. Insult a liberal.)
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To: Jim Robinson

There are congresscritters telling their constituents at Town Halls they don’t want to fight this on the Continuing Resolution, they want to fight it on the Debt-Limit debate. Those Congresscritters are *lying.* They know they won’t win the debt-limit fight.


6 posted on 09/16/2013 1:53:40 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Riiight. Just like they did last time. Boehner, Ryan & Co. will fold on the debt ceiling increase in a NY minute.


7 posted on 09/16/2013 1:56:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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Kudlow, with smug, arrogant certainty, says that OC cannot be defunded thru a continuing res.

It is a maddening to me someone who claims to be a proponent of getting rid of OC cannot suggest ways the CR can be used to take out OC. Tell us how it can be done..there are plenty of pols who are telling us why it cannot be done.

Kudlow obviously has forgotten about MCC...although he touts that he was in the Regan adm at the time.

8 posted on 09/16/2013 1:58:25 PM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance........)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh Hell yeah.


9 posted on 09/16/2013 2:00:00 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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The gop faction of the uniparty wants boehnercare as badly as the ‘rats do.

There will be no defunding.


10 posted on 09/16/2013 2:03:26 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Power disintegrates when people withdraw their obedience and support)
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When this is all over, Boehner will have a good cry and the country will be another trillion or two in debt.

Then we’ll go through this again in 18 months.


11 posted on 09/16/2013 2:04:58 PM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America shall survive this Obamanation.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Interesting desire to defund obamacare...

BUT; the republican controlled and “lead” House HAS...
financially enabled Obama to do everything he has for all the time he has been in the White-Hut..

They backed him with all the funds he needed................
They COULD have easily cut him off at the knees...
by limiting ALL FUNDS to the Executive Branch Agencies..

BUT DIDN’T... you know.. ON PURPOSE...
The republican OWNED House of Reps... ARE PARTNERS with Obama..


12 posted on 09/16/2013 2:06:54 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

You nailed THAT. Bought off, they appear to be!

Crawling up the leg pant of our critters in congress to support insurrection (Lee, Cruz and Paul) is required of each of us.

These guys are counting on us.


13 posted on 09/16/2013 2:14:25 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CHRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The House is composed of Republicans and Democrats. All are subject to blackmail from an NSA empowered regime that knows everything about everyone. Kenycare will not be defunded.


14 posted on 09/16/2013 2:19:31 PM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINE http://steshaw.org/econohttp://www.fee.org/library/det)
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They don't need threatening.

THEY WANT OBAMACARE/ROMNEYCARE.

Look at Romney's face. THEY LOVE IT.

Look at his laugh as it is imposed.


15 posted on 09/16/2013 2:24:13 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: arthurus
They don't need threatening.

THEY WANT OBAMACARE/ROMNEYCARE.

Look at Romney's face. THEY LOVE IT.

Look at his laugh as it is imposed.


16 posted on 09/16/2013 2:24:41 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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HOW HOUSE CAN DEFUND OBAMACARE

Dump Boehner and Grow a pair! ...

17 posted on 09/16/2013 2:28:54 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Muzzie killing muzzie what's the downside and who am I to stop them ?)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I have a feeling the media is exempt, too.


18 posted on 09/16/2013 2:46:02 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: Jim Robinson

Kill it before it kills us!!
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The beat down Obama’s put on the majority of us economically is working to his advantage... people simply cannot march on Washington or take part in protests ... I myself MUST drop insurance next year (Obamacare implemented or not) because it will consume 25% of our pretax income up from about 17% this year... and I’m not the 1% ...

If Obamacare goes in I must for the good of my family move abroad... I have family asetts (currently being wasted) that can be converted into a good business... but right now I can’t even afford the airfare.

If I have no say , control or input into righting this ship I must hide out in Galts Gulch until the lights come back on.


19 posted on 09/16/2013 2:49:34 PM PDT by Neidermeyer (I used to be disgusted , now I try to be amused.)
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To: Jim Robinson; TheOldLady; AllAmericanGirl44; ken5050; stephenjohnbanker; LUV W; Patty; itssme; ...

Ted Cruz Ping!


20 posted on 09/16/2013 2:51:18 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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