Republicans Groups Come Out Against The Republican Obamacare Replacement
Major Republican organizations on Tuesday came out against the House Republican plan to replace Obamacare saying that it does not fully repeal Obamacare.
The Club for Growth called the proposal “RyanCare,” and threatened to record names of Republicans who support the bill.
Other conservative groups that came out to criticize the Republican plan are Heritage Action, FreedomWorks and the Koch Brothers-aligned Americans for Prosperity who also issued strongly critical statements blasting the #Trumpcare legislation.
“This is simply not a full repeal of ObamaCare. It falls far short of the promises Republicans made to the American people in four consecutive federal elections,” said President of Americans For Prosperity.
“The proposed legislation trades one form of government subsidy for another government subsidy, and doesn’t roll back the mandate of ObamaCare. It’s a poor first attempt,” he continued.
The Club for Growth said it may whip votes against the Republican proposal unless changes are made.
“The problems with this bill are not just what’s in it, but also what’s missing: namely, the critical free-market solution of selling health insurance across state lines,” Club for Growth President David McIntosh said in a statement. “Such an injection of competition would lead to hundreds of billions of dollars in savings, nullifying any argument by Congressional Republicans that this provision cannot be included in the current bill.”
“Republicans should be offering a full and immediate repeal of Obamacare’s taxes, regulations, and mandates, an end to the Medicaid expansion, and inclusion of free-market reforms, like interstate competition,” he continued.
Here is a list that Axios put together of all the organizations and Republican members of Congress who are opposing the Republican plan:
Organizations:
- Americans for Prosperity/Freedom Partners: “It is Obamacare 2.0”
- Cato Institute: “This bill is a train wreck waiting to happen.”
- Club for Growth: “The problems with this bill are not just what’s in it, but also what’s missing…”
- FreedomWorks: “This is ObamaCare-lite.”
- Heritage Action for America: “That is bad politics and, more importantly, bad policy.”
- Republican Study Committee: “This is a Republican welfare entitlement.”
- Tea Party Patriots: “The bill that House Republicans released last night does not fully repeal Obamacare.”
Politicians:
- Rep. Justin Amash (MI): “Obamacare 2.0”
- Rep. Dave Brat (VA): “Now [they] are saying we’re going to do repeal and replace but the bill does nothing of the sort.”
- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Sen. Cory Gardner (CO), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK), and Sen. Rob Portman (OH): “We will not support a plan that does not include stability for Medicaid expansion populations or flexibility for states.”
- Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX): “You’re creating another entitlement program.”
- Rep. Jim Jordan (OH): “This is Obamacare by a different form.”
- Sen. Mike Lee (UT): “This is not the Obamacare repeal bill we’ve been waiting for.”
- Gov. Paul LePage (ME): “Right now, I am very, very discouraged and disappointed with what the House Republicans are introducing.”
- Rep. Mark Meadows (NC): “If leadership insists on replacing ObamaCare with ObamaCare-lite, no repeal will pass.”
- Sen. Rand Paul (KY): “The House leadership plan is Obamacare Lite. It will not pass. Conservatives are not going to take it.”
