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Senate to Vote to Repeal Part of Obama's Health Law

WASHINGTON - Congress is poised to send the White House its first rollback of last year's health care law, a bipartisan repeal of a burdensome tax reporting requirement that's widely unpopular with businesses. Even President Barack Obama is eager to see it gone. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill Tuesday....

Opinion: Why 'Obamacare' Is Hurting the Economy

In his speech to the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, President Barack Obama urged companies to use the "nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets" and start hiring workers. "I want to encourage you to get in the game," he said. It's a good point, made better by his willingness to speak in that forum. Nineteen...

Opinion: Why Not Mandate Gun Purchases, Too?

With everything else going on in the world, you may have missed a piece of news coming out of South Dakota. It seems that a few legislators in that state have introduced a bill that would require every one of South Dakota's citizens over 21 years of age to own a gun. Can you imagine? Lawmakers insisting that citizens own...

Mitt Romney Not Sorry for 'Romneycare,' but Will It Kill a White House Bid?

Today, likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended the universal health care law he implemented as governor of Massachusetts, saying there's a clear difference between his plan and President Barack Obama's reform effort. Romney has been in the hot seat during the health care debate because key elements of his...

Opinion: Obamacare Is in Critical Condition With the Courts

The aphorism "Act in haste, repent at leisure" never applied more aptly than it does to Obamacare. Nancy Pelosi rushed through Obamacare, without allowing time to read the bill, by explaining: "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Reading the bill produced last November's angry...

Obamacare News From the Web

05/31/12 When Pelosi says 'free,' reach for your wallet Source: The Daily Herald - Everett WA On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi explained to the Commonwealth Club the reason Washington passed Obamacare.
05/24/12 How Obamacare Has Saved Seniors Billions On... Source: Think Progress How Obamacare Has Saved Seniors Billions On Prescription Drugs | New data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about the Affordable Care Act shows that the health law already is helping people under Medicare with their prescription drug purchases.
05/22/12 HHS Inks $20 Million Contract to Sell Obamacare to... Source: The Heritage Foundation The Department of Health and Human Services has inked a $20 million contract with a top public-relations firm to sell aspects of the Obamacare law to the American public.
05/18/12 Republicans Will Likely Renege On Their Pledge To... Source: Think Progress Congressional Republicans have promised to " repeal and replace " President Obama's health care reform law, but they still have not agreed on what that should look like.
05/18/12 Republicans Have No Clue What To Do If The Supreme... Source: The Business Insider In a a few weeks the Supreme Court is going to pronounce a verdict on Obamacare , possibly striking down large parts of it, or the entire thing.

Background on Obamacare

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), informally referred to as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law (along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress.

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