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Obama Calls Health Care Decision ‘A Victory,’ Romney Vows Repeal
Obama Calls Health Care Decision ‘A Victory,’ Romney Vows Repeal
Benjy Sarlin
The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to uphold President Obama’s signature health care law represented a major triumph for the White House, but will only fuel an already fierce debate about the role and purpose of government on the 2012 campaign trail.
With the law left largely intact by the Supreme Court, the election’s stakes for health care are now clear. Republicans, led by Mitt Romney, have pledged nothing short of a full repeal of the law. Should Romney win office with even narrow Republican control in Congress, the GOP could do grievous damage to the Affordable Care Act using the Senate’s reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority vote and canot be filibustered.
Indeed, Romney said in his response to the ruling Thursday that voters should base their choice for president on opposition to health care reform. “If we want to get rid of ‘Obamacare,’ we’re going to have to replace President Obama,” Romney said in his remarks. “What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States. And that is I will act to repeal ‘Obamacare.’”
Obama reacted Thursday by reiterating some of the law’s most popular elements, and imploring politicians in Washington to accept the decision and move on. He also insisted the decision represented a victory not because of what it meant for him politically, but because of how it might help ordinary Americans. “Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives are more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it,” Obama said from the White House.
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/health-care-supreme-court-obama-romney-decision-mandate.php
Benjy Sarlin
The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to uphold President Obama’s signature health care law represented a major triumph for the White House, but will only fuel an already fierce debate about the role and purpose of government on the 2012 campaign trail.
With the law left largely intact by the Supreme Court, the election’s stakes for health care are now clear. Republicans, led by Mitt Romney, have pledged nothing short of a full repeal of the law. Should Romney win office with even narrow Republican control in Congress, the GOP could do grievous damage to the Affordable Care Act using the Senate’s reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority vote and canot be filibustered.
Indeed, Romney said in his response to the ruling Thursday that voters should base their choice for president on opposition to health care reform. “If we want to get rid of ‘Obamacare,’ we’re going to have to replace President Obama,” Romney said in his remarks. “What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States. And that is I will act to repeal ‘Obamacare.’”
Obama reacted Thursday by reiterating some of the law’s most popular elements, and imploring politicians in Washington to accept the decision and move on. He also insisted the decision represented a victory not because of what it meant for him politically, but because of how it might help ordinary Americans. “Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives are more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it,” Obama said from the White House.
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http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/health-care-supreme-court-obama-romney-decision-mandate.php
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