Washington—Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) voted with the majority of House Republicans to pass the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015. Congressman Conaway released the following statement upon passage:
“The House of Representatives has voted over 60 times to repeal Obamacare, but this piece of legislation is the first that has passed the Senate and will be sent to the President’s desk. Senate Democrats have been able to block all votes to defund Obamacare in the Senate up until this point, but thanks to the budget reconciliation tool, they are not able to hold the American people hostage with a filibuster any longer.
“In addition to eliminating the employer and individual healthcare mandates, repealing all Obamacare taxes, and abolishing the Obamacare trust fund, this bill also entirely defunds Planned Parenthood. Last summer, we saw the atrocities taking place at Planned Parenthood clinics across this nation. The investigation into Planned Parenthood’s illegal activities continues, and those responsible will ultimately answer for their actions in a court of law. Now, it is critical that Planned Parenthood does not receive a single cent of taxpayer funds.
“Since Republicans took control of the Senate last year, we promised that we would do everything in our power to reverse the President’s radical agenda that has only inflicted harm upon the people of this nation. Instead of a government run healthcare system, we need to put patients first and empower individuals to make their own healthcare decisions. Instead of reckless spending, our nation needs legislation like this- legislation that reduces our deficit by $516 billion over the next ten years.
“It’s now up to President Obama to sign this legislation and put our country back on the right path. And if he vetoes this bill, we will pass this legislation again, with a President in the White House who will listen to the will of the American people.”
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On a day when N Korea claimed to test a hydrogen bomb, congressional Republicans responded by repealing Obamacare.
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PermalinkMr conway and his band of misfits need to focus on the real problems this country is facing . How much longer can we afford to support their antics . We all know he hates president Obama but that is a personal matter , he is the president , and will be for a few more months . Speaking of problems , how about those idiots who are hold up in the wildlife refuge center . Those idiots need to be nuked out of there along with all of their supporters , that's about as wild and crazy as it gets . How about i go to twin buttes and lock the gates and say this is mine . I don't think i would stay very long . These guys are terrorist , send in the marines , kill them all , and hang their heads on fence post so the other people who have sympathy for them will see what they are going to get if they try something stupid like that . Sure they would sing ballads and write stories about them , but i bet it would make them think twice before they would try something like that again . America is a great place to live , we sleep comfortably at night knowing that law and order prevail , we don't have to worry about factions coming to take us away in the darkness of night . Even the poor have food and shelter , we still have the right to vote with out fear of reprisal . We can bad mouth the president , in public , Big government is good for little people . Kill the terrorist , or better yet send them to live in the middle east .
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