House Passes Bill To Delay Health Care Subsidies, Imposing New System To Verify Eligibility

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | 17 minutes ago in Politics

The House passed a bill Thursday to ban new subsidies to help people buy health insurance until the Obama administration enacts a new verification system to ensure benefits go only to those who are eligible.

Democrats say the bill, which has no chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate, would unnecessarily delay subsidies slated to start next year. The White House has threatened a veto.

Thursday's vote was the 41st by House Republicans to repeal, de-fund or change the health care law since it was passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote. A few changes have been enacted, but the effort has largely been unsuccessful.

The 235-191 vote was mostly along party lines, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.

Read more: http://www.newser.com/article/da8ovf7g2/house-passes-bill-to-delay-health-care-subsidies-imposing-new-system-to-verify-eligibility.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is pissing me off!

[florida08]

2. The house is so fracked up

Obstructionists is too kind a word.

[durablend]

3. "Treason" works for me

All of them need to be put under citizens arrest.

[old guy]

4. Just more foolishness.

The same as the other 35 or 40 times they have tried to get rid of the ACA. Full of noise, get some press time, but totally empty of anything useful.

[Andy823]

5. Just on more reason to vote them out of office

This is a total waste of time and money. The republicans say they want to "cut" waste, yet when they are the ones wasting the money, it's OK? We have a lot of things that should be worked on besides something they know damn well won't pass the senate, and would be vetoed even if it did!

I hope the people of this country wake up and see just what a waste putting teapublicans in office really is, and they vote these idiots out next year. It's the only way to end this insanity!

[paulrandfu]

6. Republicons are terrorists

We need a new war on the REAL terrorists.

[cynzke]

7. Wait...

I thought ACA was such lousy coverage, no one wanted it. Now the GOP claims people want to sneak on board?

[Politicalboi]

8. It's wide spread

But you don't see it. It's like voter fraud.