U.S. House Republican unity tested on Obamacare alternative

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Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A month after Republicans rallied around offering an alternative to "Obamacare" in an election-year move to broaden their appeal to voters, divisions are surfacing over the issue in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The often-fractured Republicans, who hold a majority in the House, ended a retreat outside of Washington on January 31 delighted that they had settled on a positive agenda for 2014 that centered on replacing President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law, which has had a troubled rollout.

The new strategy was put together amid concerns within the Republican Party that simply voting to repeal Obamacare, as they have done more than 40 times, would not be enough to carry them through November's congressional elections.

House Speaker John Boehner, the top U.S. Republican, told reporters on Thursday that it was important for Republicans to come up with "better solutions" on healthcare.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/28/us-usa-healthcare-republicans-idUSBREA1R07U20140228

[Pretorius]

1. Kinda difficult for a sociopath isn't it?

A "better solution" for healthcare would require empathy...something a Republican severely lacks!

[cosmicone]

2. They can't come up with an alternative

because they don't want people to have affordable health care.

That would be like an oil company trying to help people build a solar car.

[denverbill]

3. Here's an idea for a Republican alternative: Single payer!

It's a great conservative solution because it:
1) Reduces inefficiency
2) Saves money
3) Gives improved results

Why don't you propose that one? Maybe even I'd start voting Republican then.