Sen. Ted Cruz to ‘Storm Congress’ Rally: It Is Time to Repeal Obamacare, ‘We Are Out of Excuses’

[libertybele]

Sen. Ted Cruz to ‘Storm Congress’ Rally: It Is Time to Repeal Obamacare, ‘We Are Out of Excuses’

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz revved up hundreds of Tea Party activists at Wednesday’s “Storm Congress” rally against the American Health Care Act crafted by Speaker Paul Ryan (R.-Wis.) to stabilize health insurance markets, rather than repeal the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obamacare.

“Thank you for braving the cold and thank you for standing up and fighting for freedom,” said Cruz, who was on a roster of speakers that included Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.), Jenny Beth Martin — the leader of the Tea Party Patriots — and members of the House Freedom Caucus. The rally was organized by FreedomWorks, the Washington-based policy and logistics hub for Tea Party and conservative activists. The master of ceremonies was Andrew Wilkow, the host of the XMSirius radio show The Wilkow Majority....



“In November Democrats were shocked, the media was shocked–although I repeat myself, and millions of hard-working Americans across this country rose up and said: ‘Enough is enough and we have a mandate for change.'”

Cruz said Republicans promised for more than six years that if the voters gave them control of the House, Senate, and White House, the GOP would repeal Obamacare.

Now, the GOP controls Congress and the White House, he said. “Well, you know what? We’re out of excuses. The time for talk is over. Now, is the time for action.”

After the rally, FreedomWorks staffers escorted teams of activists to meetings with congressmen and senators, where they advocated for a clean repeal of Obamacare, instead of the bill Speaker Paul Ryan (R.-Wis.) crafted — the American Health Care Act, or RyanCare.

The RyanCare bill does not repeal and replace the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Rather it keeps its structure and programs in place. Central to the bill is the support it provides to the insurance companies by preserving the Individual Mandate as a program administered by the insurance companies and the cutbacks to Medicaid. The expansion of Medicaid pulled millions of lower income insurance customers out of the private market, which drastically changed business conditions for the insurance companies....

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/03/17/sen-ted-cruz-to-storm-congress-rally-it-is-time-to-repeal-obamacare-we-are-out-of-excuses/

[Chosen Daughter]

I am totally happy with repeal.  Return to private insurance.  Corporate mandate to insure once they reach 50 permanent employees.

Provisions for poor and uninsured.  Mandate Insurance companies to provide low cost policies for catastrophic illness.  This could be subsidized by the government according to income only for people who are citizens or in the United States legally.  Unemployment insured should receive government insurance for the time they are receiving unemployment benefits but must purchase Catastrophic Insurance once benefits run out.  Catastrophic would have to be truly affordable.

I think that would cover the issue of uninsured.

[Emjay]

I am totally happy with repeal.  Return to private insurance.  Corporate mandate to insure once they reach 50 permanent employees.

Provisions for poor and uninsured.  Mandate Insurance companies to provide low cost policies for catastrophic illness.  This could be subsidized by the government according to income only for people who are citizens or in the United States legally.  Unemployment insured should receive government insurance for the time they are receiving unemployment benefits but must purchase Catastrophic Insurance once benefits run out.  Catastrophic would have to be truly affordable.

I think that would cover the issue of uninsured.

It's a complicated issue but not as complicated as the left has painted it.  Obamacare needs to be totally repealed.

[truth_seeker]

I'll be very unhappy if the GOP splits into 2 or more factions and fails to get something done.

The dems will be claiming that Republicans intend to kill babies then eat them.

Just as easily as the GOP majorities went away in 2006, making way for 2008 and their sweep, it could go the other way.

Regardless of Trump, he is leading the party to do what they promised.

The perfect will likely be the enemy of the possible.

[skeeter]

I'll be very unhappy if the GOP splits into 2 or more factions and fails to get something done.

The dems will be claiming that Republicans intend to kill babies then eat them.

Just as easily as the GOP majorities went away in 2006, making way for 2008 and their sweep, it could go the other way.

Regardless of Trump, he is leading the party to do what they promised.

The perfect will likely be the enemy of the possible.

Nothing wrong with firing up the troops to put a little pressure on their representatives.

Its what the left is doing.