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| Source:PBS NewsHour- House Minority Whip (Democrat, Maryland) and Senator John Cornyn (Republican, Texas) |
"The Supreme Court upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul Thursday. Marcia Coyle parses the ruling with Jeffrey Brown."
From the PBS NewsHour
Now that the John Roberts, Republican led Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare) Republicans will now has a choice in how they play this out during the rest of the election season, with both the House and Senate up for reelection and Republicans wanting to retake the The White House.
Now that the John Roberts, Republican led Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare) Republicans will now has a choice in how they play this out during the rest of the election season, with both the House and Senate up for reelection and Republicans wanting to retake the The White House.
Looks like House Republicans are going to continue to do what they're been doing for the last three years: run on repealing the ACA and then say they'll work to pass a new health care law, even though there is no Republican Party plan to what they would replace the ACA with.
Senate Republicans are in a different position. They're still in the minority in the Senate, even with 47 seats and to win back the Senate, they might need a real plan, or at least their incumbents and candidates who are up for reelection.
Republican Party presidential nominee Mitt Romney is in a different position. He passed in Massachusetts as their Governor the very law that became known as ObamaCare back in 2006 and now he's running against his own health care law. So he could say: "I was for it before I was against it." Let's see how that plays in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
