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Top congressional Republicans warned the Obama administration Tuesday it risks violating federal law if it proceeds with a backup plan to transfer "potentially billions" in taxpayer dollars into ObamaCare to bail out insurance companies.
The Affordable Care Act was originally signed into law with a provision that allows the government to cover insurers that lose money by paying them from a pool of cash collected from insurers that turned a profit.
However, administration officials made a rule change in May to the so-called "risk corridors" program that, Republicans say, would allow them to use taxpayer funds from other federal programs -- GOP lawmakers say that's a decision only Congress can make.
“It is plain that under current law, the Obama administration does not have the ability to divert money from programs that Congress has funded,” Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, told FoxNews.com in a statement. “Congress alone was given the power of the purse -- the power to appropriate funds. Yet again, the administration is circumventing Congress and seeking to write its own laws."
Everyone pounced on him for not leading and now they are crying while he has decided to lead. Can't have it both ways. -
originally posted by: Xeven
a reply to: snarky412
Not sure what your talking about. Yes Obama care needs tweaking and changing but it is working. AFA us meeting goals and people are signing up. ACA is not failing it is doing very well. I do not like AFA as it is but it is actually working.
What did he lie about? You can keep your current plan? Yeah well maybe he made a mistake or maybe he lied but that does not indicate AFA is bad or doing badly. It is accomplishing the goals it was designed to accomplish.
It was designed to put the greedy insurance companies out of business. This is not a failure. it is working as intended. Actually the goal is to drive it to single pay system where Government is soul insurance but that will take awhile.
We can certainly argue that government being only insurance could be a bad thing but it will be cheaper.
originally posted by: Xeven
As long as he is doing so within the laws of the US you can all go cry yourselves to sleep over it.
If he does push it to far and actually breaks a law then he can cry his self to sleep in jail after his term.
originally posted by: CloudsTasteMetallic
The three articles of impeachment leveled against Nixon: obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress.
And why are these exact same charges not being leveled today?
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Xeven
and now they are crying while he has decided to lead
Where is he leading us? That is the problem.
He promised savings of $2,500/family. Sounds like it is going to cost most people a lot more.
originally posted by: damwel
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: Xeven
and now they are crying while he has decided to lead
Where is he leading us? That is the problem.
He promised savings of $2,500/family. Sounds like it is going to cost most people a lot more.
He is leading us to a far better world than the republicans and Bush were.