The US House of Representatives just voted to a repeal of the Obama Healthcare bill. Before the voting even began the outcome was obvious, the house majority is Republican and as a result the repeal would pass. The Senate and the Presidency are both held by the Democrats. Therefore, they passed the repeal knowing that it wouldn't pass the Senate, and even if it did pass the Senate President Obama swore to veto the repeal if it got to him. Though the President's veto can be overruled if there is enough votes in the House and Senate, in this situation there wouldn't be enough approval. What was the point of voting on the repeal anyway? If the outcome was already foreseeable why did we need to waste time proving what we already knew. Instead of voting on the repeal, they should have been trying to come to a better solution to dealing with the Healthcare bill that would pass through both Houses.
The Republicans claim that they are doing the "will of the people" but are they really? While many Americans have questions and concerns about the Obama Healthcare Bill, there are some points that many Americans do favor, such as children being under their parents healthcare plan until the age of 25 and allowing pre-existing conditions not to be a factor in a person receiving insurance. According to a CNN/ ORG international poll "52% of respondents favor all or most provisions of the healthcare law, while at the same time, 51% want Congress to repeal the entire measure".Wouldn't the repeal have been better if it also included some items that people did like about the bill that would be kept in place. As a citizen, it would be preferable to see our government working to take care of its people in a responsible way both fiscally and physically, rather than taking shots at the other side of the political aisle.
I'd like to see my government attempting to work together in important issues facing the country, rather than partisan bickering. Focus needs to be brought back to the well being of the people and how to attain these goals in responsible manner without leaving tax burdens on future generations, such as our own.
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In Elizabeth Linton’s editorial, she discusses the repealing of the Obama Healthcare bill and how obvious the outcome was because of the fact that the majority of the House belongs to the Republican Party. She brings up that Republicans claim they are doing what is best for the American people, but in reality, they are making decisions based on party lines.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elizabeth when she says that “focus needs to be brought back to the well being of the people”. Representatives are putting a lot of their effort into defeating the opposing party rather than putting effort into bettering the country. Obama’s Healthcare bill does some positive things for Americans such as not allowing pre-existing conditions to be a factor in whether or not someone can receive health insurance, but because the bill came from a Democratic President, it was denied without being considered. If Republican House members actually cared about the well-being of the millions of Americans living without health insurance, then they would ignore the fact that the bill was created by someone who belongs to the Democratic Party, be non-partisan and make a decision that would benefit Americans.
Like Elizabeth, I would like to see our government “working to take care of its people in a responsible way both fiscally and physically, rather than taking shots at the other side of the political aisle.” It would benefit everyone if when making decisions, the decision-makers in our government would ignore who belongs to what party and focus on improving the country.