An Opportunity to Defund Obamacare

Ernest Istook / February 10, 2011

So far, the House GOP is not including Obamacare among the programs proposed for de-funding next week.

Why not?

Although the Appropriations Committee has produced a bill that de-funds many other programs, it does not undo the billions of dollars that the last Congress appropriated to implement Obamacare. That omission can be and should be corrected by amendment when the legislation reaches the House floor next week.

Rescinding the billions appropriated to Obamacare would help reach the GOP’s well-publicized pledge to cut spending by $100 billion in their first year as a majority. (more…)