Shuler Sings Happy Birthday to ObamaCare
| FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Jason Altmire (PA-04), John Barrow (GA-12), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Dennis Cardoza (CA-18), Russ Carnahan (MO-03), Ben Chandler (KY-06), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jim Cooper (TN-05), Jim Costa (CA-20), Mark Critz (PA-12), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Joe Donnelly (IN-02), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Martin Heinrich (NM-01), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Jim Himes (CT-04), Maurice Hinchey (NY-22), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Tim Holden (PA-17), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Jay Inslee (WA-01), Steve Israel (NY-02), Bill Keating (MA-10), Dale Kildee (MI-05), Ron Kind (WI-03), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Matheson (UT-02), Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Jerry McNerney (CA-11), Michael Michaud (ME-02), Brad Miller (NC-13), Bill Owens (NY-23), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Gary Peters (MI-09), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), David Price (NC-04), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Heath Shuler (NC-11), Adam Smith (WA-09), Betty Sutton (OH-13), John Tierney (MA-06), Niki Tsongas (MA-05), Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Tim Walz (MN-01), Anthony Weiner (NY-09), David Wu (OR-01), John Yarmuth (KY-03) Shuler Sings Happy Birthday to ObamaCare
North Carolina Democrat Stands By Law That Remains Unpopular One Year Later
“As ObamaCare remains dreadfully unpopular and continues to worsen the economic difficulties North Carolina families and small businesses are grappling with, Heath Shuler’s defense of the law just two months ago seems more and more stunning,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “Although job creators and North Carolinians alike are voicing their opposition to the law’s damaging effects, Shuler has demonstrated he will toe the party line instead of listening to their concerns.” In January, Heath Shuler voted against repealing ObamaCare. (H.R. 2, Roll Call #14: Passed 245-189: R 242-0; D 3-189, 1/19/11) It seems that after an entire year, Heath Shuler still refuses to acknowledge the unpopularity and damaging effects of ObamaCare. Apparently, Shuler would rather continue to stand by his Democrat leaders than remove the burdensome law that will continue to destroy jobs and pile more debt onto taxpayers across North Carolina. BACKGROUND:
“Schumer argued that polls have showed weak public support for the law because many people don’t understand what the legislation will do. ‘It’s going to become more popular and here’s why,’ Schumer said. ‘The lies that have been spread, they vanish because you see what’s in the bill.'” (Alexander Bolton, “Schumer: Those who voted against healthcare will be hurt in November,” The Hill, 3/28/10)
But instead, ObamaCare still remains overwhelmingly unpopular one year later:
“According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday, on the one year anniversary of the signing of the law, 37 percent of Americans support the measure, with 59 percent opposed. That’s basically unchanged from last March, when 39 percent supported the law and 59 percent opposed the measure.” (Paul Steinhauser, “CNN Poll: Time doesn’t change views on health care law,” CNN’s Political Ticker Blog, 3/23/11)
Even business leaders who initially supported ObamaCare, like Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, are now changing their minds as the law’s negative effects on the economy become clearer:
“I think as the bill is currently written and if it was going to land in 2014 under the current guidelines, the pressure on small businesses, because of the mandate, is too great.” (Melissa Allison, “Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses turnaround,” Seattle Times, 3/12/11)
And Medicare’s Chief Actuary says the law won’t hold down costs as was promised:
“Foster was asked by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., for a simple true or false response on two of the main assertions made by supporters of the law: that it will bring down unsustainable medical costs and will let people keep their current health insurance if they like it. On the costs issue, ‘I would say false, more so than true,’ Foster responded. As for people getting to keep their coverage, ‘not true in all cases.'” (Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “Medicare official doubts health care law savings,” Associated Press, 1/26/11)
Meanwhile, House Democrats desperately continue to use false numbers to misrepresent ObamaCare’s negative impact on jobs, healthcare coverage and the federal deficit:
“By contrast, House Democrats appear to show little hesitation about repeating claims that previously have found to be false or exaggerated.” (Glenn Kessler, “Gifts of bogus statistics for the health-care law’s birthday,” Washington Post’s The Fact Checker Blog, 3/21/11)
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