Laura B. on Jobs
NRCC | March 26th, 2013
“I have been at my job for 10 years. My husband works at the same place and has been there 6 years. We both can now barely get by because they have cut our hours. They said that if we are employed there full time then they must provide health insurance and they can not afford ...
Obama Trades Taxpayer-Funded Healthcare For Votes
NRCC | March 25th, 2013
Surprising news today and yet another serious problem with Obamacare’s implementation. It appears that the long application to qualify for Obamacare includes a section that enables the filer to register to vote, The Washington Times reported late today. “The 61-page online Obamacare draft application for health care includes asking if the applicant wants to register ...
FACT CHECK: Nancy Pelosi’s Statement On Obamacare’s Birthday
NRCC | March 22nd, 2013
Today, she released a statement praising this unmitigated disaster. Unfortunately, she left out some crucial facts. Thankfully, we here at the NRCC are going to help out Speaker Pelosi by making sure her statement was accurate.
Polling Memo: Happy Anniversary ObamaCare
Kayla Sulzer | March 21st, 2013
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 23, marks the third anniversary of President Obama’s signature piece of legislation known as ObamaCare — health care reform he promised would lower health care costs, reduce our deficit and grow our economy.
New York Times: “Questions Abound in Learning to Adjust to Health Care Overhaul”
Jonathan McKinstry | March 21st, 2013
Baked in the Sun is a wholesale baker and distributor of freshly baked pastries near San Diego. The Challenge: The company is one of thousands of small businesses that employ more than 50 full-time employees and thus will be required to offer health insurance to their workers — or pay into a government fund — beginning Jan. 1.
Obamacare: It Makes Doing Your Taxes Look Easy
Jonathan McKinstry | March 20th, 2013
It’s been almost three years since Obamacare was passed and as the law is implemented more and more each day, we are starting to see what a complete disaster it really is.
Yahoo! Finance: “Obamacare: 3-Years-Old and Still Growing”
Jonathan McKinstry | March 20th, 2013
Just like a typical three-year-old, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) is undergoing a period of rapid growth and development. For those who still cling to the nostalgic notion that once legislation is passed and signed the lawmaking stops, think again. The single largest piece of regulation ever passed has grown 10-fold in its short life, to more than 20,000 pages standing seven feet tall, since the President signed it into law on March 23, 2010.
Washington Examiner: “Five Guys: Obamacare will boost burger prices”
NRCC | March 20th, 2013
The fight over Obamacare, so far held at the 30,000-foot level, is about to hit home. The latest impact hot off the grill: prices of burgers and hot dogs at Five Guys, the national chain that started in Washington, are going to rise to cover the president's mandated insurance coverage.
Washington Post: “Can you get Obamacare? This insanely complicated chart will tell you.”
Jonathan McKinstry | March 20th, 2013
Last week I posted a copy of the draft application for Obamacare benefits, which clocks in at a hefty 21 pages. Consumer advocates and Wonkblog commenters had similar questions: Why on earth would the federal government create such a complex form to obtain a public benefit?
Women Living Under Obamacare
Jonathan McKinstry | March 20th, 2013
“I had a hysterectomy, I have no need for maternity coverage, but I have to now pay for it. I have to pay not only my own premium but I have to subsidize everybody else.”
- Vikki Swanson, age 49
