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November 8, 2010

GOP Threatens to Cut Off Money for Obama Healthcare Plan
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Republican lawmakers are threatening to cut off money needed to
implement part of President Obama’s healthcare plan after acknowledging
that they lack the votes to repeal the legislation. House Republican
whip, Congressman Eric Cantor of Virginia said, “If all of Obamacare
cannot be immediately repealed, then it is my intention to begin
repealing it piece by piece." The New York Times reports Republican
lawmakers plan to use spending bills to block various provisions which
they object to and limit access to government-subsidized private health
plans that include coverage of abortion. In addition, Republicans want
to limit money and personnel available to the Internal Revenue Service,
so the agency could not aggressively enforce provisions that require
people to obtain health insurance and employers to help pay for it. On
Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc Connell said Republicans will
also try to repeal the bill outright.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc Connell: "People who supported
us—political independents—want it repealed and replaced with
something else. I think we owe it to them to try."



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