House Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises 'massive reform' if Trump wins
Source: NBC News
Oct. 29, 2024, 4:06 PM EDT
House Speaker Mike Johnson took a dig at Obamacare at an event in Pennsylvania on Monday, telling a crowd there would be massive health care changes in America if Donald Trump wins the election.
Health care reforms going to be a big part of the agenda. When I say were going to have a very aggressive first 100 days agenda, we got a lot of things still on the table, Johnson, R-La., said in Bethlehem as he campaigned for GOP House candidate Ryan Mackenzie, according to video obtained by NBC News.
No Obamacare? an attendee asked Johnson, referring to the law Democrats passed in 2010, also known as the Affordable Care Act.
No Obamacare, Johnson responded, rolling his eyes. The ACA is so deeply ingrained, we need massive reform to make this work, and we got a lot of ideas on how to do that.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-johnson-criticizes-obamacare-promises-massive-reform-trump-win-rcna177853
GOP: "14 years and counting with 'concepts of a plan'".
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,588 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,276 posts)SomewhereInTheMiddle
(374 posts)More if you count the time they have held the House and or Senate even if they did not have the White House.
Changin a law has to start in Congress. They could do that at any time if they really had a plan. And if it is good enough to pass Congress with lots of people supporting it, even President Biden might choose to sign it.
But they have not done that.
And I don't believe they will in the near future either. Regardless of who wins the White House.
Walleye
(35,678 posts)wolfie001
(3,646 posts)It's all about the rich having their taxes cut and producing exactly zero new jobs starting in 1981 when senile rayguns was president.
Brainfodder
(7,181 posts)Greed is in the way, same shit different day scenario in endless loop?
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Biglinda 52
(87 posts)Let's hear some of those ideas or are they still a concept of a plan???
oasis
(51,705 posts)will be working out their concepts on the sidelines while the Harris administration moves America forward.
HereForTheParty
(132 posts)in MAGA-speak.
chouchou
(1,306 posts)travelingthrulife
(710 posts)Atta boy, Mike! I am sure God appreciates your lying so he can do his job better.
Captain Zero
(7,507 posts)Hey Mike what day is it?
Dorn
(562 posts)ArkansasDemocrat1
(3,213 posts)Diraven
(1,045 posts)They'll vote to repeal it first and just never get around to replacing it. Like they tried to do last time.
TBF
(34,316 posts)they were careful to say they were going to "re-classify" veterans who have benefits. That's a euphemism for cut.
Mz Pip
(27,894 posts)Try harder Mikey.
Farmer-Rick
(11,414 posts)Johnson has a secret plan with Trump to overthrow the election and thwart the will of the people. I think a motion to vacate would at least bring out the plan for public scrutiny. Any house member can make a motion to vacate.
onetexan
(13,899 posts)Permanut
(6,639 posts)to brainstorm and study ideas for the framework to roll out hints of the concept of a plan.
sakabatou
(43,064 posts)IbogaProject
(3,654 posts)They only ever tried to repeal the ACA and never once offered a coherent alternative.
ificandream
(10,527 posts)Johnson is a wacky idiot.
BumRushDaShow
(142,385 posts)Turtle (McConnell) should have been gone decades ago (in the Senate)!
(ETA - Johnson is smarmy and slimey like Ryan was)
ificandream
(10,527 posts)BOSSHOG
(39,854 posts)ramapo
(4,724 posts)So disgusting