Crossroads GPS strongly supports full repeal of Obamacare because we believe that the harm to the nation’s economy and to the public health due to this legislation will be drastic and potentially irreversible.  Crossroads GPS has provided a detailed critique of the law, as well as a better way forward on health care policy, available here.  We argue that Congress must pursue real, market-based reforms that will lower health care costs, protect the doctor-patient relationship, and improve the quality of care for all.

Crossroads GPS has also invested millions of dollars to advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and the pursuit of common-sense health care solutions.  We believe that this law’s continued unpopularity is due to the consistent efforts by us and others to inform citizens of the law’s many defects.  Last month, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that just 33% of Americans support the law “as is.”  Sadly, the president and his allies stubbornly ignore public opposition to their plan.  Their insistence on passing and now implementing this job-killing law – which one of the bill’s own authors recently called a “train wreck” – has been deeply divisive and contributed to discord in the nation’s capital.

H.R. 45 deserves full support, but Crossroads GPS harbors no illusions about whether President Obama and his allies in the Senate will allow it to become law, should the House pass it this week.  It is nonetheless essential that all Members of Congress take a stand on whether this law should be repealed, and that opponents of Obamacare fight for this legislation’s passage in the Senate.

It is important to understand that a comprehensive rollback of Obamacare cannot realistically be accomplished until 2017 at the very earliest, when President Obama will no longer be able to veto such legislation.  Therefore, we will have to seek other opportunities to protect American families and jobs from this law’s unfair and disruptive effects.  Should H.R. 45 be blocked in the Senate or by a presidential veto, Crossroads GPS will continue to support additional, targeted efforts to that effect, especially where they highlight why a comprehensive legislative rollback is necessary.

For these reasons, H.R. 45 deserves support when it comes to a vote on the House floor this week.

You can read the full text here:

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/14/Time-for-Presidential-Accountability-on-the-Budget

“Our national debt has surged by $6 trillion to an astounding $16.7 trillion, or nearly $53,000 per citizen, during President Obama’s tenure, yet he continues to insist that the national debt is not a problem.

“The way forward is with the plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, which will balance the budget within 10 years without raising taxes.  Instead, it reforms our entitlement programs in a responsible way, and modestly limits the growth in overall spending.

“Meanwhile, liberals in the Senate led by Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray, have proposed a budget that would increase taxes by nearly $1 trillion and still never balance the budget. It is plain that the House understands the debt problem facing the nation, while the Senate is more interested in raising taxes.”

Crossroads GPS is a policy and grassroots advocacy organization that is committed to educating, equipping and mobilizing millions of American citizens to take action on the critical economic and legislative issues that will shape our nation’s future.

For more information or to arrange an interview, contact Jonathan Collegio at jacollegio@crossroadsgps.org or (202) 559-6424.