Meathead Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 The era of flashy repeal stunts is over. "Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., announced on Twitter that she had introduced the first bill of the 113th Congress to repeal Obamacare." Bachmann introduced the same bill immediately after the Affordable Care Act passed, and she introduced it again in the 112th. But right now, a week after Bachmann introduced the bill, it has no co-sponsors. No one else has introduced an Obamacare repeal bill. Compare that to 2010. There were nine repeal bills introduced in the 111th Congress, when they had no chance of passage, including one by U.S. Senate candidate Jerry Moran. Compare it to 2011. The new 112th Congress saw three repeal bills in addition to the "Repeal of the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act," which was actually supported by Republican leadership, went through the committee process, got 187 co-sponsors, and got 245 votes. http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/01/09/the_obamacare_repeal_fade.html visualizing the back of my figurative hand splattering that wrinkly saggy skin wrapping a completely empty coconut into submission i said figurative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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