Poll: Do Americans want new health care law repealed?

Gates goes after military health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is betting that the nation’s frustration with a ballooning Deficit will allow him to trim the Military’s $50 billion-a-year Health Care system. Gates’ proposal, announced this week, would raise fees only on military Retirees under the age of 65, who presumably have access to Health Care in their civilian jobs and haven’t seen a rate increase in more than 15 years. But Gates has tried and failed to push similar proposa...

House takes symbolic step to repeal health law (AP)
WASHINGTON – House Republicans cleared a hurdle Friday in their first attempt to scrap President Barack Obama's landmark Health Care overhaul, yet it was little more than a symbolic swipe at the law. The real action is in states, where Republicans are using Federal Courts and governors' offices to lead the assault against Obama's signature domestic achievement, a law aimed at covering nearly all Americans. In a post-election bow to tea partiers by the new GOP House majority, Republican l...

The arrogance of King Harry Reid
I wrote yesterday in my post about Steny Hoyer that the Democrats’ attitude toward those who oppose them is a form of oligarchical arrogance . Today, Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the inaptly named Democratic Party, provided another example: when asked about the coming House vote to Repeal ObamaCare, he stamped his foot, said it would never come to a vote in the Senate, and told the Republicans to get a life : Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made clear Thursday that as long as h...

Michael Grimm Already in Democratic Cross-Hairs for Health Care Comments
Michael Grimm has only been in Congress for a few days, but he is already taking major fire from Democrats for voting to Repeal the new Health Care law while still accepting the government-sponsored Health Care that comes with his new perch. Making matters worse, Grimm told The Daily News (the piece hasn't appeared online yet) "What am I, not supposed to have health care? It's practicality. I'm not going to become a burden for the state because I don't have Health Care and, God forbid I get in...

Health Care and Taxes and Spending, Oh My!
Earlier today I noted that the Congressional Budget Office’s rough score of the House’s Health Care Repeal bill projected that repealing the PPACA would increase the Deficit. Given that the CBO had previously scored the Health Care overhaul as reducing the deficit, that’s not surprising. This afternoon, the CBO provided a bit more information on the proposal's total revenue and spending effects to go with its score: We have been asked to provide the revenue and direct spending components

A compromise on the debt ceiling and another promised-but-meaningless health care vote.
Don't-Tread-on-Meter: Jan. 7, 2011: 14 They wanted an "ObamaCare" Repeal vote, and they'll get an ObamaCare Repeal vote. On Friday, Republicans got the votes to start debating the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, for a vote next Wednesday. "They threw out a whole bunch of members of Congress in constitutional Fashion and replaced them with people who took the oath and the pledge to come here to Repeal 'Obamacare,' " explained Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. "It's pretty simple." Republic...

BiPartisan Congress to Obama: Take ObamaCare and SHOVE IT
 It’s symbolic only, because Obama has threatened to Veto it, but I am with Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh who say KEEP VOTING ON Repeal BILLS EVERY WEEK OR EVERY MONTH and make them ANSWER to the public who wants ObamaCare repealed.  And make the “chickens++ts” who didn’t vote today TAKE A STAND.    And make no mistake, 60% of America wants ObamaCare repealed. Confronting President Obama, the new Republican-led House took a first step Friday toward...

HHS head urges nation to forge ahead on health law
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) is urging the country to forge ahead with President Barack Obama's landmark Health Care overhaul despite Republican calls to Repeal the law. Sebelius made the comments during a visit to Massachusetts where she met with Health Care advocates and Gov. Deval Patrick. The trip came on the same day that Republicans in the U.S. House began efforts to scrap the law. The Repeal is considered little more than a symbolic swipe bec...

Cabinet Members Set out Progress Made by the Affordable Care Act
Ahead of next week’s vote on House Republican's attempt to Repeal the Affordable Care Act, three members of the Cabinet have written to new Republican Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), highlighting all that the Act has already and will go on to achieve. “As we have worked to implement this law over the last nine months, we have heard over and over again from Americans who live in fear of losing their health Insurance Coverage or have to choose between a visit to the doctor and paying ...

Blue Dogs Show Their True Colors: Vote For HCR Repeal Despite Its Deficit Increases
Blue Dogs Show Their True Colors: Vote For HCR Repeal Despite Its Deficit Increases Politico’s Jennifer Haberkorn is reporting that four Democrats who voted against Health Care in March, also voted in favor of the rules package to repeal the Affordable Care Act, suggesting that the GOP’s push to undermine reform will have a Bipartisan flavor. Three of the members — Reps. Dan Boren (OK), Mike Ross (AR), and Mike Mcintyre (NC) — are all part of the hyper-deficit-sensitiv...

House Votes to Pass Key Hurdle to Repealing ObamaCare, 236-181
Just got a tingle up my leg, now I know what Chris Matthews feels like watching Obama speak. WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting President Obama, the new Republican-led House took a first step Friday toward a symbolic vote to Repeal his landmark Health Care overhaul law, which would provide coverage to more than 30 million Americans without Health Insurance. But the 236-181 largely party-line vote is unlikely to amount to more than a political message, since Democrats who still run the Senate ha...

McDonnell, other GOP governors seek federal health-care law reprieve
UPDATED: U-Va. receives new FOIA for Global Warming documents James P. Moran Jr. What Is Right for Virginia? Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association, and 32 other Republican governors and governors-elects sent a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders Friday asking them to lift "excessive constraints" on State Governments caused by the federal Health Care-related law. "The one-size-fits-all approach to health-care adopted last year does not ...

Obamacare repeal vote not enough, GOP needs a broader plan
The House took the first step today toward a symbolic vote to Repeal ObamaCare by a 236-181 vote.  The final Repeal vote is set for next Wednesday. But the 236-181 largely party-line vote is unlikely to amount to more than a political message.  Democrats  still run the Senate and have vowed to block efforts to scrap the law and Obama has Veto power. This opens debate over what the GOP’s next step should be to fight the new Health Care law. One option is attacking ObamaCare p...

Obamacare Repeal Passes in House, 4 Democrats Voted Yes for Repeal
It may be a symbolic victory, but a victory nonetheless. The bill to Repeal the job-killing ObamaCare has passed in the House, with four Democrats voting with the Republican majority. The final vote tally was 236-181. The Washington Times reported: Confronting President Obama, the new Republican-led House took a first step Friday toward a symbolic vote to Repeal his landmark Health Care overhaul law, which would provide coverage to more than 30 million Americans without Health Insurance. But t...

In U.S., 46% Favor, 40% Oppose Repealing Healthcare Law
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans do not strongly endorse the new Republican House majority's efforts to Repeal the landmark healthcare Legislation passed last year. A new Gallup Poll finds that 46% of Americans want their representative in Congress to vote to Repeal the healthcare law, 40% want their representative to vote to let the law stand, and 14% have no opinion. Gallup conducted the Jan. 4-5 poll as the new Congress elected last fall began its work. Republicans' gains in the 2010 midter...

New congress, new speaker, same results?
On Wednesday, the 112th Congress was sworn in and Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) was elected speaker of the house.  Coming off a very contentious election, the Republican party rode a wave of support for the upstart Tea Party faction, to a majority in the House.  There is now motivation for the once obstuctionist politician, to work with the President and Democrat controlled Senate, in order to get things done.  What remains to be seen is whether these politicians can put as...

A few more notes on health-care reform
May as well just combine these into one post. 1) Some parts are working better than expected. Notably, the small-business Tax Credits. As the L.A. Times reports, "major insurers around the country are reporting that a growing number of small businesses are signing up to give their workers health benefits." UnitedHealth Group, for instance, "added 75,000 new customers who work for companies with fewer than 50 employees." BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City has seen applications jump by almost 60 ...

Gallup Poll: Percentage of Americans Who Identify As Dems Hits 22-Year Low
A new Gallup Poll released today has some potentially disturbing news for Democrats. In the findings, only 31% of Americans identify as Democrats which ties for the Lowest Level in 22 years. However, this doesn’t mean that Republican identification soared past them. While the Republicans did get a slight bump, it was Independents that were really on the rise. The findings, which were put together from 21 separate Gallup and USA Today/Gallup polls, have the Republicans at 29%, two percentag...

Poll finds Americans undecided on healthcare repeal
In the shadow of an upcoming vote to Repeal Healthcare Reform next week, Americans are split on whether Congress should Repeal the Legislation — 46 percent in favor to 40 percent against, with 14 percent Undecided, a Gallup Poll released today found. According to Gallup, the poll, conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, is consistent with past polls that found the Healthcare Reform law passed last year is still failing to gain traction among Americans. "Americans' broadly divided opinions on r...

Poll: Percentage of Americans who identify as Dems at 22-year low
New numbers from Gallup show that just 31 percent of Americans identified themselves as Democrats in 2010 — a five-point decrease from a year ago and the lowest percentage measured by the polling firm in 22 years.  As Democratic identifiers decreased, the percentage of those calling themselves Independents jumped to 38 percent — outpacing Democrats by seven points and Republicans by nine points.  Despite the decrease in Democratic identification, Gallup found that the percentage rema

Poll finds Americans undecided on healthcare reppeal
In the shadow of an upcoming vote to Repeal Healthcare Reform next week, Americans are split on whether Congress should Repeal the Legislation — 46 percent in favor to 40 percent against, with 14 percent Undecided, a Gallup Poll released today found. According to Gallup, the poll, conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, is consistent with past polls that found the Healthcare Reform law passed last year is still failing to gain traction among Americans. "Americans' broadly divided opinions on r...

House Fixes Votes-Without-Oaths Problem
Pete Sessions (Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images) The House officially took action today to right a wrong committed in the first days of the new Republican House of Representatives. On the very first day of the 112th Congress, three members were missing when Speaker John Boehner administered the oath of office to members-elect. One Democrat, Rep. Peter Defazio (D-OR), had an excused absence because of a meeting in his district about a local Veterans Hospital. Two Republicans just flat-out ...

Americans Still Divided on Health Care Law
A new Gallup Poll finds American split on repealing the new Health Care law: 46% want their lawmakers to vote for Repeal; 40% want the law to stand. Key finding: "Nearly eight of 10 Republicans support repeal. In contrast, about two-thirds of Democrats want the law to stay in effect. Independents are inclined to support repeal, but by a margin too small to be statistically significant." ...

Five House controversies from Week 1: Did Republicans break promises?
Click here to view this list. Health Care law Repeal: Why would it increase the Deficit? Is Michele Bachmann the new Sarah Palin? What has House GOP done to cut budgets so far? How much do you know about the US Constitution? A quiz. Health-care reform in cross hairs: Could it survive without Individual Mandate? Health Care law Repeal: Why would it increase the Deficit? Several state lawmakers want to make 'birthright Citizenship' - the guarantee that all Children born in the US are ci...

Beware of Reading Too Much into those Healthcare Repeal Numbers
Gallup has a new poll out today showing that 46% of the country favors repealing the Healthcare Law, while 40% oppose doing so. This is, naturally exciting news. However, I want to again draw attention to these numbers from the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll that I posted two months ago when Americans favored repealing part or all of Healthcare Reform by an even larger margin (49-40) but the very same respondents did not support repealing any of the individual parts of Healthcare Reform about whi...