Tuesday’s elections were a clear display of voter frustration, but Democrats and Republicans continue to argue about what voters actually want. Certainly the economy was a big factor, but was this a vote against health care too? The Republicans certainly think so, saying they owe it to Americans to repeal it.
John Boehner, will assume the role of House Speaker and has vowed to repeal the Healthcare Reform Bill. The future of Health care reform in the U.S. may very well be decided as a new Congress enters office in January 2011.
But repealing the Healthcare Reform Bill may prove a difficult task for Republicans, because Democrats control the Senate and the White House. A true repeal of health care reform is unlikely before 2012.
Even if Boehner had sufficient votes to repeal health care, the Democrats still control the Senate. Should the repeal pass in the Senate it faces a certain Presidential veto and Congress won’t have enough votes to override it.
Republicans are keeping their eyes on 2012 for a full repeal because the White House will be up for grabs again.
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ReplyDeleteHealth care under attack? Health care has been under attack for a while, and it is now when people tend to notice? Obama as a democrat is trying to make his new laws go into effect, before republicans keep trying to attack health care. Obama's health care plans are around the corner. In 2014 his new health care plan will benefit a lot of uninsyred people who are in need of health care. Petrona Manzanares
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