The Daily Caller:
The House voted Friday to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from implementing Obamacare, citing concerns that the agency could not be trusted with the task after employees applied inappropriate scrutiny levels of to conservative groups.
“The IRS is already out of control, abusing its power to tax and audit the activities of honest, hardworking Americans… Yet, ObamaCare granted the IRS 47 new powers — including giving confidential taxpayer information to other departments and applying new taxes and penalties,” said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp in a floor speech before the vote.
House Republicans have also expressed concern that implementation would give the IRS access to confidential health information, data they say the agency cannot be trusted with, The Hill reported.
The Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013 bill passed 232-185, a party line vote with four Democrats breaking ranks to vote in favor of the bill: Rep. John Barrow of Georgia, Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah, North Carolina Rep. Mike McIntyre, and Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson. It was the House’s last action before members sprinted to the airports for the August recess.
Democrats have criticized the bill, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Tom Price, as a waste of time, noting that it is the 40th time that the House has voted to repeal some or all of the healthcare law.
The only reason Republicans have any credibility on opposing ObamaCare is that it was passed without one of their votes.
There is no reason for them to start supporting it now.
Remember the old signs we used to see in shops? “If you break it, you own it!”
Well, for Republicans, if they FUND ObamaCare, they OWN ObamaCare!
They should do what Senators like Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are doing; putting their money where their mouths are.
Sure, it’s only $10 billion out of all of what ObamaCare needs.
But all of the rest is out of the Congress’ hands.
It is baked in the pie of ObamaCare as taxes, fees and penalties.
So, it will be a symbolic vote.
So what?
Why throw away a chance to be consistent in opposition to ObamaCare?
good they are now out of control.
let’s watch things fly now,