Friday, April 5, 2013

Ted Cruz vows total repeal, no piecemeal fixes for failed ObamaCare

Investor's Business Daily ^ | April 4, 2013 | Andrew Malcolm

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has called for the complete legislative repeal of ObamaCare and its replacement by comprehensive healthcare reforms that actually increase patient choice, decrease the role of government bureaucrats and disconnect health insurance from employment.
"If you lose your job," Cruz said, "you don't lose your house, life or car insurance. They go with you wherever you go." It should be the same for health insurance.
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with IBD's weekly M&M podcast, the Texas freshman said, "Our first priority is repealing ObamaCare and repealing it in its entirety. The program isn't working." And he added, it's already killing jobs, curtailing work hours and benefits.
The complete Cruz audio podcast is available here, Episode No. 100, involving the two regular hosts, Andrew Malcolm, IBD's national politics columnist, and Melissa Clouthier of Liberty Pundits.
Cruz is a 42-year-old political neophyte (senator is his first elected office) who rode to an upset GOP primary runoff and a general election victory last year on a potent collective wave of dissatisfaction with status quo political forces in the Lone Star state and beyond.
The Princeton cum laude graduate credits the Tea Party, Sarah Palin and the conservative blogosphere with his win. But the fact is, like someone else who once was in the Senate and moved on to higher office, Cruz has earned a reputation for eloquence and clear communication of complex ideas. These are skills honed as Texas' first Hispanic solicitor general, in private practice and teaching Supreme Court litigation at the University of Texas.....
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