Congresswoman Foxx Makes the Case to Repeal Obamacare

In 2009, President Obama rightly said, "The last thing you want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession..." Yet the President's signature legislative achievement, Obamacare, hinges on twenty-two separate tax increases, twelve of which will hit the middle class. Obamacare and its imminent taxes have already proved crushing to the economy and broken promises to spur job creation, reduce debt, cut premium costs, and allow patients the option to keep their coverage. Today family premiums are up over $1,000, 20 million are at risk of losing the Doctors they "like," 48% of businesses aren't hiring to brace for rising health costs, and by 2021 the CBO estimates there will be 800,000 fewer jobs because of Obamacare. The job of Congress is not to defend failure -- regardless of the politics at stake. Obamacare makes it harder for job creators to hire, and fails in its most basic objectives. Thus, we have a duty to spare the American people from its $1.76 trillion bill by fully repealing this legislation.