Once Again, U.S. House Votes To Repeal Health Care Law

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Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, the U.S. House has voted once again to repeal the law. Welch voted no.

The vote of 244 to 185 was largely along party lines. All of the Republicans voted to repeal the law and most Democrats voted against the motion.

Congressman Peter Welch strongly supports the new health care law and he says the vote was an effort by House Republican leaders to try to embarrass President Obama.

"It’s pure politics. I mean this literally is the 32nd time that the Republicans will have brought to the floor a bill to repeal health care," said Welch. "I mean how many times can you repeal it ? How many times can you drive a stake in the heart of something that’s already dead in their mind? America knows where they stand, we know where we stand, folks are going to have a chance to weigh in on that in the election."

And Welch says he’s disappointed that House Republicans haven’t introduced their own health care plan.

"If you want to repeal it and that’s a position people can argue, that’s fine. But what are you going to replace it with," asked Welch. "For 32 times there’s been an advocacy to repeal but 32 times a lack of an alternative proposal and at a certain point I think it’s a fair question for the American people to say ‘where’s your plan?’"

The measure now goes to the Senate and Democratic leaders say it’s very unlikely that the legislation will receive any consideration in that chamber.

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