Current Event #4

"House passes 50th bill to undo Obamacare"

  The House, for the fiftieth time has passed a bill that would take away the penalty payment for not signing up for health insurance by March 31st. The penalty would be $95 or 1% of taxable income. Republican house members passed the bill with a vote of 260-160. Some Democrats have said that this bill was just to gain political points, not to actually help anything. President Obama joked before the vote, "50th time is the charm." A democratic representative stated that the country re-elected President Obama for a reason, because they wanted the Obamacare system. Republicans have been working on a new bill to replace Obamacare that will most likely be proposed sometime before August.

Currently we are talking about the differences between the House and the Senate and the ways they work together to make legislation for Americans. This article would be an example of divided government- something we have been talking about in Unit 3. The House can pass this bill but it would most definitely not pass in the Senate and would ultimately be vetoed by the President. The Republicans seem to be grasping at straws to try and prevent/change Obamacare and what it holds for our country.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/05/house-passes-50th-bill-to-undo-obamacare/