Wilson Pleased With Passage of Obamacare Repeal
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) made the following speech on the House Floor today in support H.R. 45, legislation that repeals the President's government takeover healthcare bill. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 229-195:
"Thank you Ma'am Speaker and thank you Dr. Roe for yielding.
Today, House Republicans will vote for the 37th time to repeal or defund Obamacare. Prior to its deal-making passage in 2010, the National Federation of Independent Business, America's largest organization of small businesses, warned that implementation of the government healthcare takeover would destroy 1.6 millions jobs due to mandates and tax increases, crippling small businesses.
To make matters worse, at a time when our nation is experiencing record unemployment, President Obama has called on the IRS, an agency currently in the midst of scandal, to create thousands of new agents to enforce Obamacare. Based on the recent reports, it is clear that the IRS should not be expanded to include the authorization of controlling healthcare for the American people.
Today's vote will give us an opportunity to repeal a crucial job-destroying law that in turn will provide small businesses the certainty they need to begin hiring again and put American families back to work.
As a proud cosponsor, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the Aisle to vote in favor or this bill," Congressman Wilson stated.
The speech can be found here: https://bit.ly/16CHrap