Tuesday, April 30, 2013
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, former running mate of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, says that with the election behind him, he's happy to "get back to work" and fight for what he believes in.
Despite taking his lumps in the November election, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan said Tuesday that he has a "moral obligation" to continue fighting for what he believes in. "What do you do when you get knocked down?" he asked "You get back up. You pick yourself up, and go back and fight for what you think is right, what you believe in." Speaking at a town hall meeting in Oak Creek, the former Republican vice presidential candidate joked about the outcome of the race. "Let's just say the election didn't go the way I wanted it to go," he told the crowd of about 180. Still, Ryan said, he will continue to push for immigration reform, a revamp of the tax system, energy legislation and more. In an interview with Patch after the 90-minute listening session…
Monday, January 14, 2013
Former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Obamacare was doomed to fail, as he spoke at a Racine Tea Party event on Sunday.
In Paul Ryan’s first appearance in his home state, and the 1st Congressional District, since his failed vice presidential bid, the Republican congressman took aim squarely at Obamacare — and warned that if changes aren’t made, insurance and the health-care system will fall apart. Ryan was the headlining speaker at a Racine Tea Party event Sunday afternoon in Caledonia. Focused on the Affordable Care Act — commonly referred to as Obamacare — he and other speakers told the crowd of about 300 what was wrong with the law. They said even though Democrats still hold the White House, Republicans are committed to fighting it. Read more about Sunday’s Racine Tea Party event. Ryan called the law “fundamentally flawed” in both its conception and …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Addressing the Racine Tea Party at a forum on health care, Rep. Paul Ryan, State Rep. Robin Vos and State Sen. Leah Vukmir told the crowd in Racine County on Sunday it's time for them to take action if they want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed.
Expressing their disdain for the Affordable Health Care Act, Rep. Paul Ryan and other state Republicans Sunday evangelized their anti-Obamacare message and asked the Racine Tea Party faithful to go out and spread the message that it isn’t working. One by one, notable Republicans got up in front of the roughly 300 people gathered at the Racine Tea Party Healthcare Forum at South Hills Country Club in Caledonia. In turn, they each dissected the health-care law and said how the American people made a decision in November they may come to regret. Headlining speaker Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, called the law “fundamentally flawed” in its conception and implementation, and said it is doomed to fail. “Obamacare is too overarching and it runs …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The state will still have a health insurance exchange, something required under Obamacare, but the federal government will create and run it.
Gov. Scott Walker sent a letter Friday to the federal government that he will not build a state-based health insurance exchange. The letter was addressed to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and outlines the governer's basic objection to any of the options offered. "No matter which option is chosen, Wisconsin taxpayers will not have meaningful control over the health care policies and services sold to Wisconsin residents," Walker's letter reads. The options mandated by the Affordable Care Act are as follows: an exchange built and managed by an individual state subject to federal control; a partnership plan requiring the state to perform functions on behalf of the federal government; or a federal …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Even though he's pushing for the repeal of the federal Affordable Care Act, a report says Republican vice presidential nominee requested money from the law to help a Racine clinic.
Like most Republican candidates in this fall's election, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is adamant about calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." But a report published Wednesday said Ryan didn't have a problem nearly two years ago asking for federal ACA money to establish a neighborhood health clinic in Racine. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2010, Ryan asked officials for due diligence in reviewing a grant application from the Kenosha Community Health Center to establish similar medical services in Racine, according to a story from Lee Fang at TheNation.com. Ryan recommended approval to “serve both the preventative and comprehensive primary healthcare needs …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Wisconsin Republicans say that 5-4 ruling to upheld the federal Affordable Care Act will strengthen their resolve for to push for repeal, while Democrats praise the ruling.
In a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law that President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010 and his top priority in the first two years of his administration. The high court, by a 5-4 vote, upheld the entire law. The controversial law — known as "Obamacare" to critics — expands health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. In Wisconsin, the reaction was divided along political lines. Republicans said the ruling would motivate them even more to push for the repeal of the law, while Democrats lauded the decision. Gov. Scott Walker, in a statement, said Wisconsin will not take any action to implement the provisions of the federal law. "I am hopeful that…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Court decision shows the law represents a tax increase, Craig says, and it undermines individual liberties.
Assembly Representative for the 83rd District David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding most of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ObamaCare): “Today the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that undermines the 10th Amendment of the Constitution and the individual liberties of all our nation's citizens,” said Rep. Craig. "The Court today stood with federal government tyranny over the Constitutional principles of individual liberty and states' rights." Craig continued, “This law was foisted upon our citizenry by a Congress and President who promised that it wasn't a tax increase. The Court today salvaged the law based on …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward striking down Obamacare; Wisconsin is well-positioned to address health care costs through reforms if that happens.
This past week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases dealing with the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly known as ObamaCare. While there is much speculation on what the Court will do with PPACA, it is clear from the oral arguments that a majority of justices are leaning toward, at minimum, striking down the infamous individual mandate to purchase health insurance, on which most other major facets of the law stand. The Court’s actions on this case will have sweeping impacts on both federal government programs and state governments. When Congress enacted PPACA (I would argue unconstitutionally) it foisted on states, rather than the federal government, the …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Affordable Care Act makes important advances for women.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Affordable Care Act, also known as the health reform law and in some circles, ObamaCare, makes important advances for women’s health and will provide Wisconsin women and their families with access to high-quality and affordable health care—not in some “socialized plan” but right in the current Wisconsin insurance markets. The health care law reforms those markets to make sure they work for women, families, and small businesses. It’s true that businesses have been crushed by rising health care costs, that’s why the new law gives small businesses tax credits to help, and makes insurance companies spend most of your premiums on health care costs, not administration costs or profits. Wisconsin women are already benefiting from this law. …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A column by State Representative David Craig
The focus of Governor Walker and the legislature over the past year has been to create a tax and regulatory environment in Wisconsin that is hospitable to both individuals and job-creating businesses. Over the past decade, businesses have been bombarded by government with tax increases, fee increases and over-regulation, leading to a slowing or outright stoppage of their efforts to expand their businesses or to hire employees. While Governor Walker and the current legislature have sent a clear message that increases in taxes and further job-killing regulations are off the table, the potential effects of federal health care reform are another cause for uncertainty for job-creators in Wisconsin. The myriad of tax increases and regulations…
The Anti-Alinsky
8:22 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Justin wrote: "Apparently, Republicans know everything." No Justin, but they do know that making personal decisions for other people is wrong!!! more ›