Email I received from Senator Corker Friday

[Randall53]

I have written repeatedly during this year about the gun control crap and quite a few times about AHCA. I have not written in a several weeks however. Friday, I got this email. I suppose it's a response from something I sent earlier? Anyway, here it is.

Dear Randall,

I wanted to take the opportunity to share my position during what has been a confusing debate on the Senate floor over the last few days. Like you, I am concerned about the negative effects the President's health care reform law is having on our state, our country, and future generations. I have continued to oppose Obamacare at every turn, including efforts to repeal and defund it.

Today, I voted in support of advancing the House continuing resolution that would permanently defund Obamacare while funding the federal government. After the defunding provision in the bill was struck by an amendment that I opposed, I voted against passage of the amended bill. The bill, nonetheless, passed the Senate with only Democratic votes, and now moves back to the House. In the House, Republicans have the majority and can make other good policy changes that continue the fight against Obamacare. I hope the House can send something back to the Senate that will pass both chambers.

Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating: a shutdown would not prevent Obamacare's implementation because the funding for it is almost entirely mandatory, meaning that it occurs regardless of a shutdown. This tactic would only divert attention from the cascading reports of the very real consequences of the law for individuals, families and American businesses.

This doesn't mean we say "game over." It means we work toward actual solutions that have a possibility of becoming a reality. I look forward to the Senate taking up the bill again after the House improves it.

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

[Oh Shoot]

"...Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating: a shutdown would not prevent Obamacare's implementation because the funding for it is almost entirely mandatory, meaning that it occurs regardless of a shutdown. ..."

 

He's right, you know. It's a point I've tried to make here over and over.  The yearly CR for the budget might take 5% of total funding for the ACA off the table, mostly stuff to pay various contractor type folks for advertizing and IT help and whatnot. And that for only a year. Big deal. Not.

 

Most here seem to think it would really make a difference, but this whole effort is mostly just symbolic. If you think a symbolic effort is worth the rest of the mess it will cause, fine, but just don't think it would make any practical difference in ACA implementation.

 

- OS

Edited September 29, 2013 by Oh Shoot

[Randall53]

Yes. This seems to be the case. We can all thank Chief Justice John Roberts for our future misery.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2012/07/01/the-supreme-courts-john-roberts-changed-his-obamacare-vote-in-may/

[Blitzen]

Same one I received. The move to socialism is not pretty. Regardless I would have liked to have seen every Republican Senator fight it tooth and nail.

[Jamie Jackson]

Yeah I got the same e-mail...

 

It may well be symbolic OS...But I too would like to see true efforts made to turn off off of the fast track to Socialism...

 

But that will not happen as we, as the American Public, keep voting the same useless son-of-a-guns back into office every time. There really isn't an incentive for them to change.

We get the government we elect...Note I didn't say representation, just the government we elect... It's disheartening...

[bersaguy]

Except for my name on the letter  got the same exact letter word for word and I never wrote him about this issue. I wrote him about the UN Gun Treaty back several months ago and got this.............. :puke: :puke:

[kieefer]

Getting the same letter too, typical form letter if your subject is Healthcare. 

 

Oddly, after I mentioned Joe Carr in my last email to Lamar, I haven't got any more responses.  :rofl:

[peejman]

I got the same letter too.  At least the intern that wrote the program that generates the auto-response did it correctly. 

[Volzfan]

Writing to these bums is useless but I continue to do my part nonetheless. If we don't do our part by communicating then we shouldn't expect them to do theirs and thats why I keep up my end of the communications!