Leaders form 15 conservative advocacy groups sent a letter to Congress March 12 asking them not to include money for ACA subsidies in an upcoming federal funding bill.
Lawmakers proposed including cost-sharing subsidies and reinsurance measures in the bill, which the letter's authors called "taxpayer bailouts for private health insurance companies."
"Lawmakers should not be fooled by ludicrous claims that spending new federal money on Obamacare bailouts will save the federal government money," the authors write. "Creating a new Obamacare corporate welfare program will increase government spending. Nor should lawmakers fall for the argument that bailouts are only temporary."
Heritage Action for America, FreedomWorks, Club for Growth, Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners for Prosperity, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, Independent Women's Voice, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, Concerned Veterans for America, Coalition to Reduce Spending, Generation Opportunity, the LIBRE Initiative, American Commitment, and Campaign for Liberty all signed the letter.