The Republicans released new budget rules allowing them to repeal the reform law without offsetting the $143 billion the law is estimated to save over 10 years. House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-Ohio) endorsed the new rules in a statement.
In response to GOP’s exception for “pay-go,” Democrats accused the party of violating its campaign promises against increasing the deficit. But the Tea Party bloc, the staunchest supporter of deficit-reduction, actually suggested the new strategy.
The Tea Party organization FreedomWorks laid out the “pay-go” exception for healthcare reform in a recent memo to Republican leaders. The memo said expected savings from the law are “a small amount” and could “vanish” in the next Congressional Budget Office estimate.
Read the Hill report on healthcare reform.
Read the FreedomWorks memo (pdf).
Read more coverage on repealing the healthcare reform law:
–5 Ways Democrats Hope to Stave Off Reform Repeal Efforts
–Tea Partiers Resist House GOP’s Repeal-and-Replace Strategy
–4 Reasons Why Even a Repeal Won’t Stop Healthcare Reform, Accountable Care
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