WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act by a vote of 240 to 189. The measure repeals a number of harmful provisions in Obamacare, including the Prevention and Public Health Fund, the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the medical device tax. The bill also stops states from receiving federal dollars for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, and invests in Community Health Centers to promote access to higher quality health care options for women and men. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the measure will reduce the federal deficit by at least $130 billion over the next 10 years.
During debate of the bill on the House Floor, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) commented, “Rarely a day goes by when I am back home in Michigan that someone somewhere doesn’t stop me - whether it be in a coffee shop, on a plant floor, local service club like a local Rotary or Lions Club, you name it - asking what are we are doing to address the broken promises, the high costs, surprises, the lack of choices associated with Obamacare and what are we doing to get spending under control."
Upton concluded, “The CBO has found this bill will reduce the deficit by nearly $130 billion over the next 10 years, spur economic growth and the creation of jobs, and cut taxes on millions of Americans. Today, we say to folks in Michigan and around the country - we hear you. Yes we do. And we are addressing what matters to you most."
