Kittleman: Health Care is ‘Albatross to Hang Around the President’s Neck’
The Republican who represents Carroll and Howard counties said the health care law would be a major election issue.
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Republican Sen. Allan Kittleman, who represents Howard and Carroll counties, said the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision to uphold the individual mandate that requires the purchase of insurance as a tax would be a major election issue.
“I think it’s going to be one of the, if not the biggest issue in the election,” Kittleman told Patch. “It could be an albatross to hang around the president’s neck and make it difficult for re-election.”
He said he was “disappointed” by the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday.
“I’m glad the court said it violated the Commerce Act,” he said. “My concern--it seems the justices have stretched to find it valid under the power of taxing authority.”
The announcement allows the Affordable Care Act championed by President Barack Obama to move forward. It's expected that the law would offer health care to more than 30 million Americans, according to the Huffington Post.
Carroll health care leaders said Thursday they supported the ruling.
"For the first time, I feel that we’re really going to make progress in redesigning the health care system in America,” said John Sernulka, Carroll Hospital Center President and CEO. "As a health care leader I obviously support every American having access to health care insurance.”
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c blucunn
3:16 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
How can such an educated person not understand the implications and the disaster that is going to befall from this astonishing tax...where do those who think this is a fair act to provide healthcare for all think the money to pay for such a thing is going to come from?..another educated idiot agrees with Obama..yahoo...
c blucunn
3:50 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
tO answer the question how is this going to impact the presidential election...it won't matter either way..obama.will be re-elected the same way he was first elected...dishonestly....and from votes from educated idiots...illegal aliens....etc...sit back and welcome your first dictator...
Buck Harmon
4:41 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
It's time to overthrow the government..
c blucunn
9:24 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
My opinions were directed to the Carroll hospital center ..which I refer to as the local veterinarian ..by the way I would not even take my pets there....to the CEO who commented on providing healthcare..making it available to all....i do however agree with the disappointment of Senator Kittleman and the shared feelings of our government..please do not täke my reaction of an educated idiot as one referring to him...the CEO of Carroll hospital..though has made that list...thanks to him and all the others who have scales covering their liberal eyes will only help to re-elect the worst possible candidate..
c blucunn
9:26 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
I agree b. Harmon...
John D. Witiak
11:33 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012
Well, you two have demonstrated once again that talking and agreeing with one another has nothing to do with the reailty of sky-rocketing health care costs and solving this problem, among other health care problems, for America.
Buck Harmon
11:38 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012
The problem is that there are nowhere near enough primary care doctors on the planet at this time .... Med students have to be trained in primary care verses the highly specialized medicine that most seek for the money...it'll take a long time for this process to effectively evolve....and it's still un constitutional regardless of a corrupt supreme court ruling..
John D. Witiak
2:24 pm on Sunday, July 1, 2012
So, then, my friend, why did the framers of the U.S. Constitution create a SCOTUS? Can you explain what you mean about overthrowing the government? What is your solution to solve the health care problems in America? I'd like nothing more than to hear from. you about a better way tto proceed
Buck Harmon
11:45 am on Monday, July 2, 2012
Step 1.... Campaign finance reform....period.
Shall I continue..?
Buck Harmon
11:43 am on Monday, July 2, 2012
Obamacare can not possibly work....simple factual reason...there are not enough primary care doctors on the planet,(let alone the US) to provide preventative care for all Americans... no one seems to address this issue for some reason...
It's like playing a Superbowl game without a quarterback and half of the defensive team.
Where will the doctor's come from....screw the politics associated with this cluster fudge....the politics are far from healthy on both sides of the game..
Until major campaign finance reform can be accomplished by the people, all other efforts to improve conditions for American citizens will be in vain...
WAKE UP SHEEPLE...all parties fail miserably here.