Obama Hosts Health Law Beneficiaries And Chides Republicans For Their Repeal Efforts
The White House event coincided with the House vote -- the 56th so far -- to repeal the president's signature legislation.
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire:
As GOP Votes Again To Repeal Health Law, White House Hosts Beneficiaries
As the Republicans hold their 56th vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, the White House will play host to 10 people who it says demonstrate the health law’s impact on ordinary Americans. “The individuals meeting with the president today highlight how important it is to spread the word and ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to sign up for the health care they need,” a White House official said. (Tau, 2/3)
The Associated Press:
Obama Highlights Health Law; Says Repeal Makes ‘No Sense’
President Barack Obama gathered with beneficiaries of his health care law Tuesday to argue that the persistent effort to wipe it out “makes absolutely no sense,” as the House was poised to take the first repeal vote of the new Congress. (2/3)
Politico Pro:
Strategic Messaging As Obama Hosts Enrollees
President Barack Obama invited 10 Obamacare enrollees to the White House on Tuesday to fulfill two aims: guilt Republicans out of voting for repeal and goad procrastinators into signing up. ... Most of Obama’s guests in the Roosevelt Room were from states that use the federal exchange, meaning their tax credits would be invalidated if the Supreme Court rules against the administration in the King v. Burwell case it will hear soon. (Wheaton, 2/3)
USA Today:
Obama Mocks GOP Over Health Care Repeal Effort
President Obama met Tuesday with supporters who have benefited from the health care law, and mocked congressional Republicans for again trying to repeal it. "My understanding is the House of Representatives has scheduled yet another vote today to take health care away from the folks sitting around this table," Obama said. "I don't know if it's the 55th or the 60th time that they are taking this vote, but I've asked this question before: Why is it this would be at the top of their agenda?" (Jackson, 2/3)
The Dallas Morning News:
Dallas Teacher Joins Obama At White House To Praise Health Law
President Barack Obama enlisted the aid of a Dallas teacher with a brain tumor on Tuesday to showcase his contested health care plan, even as House Republicans voted yet again to repeal it. (Gilman, 2/3)
