3 GOP Senators Pledge Help If High Court Strikes Down Health Law’s Insurance Subsidies
The Republicans, who oppose the law, are focusing on temporary fixes to avoid chaos -- and voters' backlash -- if the Supreme Court bars federal exchange subsidies. The senators have not described what those fixes might be or how they would pay for them.
The Associated Press:
GOP Senators Pledge Help If Court Bars Health Law Subsidies
Three leading Republican senators are promising to help millions of people who may lose federal health insurance subsidies if the Supreme Court invalidates a pillar of President Barack Obama's health care law. (3/1)
The Fiscal Times:
GOP Considers Plan To Spare Millions From Anti-Obamacare Decision
For months, Republicans have rallied around the latest Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare—embracing it as their last real opportunity to bring down the president’s health care law once and for all. ... Now, with a week before oral arguments, they’re scrambling to come up with ways to quell the potential backlash of an adverse ruling—before they get blamed. (Ehley, 2/27)
In other Capitol Hill news -
The Associated Press:
Congressional Republicans Name New Budget Referee
Congressional Republicans Friday named economist Keith Hall to serve as Capitol Hill’s budget referee as director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. ... Hall replaces Doug Elmendorf, who was appointed by Democrats but earned the respect of lawmakers in both parties. He led CBO as it scored both the controversial Affordable Care Act and House Republicans’ contentious plan to overhaul Medicare. (2/27)
