Dold Will Vote To Repeal Affordable Care Act
Despite agreement on some provisions of law, Schneider would vote to keep the President Obama’s signature legislative initiative in place.
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Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider agree on a number of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act upheld Thursday by the United States Supreme Court.
Where Schneider and Dold disagree is with the path they and their respective parties want to take in the future. Dold wants to get rid of parts of the existing law while Schneider wants to consider changes only when the law, which becomes fully effective in 2014, has a chance to season.
Earlier: Update Dold, Kirk Want Changes to Affordable Care Act, Schakowsky Praises Decision
Dold will have his first opportunity to make a statement July 9. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) has promised a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act that day. Dold has indicated he will vote for in favor.
“I have voted in the past to repeal,” Dold said referring to his vote in January of last year. “Unlike the current law, which was the product of a very flawed process and unprecedented partisanship, the American people deserve an opportunity to advance sensible solutions that enjoy bipartisan support.”
Schneider distinguishes himself from Dold in part on the fact he would not vote to repeal the bill but would take the time to see how it functioned and what parts need tweaking. “On July 9, I would vote to keep it,” Schneider said.
“When we first passed Medicare it took (some) time to know what parts worked and what parts did not,” Schneider said. “We have to see what works and change what doesn’t.” He acknowledges this will take time.
Schneider, Dold Agree on Pre-existing Conditions
When the Supreme Court affirmed all but one section of the law, it kept provisions that prohibit an insurer from not covering a person because of a pre-existing condition, allowing people 26 and under to remain on their parents health care and allowing people to take existing coverage from one job to another.
Both Dold and Schneider agree these provisions should remain under any circumstances. “Portability is important and I think it is wrong that if you lose your job, you also lose your health insurance,” Dold said.
Another area of agreement between Congressman and challenger is an issue Dold dubs as “tax parity” allowing individuals the same benefits as large corporations when purchasing insurance.
“I would make sure small businesses and individuals have the same tax provisions as large corporations,” Schneider said.
Dold, Schneider Spar on Individual Mandate
Another difference between Dold and Schneider is the individual mandate. This provision requires people without insurance who have the means to purchase it to do so or pay an additional tax. Schneider favors it and Dold is against.
“The individual mandate adds an additional tax on hardworking families and this law increases government spending by massive amounts,” Dold said. “(It) still imposes numerous regulations that will crush small businesses and hurt their workers.”
Schneider has a different view of the individual mandate. He sees it as a vehicle of hope for individuals who have been shut out of purchasing coverage in the past.
“We are going to make it possible for those who can afford insurance to buy it,” Schneider said. “This will take the country to a place where working families can have a roof over their head and hope for quality health care.”
In the end, both Dold and Schneider recognize the need for a bipartisan effort to move the health care issues forward. “We need to put in place some of the provisions we’ve talked about,” Dold said. “The American people deserve an opportunity to advance sensible solutions that enjoy bipartisan support.”
william brown
6:12 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Dold should not take his free congressional healthcare
He votes as Told and is bad for America.
Bringin' Down Briarwood
11:29 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
RE: "He votes as Told"
Isn't that the truth!! Shoot, I could easily support a republican in this office if he had a single independent thought.
But like most of his peers, NOW he has begun negotiating on this bill. Too late. Somebody needs to tell these guys to get in the game, start governing and stop preaching.
MS
6:22 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Repeal and replace. Dold just got my vote. ACA will be an absolute disaster.
A Deer in a Field
3:01 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
MS - can you tell me what is the Republican replace policy? Because as of today, there isn't one...if replace means going back to what we had before, then no thank you.
Deerfield Mom
6:57 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
I don't understand why, if someone supports so much of the bill, they would want to repeal it and then try to replace it. Why not change what needs to be changed or replace it? If it is repealed altogether, it will never be replaced and we will be stuck with what we had, which was nothing. "Fix and update", not "repeal and replace" because "replace" is a dream.
John Utah
8:29 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Because fix and update through 2500 pages is a legal nightmare.....
Repeal and replace with free market solutions, not big government.
A Deer in a Field
3:04 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
John Utah - lets implement a solution created and by conservative think tanks and endorsed by the Republican Party that support the free market! It's called the ACA and until Obama supported it, it was their official plan for healthcare.
Mara Meyer
7:42 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
We need to vote to get rid of DOLD!
Jose
8:04 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN, A BILL THAT WOULD FORCE BUSINESSES WHO HIRE ILLEGALS FORCE TO PAY THEIR MEDICAL BILLS SO TAX PAYERS DON'T HAVE TO ..BUT THAT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN WITH ALL THE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY BUSINESSES TO POLITICIANS.
BUSINESSES LOVE THE CHEAP SLAVE WORKERS, BUT WHEN THEY HAVE BABIES----GET INJURED ON THE JOB-----GET SICK ------HOSPITALS SHOULD SEND THEM THE BILLS AND TAKING TO COURT IF THEY REFUSE TO PAY UP.
WHY SHOULD TAX PAYERS GET STOCK PAYING THE HOSPITAL BILLS FOR THE ILLEGALS ???NO FAIR.
Pmadman
8:53 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
If the issue of workers is in play, then you should support the New Americans Initiative. Help those who are not citizens to become citizens. Look at the Dream Act, their children can be educated, but without getting a Social Security Card, they like their parents will not be able to find meaningful employment.
Gary
9:32 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
No no no no no no no no. Don't go there Jose.
If we let government penalize employers for hiring illegals then this is what will happen:
1. Businesses will have to check people for citizenship.
2. If they do this, they will be accused of profiling, and be subject to huge discrimination lawsuits.
3. If they don't do it, then the government will step in and hammer them for hiring illegals.
4. Businesses will start hoping no one that looks like an immigrant walks through their door so they can avoid all the hassle. Not good social policy.
5. It takes the burden of immigration enforcement off the federal government where it belongs and puts it on businesses who should be able to assume that anyone living in the US has a right to work.
That kind of law is the lawyer's lobby dream. It would rip the country apart.
Did I get through on this?
John Utah
9:41 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Nice Gary. It's you and me man. Comment by comment, we need to change each independent's mind who is reading through these.....
Gary
11:21 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
John,
What? There's two of us? I thought I had to save the world on my own. 8)
Let me codify the idea you just put out there:
When debating politics in a crowded room, you are not addressing the opponent sitting at your table. You are addressing all those who stand by silently within earshot, for they are the ones who will hear the message... and the internet is a very crowded room with lots of ears.
Now you know why I don't engage in playground insults.
Scott
8:14 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Dold is a lemming. Follows the crowd because he has no backbone. DUMP DOLD!
Mike
5:48 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
A lemming? Open a newspaper Scott. Dold is an economic conservative and social moderate. He's a member of the Tuesday Working Group, which is the most moderate group of Republicans in Congress, and no less than three national publications have characterized him as one of the most moderate Republicans in Congress. It is because he is a moderate, that there is are so many Democratic $$$ being spent to get rid of him.
John Utah
8:39 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
It's pretty funny all you liberals here think Dold is such a right-winger. He's a country club moderate Republican, a dying breed. Unfortunately, as the liberalness of Chicago has moved further and further into the North Shore, it's the best I can hope for.
barry
9:09 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
The majority of voters in this district spoke when this guy was elected. Most of whom need this plan and would benefit. They just dont get it.
Dold is just another rubber stamp in the Republican legislative stable. Nothing new. Notbing creative. Not a leader, just a follower. A rubber stamp.
We here in Illinois need to elect another "statesman".....we have only had politicians for way too long . Someone like Paul Simon.
John Utah
9:24 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
@barry - "most of whom need this plan and would benefit. they just don't get it"
So, the young and middle class people that voluntarily choose to not have health insurance, now have to get coverage or pay a tax. Assuming the tax is lower than an annual premium, they will choose to pay the tax. How does the federal govt collecting more taxes in return lower private insurance premiums? How are those uninsured benefiting?
John Utah
9:29 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Secondly, now that the private insurance company has NOT obtained more participants, they still have to deal with the new benefit/coverage requirements. Which means premiums WILL RISE for the rest of us. Then, once the state exchanges are enacted, employers will dump providing coverage and tell their employees to join the state exchanges. And then BINGO! Private insurance is done for, hello government plan. And global healthcare as we know it is finished....
Gary
9:39 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Good for Dold! He continues to come out on the right side of things.
All the people who keep claiming that Dold is a rubber stamp Republican are forgetting that ObamaCare passed in the dead of night, with payouts, bribes, and bullying going on non-stop... without a single vote from a Republican. Dold has an obligation to repeal such a tainted partisan bill, and replace it with something that represents the whole country, not just one extreme segment of the population.
He is acting responsibly.
John Utah
10:12 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Hey Patch, how about reporting on Rep. Jan Schakowsky being in favor of unionizing doctors now? Just want all the North Shore liberals to be sure they know they elected a far-left radical intent on "fundamentally" changing America (read: make it a socialist/fascist/marxist mix).
Steven N
10:39 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Dold doesn't represent his constituency. Fix what you think is broken but don't get rid of all of the good that this bill contains. My this term be your last because your facade is showing.
Marilyn Thompson
12:15 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
I was impressed with the Patch report on Dold's thinking about the Healthcare act -- implying that he supports a lot of it and would work on fixing the parts that he doesn't like. This sort of reasoned approach is what we need in Washington. He was starting to sound like the reasonable, responsible, thinking sort of individual that I might even be able to support.
But today's report -- that he would vote to repeal the act -- puts him right back on the list of unthinking, irresponsible, unreasonable people that we currently have in Washington. Repealing the law will eliminate all the good things that are contained therein -- and it would be virtually impossible to get them all back.
Anne
12:15 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
this was a complete no brainer....oh wait Dold has no brain he just votes as he is told. Grover pulls his strings. SAD....the 10th needs leadership not a represetative with an allegiance to Grover Norquist....does he pledge to Grover too...do his laundry do his bidding, HEY DOLD...there is no such thing as King Grover.
RB
12:28 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Dold voting against: children on parents healthcare insurance until 26, no lifetime caps on health insurance, no exclusion due to pre conditions, health exchanges to provide health insurance at reasonable rates, free mammograms, taxing of people who don't bother to buy insurance- so that we don't pay for their healthcare when they eventually get sick, and tort reform. That's moderate? Suddenly true colors finally come out, and he was pretending to be 'moderate'. Cantor, Boehner and Grover Norquist tell him what to do, not the District. Interesting that the Republicans thought the mandate was the way to go, and Romney implemented it...until Mr. Obama got it through Congress.
The Q
1:41 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
from WSJ.....
Until this week, investors were waiting to see what the Supreme Court would do about the 3.8 percentage-point surtax on investment income, part of President Obama's health-care overhaul. The Internal Revenue Service hasn't yet released guidance on the new tax.
So when the court affirmed the law on Thursday, investors—and tax advisers—started scrambling.
The new tax, which Congress passed in 2010, affects the net investment income of most joint filers with adjusted gross income of more than $250,000 ($200,000 for single filers). Starting on Jan. 1, 2013, the tax rates on long-term capital gains and dividends for these earners will jump from their current historic low of 15% to 18.8%, assuming Congress extends the current tax rates.
If, on the other hand, Congress allows the tax rates set in 2001 and 2003 to expire on Dec. 31—an unlikely scenario, according to many experts—the top rate on capital gains will rise to 23.8% and the top rate on dividends will nearly triple, to 43.4%.
thats right from 15% to 43%........
Susan Morgan
1:13 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
I hope Mr. Dold, or his staff, read these comments. He doesn't have the North Shore in his pocket, as he might presume.
The Q
1:43 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304830704577496580986417316.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
barry
6:23 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Ok RB and Susan Morgan and a few more....Im with ya.
JOHN UTAH....how many boats can you water ski behind at the same time? Get with the program, Buddy....greed is NOT good!
I liked you better when you were playing football, surfing and being a rookie with the FBI.
Gary
9:30 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
... and I'm with barry.
Just how big of a house do all you greedy people in the North Suburbs need anyway? Don't you know that your big house is forcing someone else to go homeless?! You probably bought it with money you got when you sent American jobs overseas to China. We've had about all we're going to take from your greedy bunch.
It's about time that you all gave something back to society... before society comes and takes it from you by force. We can tax behavior now, so you better get in line and behave the way barry and I tell you.
Don't make me take this velvet glove off.
irving drobny
11:00 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
how do you know it will be a disaster. did you look into your crystal ball for ananswer. why don't you see if it works first before you write it off. also, how do you propose to fund health coverage if you restict it & make it unusable? is the tooth fairy going to fund it? just asking....
Rusty Shackleford
11:04 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012
NOW we are a tax liability to all of you.....My wife and I have always paid our medical bills in full at the time of treatment. *I* care about MY credit rating so I make sure to keep MY bills paid. We are ZERO liability on the state for medical purposes. Looking at the OboboCare numbers our insurance will run nearly $10,000 a year for the two of us and the TAX PAYERS will subsidize about $7500 of that from what I can tell. ObOzOcArE just turned a couple who WERENT costing the PEOPLE a single dime into a $7500 liabilty......GO OBAMA !!!
Keith Sanderson
8:30 am on Monday, July 2, 2012
Hey, read the Geek that laid the Golden Egg and learn why the rich are evil, http://keith-s.hubpages.com/hub/The-Geek-That-Laid-The-Golden-Egg
George
10:38 am on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Sold is simply a hypocrite -- nothin more, nothing less. He poses as a moderate, saying that we need to I crease government revenues by raising some taxes and we need to cut spending. What he doesn't tell his North Shore audience is that he has signed the Grover Norquist pledge. He even dodges the question when asked directly. The same with the Affordable Care Act. He says keep the good parts like not being refused insurance for preexising conditions, but doesn't say how that will be paid for. We need a change.