Club for Growth Draws a Line in the Sand on Obamacare Repeal

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Club for Growth issued the following statement:

As the Senate continues to work through what should constitute an Obamacare repeal bill, Club for Growth President David McIntosh drew a line in the sand and released the following statement:

"While we await the release of the Senate bill's text, one thing that is not open to debate or interpretation is that this bill must be a real repeal of Obamacare; it must help hardworking Americans to be able to buy affordable health insurance," stated Club for Growth President David McIntosh.

"There are two tests for whether the Senate bill is an improvement over the House bill:

"First, the Senate bill must do more to reduce the costs of health insurance premiums. This means further rolling back Obamacare regulations and opening up competition across state lines.

"Second, the Senate bill must be a real repeal of the other portions of Obamacare, including the tax hikes and dramatic expansion of Medicaid.

"Club for Growth has long fought to repeal Obamacare--and would like to see a repeal bill pass-- but current discussions should not lead to a weakening of what constitutes a real repeal of Obamacare."

Today, the Club for Growth also joined with Americans for Tax Reform and nearly 50 conservative groups and sent a letter to Senator Orrin Hatch urging him to include a repeal of Obamacare's taxes in the Senate's forthcoming Obamacare repeal legislation.dz½ Here is a link to view the letter in its entirety: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/entitlement-reform/coalition-letter-urging-senate-to-repeal-obamacare-taxes/