Johanns: Latest Delay Proof Obamacare Is Unworkable

 

“The only parts of Obamacare that aren't written in disappearing ink are the crippling Medicare cuts, new taxes, cancellation notices and costly mandates burdening hard-working families.”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)  said the latest Obamacare delay is yet another broken promise by the Administration and further proof that this law should be repealed.
“It seems the only parts of Obamacare that aren't written in disappearing ink are the crippling Medicare cuts, new taxes, cancellation notices and costly mandates burdening hard-working families,” Johanns said. “The Administration said the website glitches were fixed but now they’re the excuse for yet another delay, despite the President’s previous emphatic claim that he has no authority to change the deadline.
“Americans’ heads are spinning trying to sort through the broken promises and changing provisions. It used to be that only Congress could change laws, but now the President apparently believes his white-out is an acceptable replacement. It’s outrageous.”
The Administration announced they would extend the law’s March 31st deadline until mid-April, citing heavy website volume as the reason Americans may be unable to sign up for a plan on the federal exchange by the end of March. This delay counters previous statements by Administration officials that they “don't actually have the statutory authority to extend the open enrollment period in 2014" and that "there is no delay beyond March 31.”