FreedomWorks Activists Support Mike Lee, Call on Senators to Repeal ObamaCare

When the Senate is scheduled to take up the highway bill on Sunday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is set to make this a real fight to repeal ObamaCare. He is prepared to push for a simple majority vote to repeal ObamaCare, as opposed to the 60 vote threshold that would normally be required. FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:

“We’re asking grassroots activists to join us in supporting Mike Lee and pushing to send a full repeal of ObamaCare to the president’s desk. Republicans promised things would be different if they took the Senate. Now, it’s time to make good on that promise and move ahead with the full repeal of ObamaCare. This is why we’re issuing a double-weighted key vote in support of Sen. Lee’s effort.”

“It’s true that the amendment to reauthorize the cronyist piggybank that is the Export-Import Bank may also pass. We still oppose wasting taxpayer money on propping up Boeing and General Electric, but, in the end, President Obama will veto the bill. Then why pass it? Because the point here is that we can set up a process in which full repeal is possible once we have a new president in 2016, and we need all the presidential candidates to commit to full repeal if they want grassroots support.”

“People are yearning for real change, not the same old establishment talking points. We need to support Mike Lee in finally forcing the vote that Senate Republicans promised.”

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