January 12, 2017

U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Representative,

You will soon have the opportunity to vote on S. Con. Res. 3, a budget resolution that will begin the long-awaited process of repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare.  On behalf of the more than one million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I urge you to support this important legislation.

Obamacare, which has been a disaster for patients and taxpayers since it was passed in 2010, cannot be fixed.    Premiums have dramatically increased, co-ops and state exchanges have failed, and medical costs continue to skyrocket.  Conservative estimates suggest that, by its sixth birthday in early 2016, Obamacare had wasted $55 billion, while its onerous regulations and taxes have stifled economic growth and job creation.

Over the past year, more co-ops have collapsed; health insurers have abandoned numerous exchanges; and premiums have increased an average of 25 percent for 2017.  Even worse, Obamacare has allowed overzealous Washington bureaucrats to meddle in Americans’ most personal and private decisions concerning their health.  At the same time, patients are getting less care for their plans due to fewer healthcare options and increasing medical costs; some counties have only one or even no healthcare insurance options (and have to pay a fine, as a result).

Obamacare must be repealed before it further damages consumers and the slow-growing economy.  Passage of the “Obamacare repeal resolution” is the first step to accomplishing that critical objective.  All votes on S. Con. Res. 3 will be among those considered for CCAGW’s 2017 Congressional Ratings.

Sincerely, 

Tom Schatz
President, CCAGW