This upcoming Sunday, the people of Venezuela will hold an election that, if legitimate, would put an end to years of the oppressive Maduro narco-regime. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a statement in support of the Venezuelan people: “The...
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Este próximo domingo, el pueblo venezolano tendrá una elección que, de ser legítima, pondría fin a años de opresión por parte del narco-régimen de Maduro. El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) grabó un mensaje de video en español y emitió una declaración en...
Rubio, Scott, Colleagues to Biden Admin: No Privileges Should Be Given to 9/11 Terrorist
Twenty-three years ago, the United States was attacked by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001. Now, Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court for his role in the attack, has requested the U.S. Department of Justice to allow a prisoner transfer...
Next Week: Rubio Staff Hosts Mobile Office Hours
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) office will host virtual Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their respective local communities. These office hours offer constituents who do not live close to one of Senator Rubio’s...
Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Ensuring Continuity in Veterans’ Health Act
As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) opens up new facilities, many veterans are losing access to the VA’s Community Care Program and, consequently, their long-term healthcare providers. Veterans throughout the country have reported a loss of care, including...
Rubio Introduces Bill to Strengthen U.S.-India Security Partnership
The U.S.-India partnership is vital to countering influences from Communist China. In order to strengthen this partnership, it is essential to enhance our strategic diplomatic, economic, and military relationship with New Delhi. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)...
We Must Repeal ObamaCare
Now that several of ObamaCare’s big tax provisions took effect this month, we are seeing more evidence of why it will prove to be one of the most economically destructive laws in American history. In fact, even before its implementation, it was already wreaking havoc on American businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers by casting a cloud of uncertainty over the American economy.
ObamaCare is a $1 trillion tax hike. And the uncertainty surrounding its unclear and still unwritten regulations has scared businesses away from hiring new workers. It has prompted job creators to develop all kinds of mitigation plans to avoid ObamaCare’s mandates and penalties. Some employers are shifting some workers to part-time, and others are being laid off entirely in an effort to avoid triggering ObamaCare requirements. Moreover, other employers are beginning to pass extra costs along to consumers. Even unions that backed ObamaCare now want out. And these kind of problems will only get worse when individuals who resist the federal government’s mandate to buy health insurance suddenly find themselves with an IRS problem stemming from the ObamaCare mandate tax.
I believe ObamaCare was a major public policy mistake from a health care standpoint, but especially from an economic one because ObamaCare is a job killer. During my first two years in office, I proudly supported and voted for efforts to repeal it. This week, I proudly signed on as a co-sponsor of Senator Ted Cruz’s bill to repeal ObamaCare in its entirety, and I will continue urging the Democratic majority to allow this bill to come before the Senate.
Unfortunately, full repeal efforts have not been successful to date. However, Republicans have succeeded in invalidating some of its provisions, most notably the 1099 provision that eliminated an arduous tax reporting requirement for businesses that spend more than $500 at another business. Without repeal, this would have meant countless hours filling out mountains of compliance paperwork.
But ObamaCare has bigger problems and is destined to crumble itself, and this country, under the weight of its enormous costs. It’s why we need to keep fighting to repeal and replace ObamaCare as soon as we can.