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Tim Scott on Health Care
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Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility
Question topic: It is the government's responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.Scott: Disagree
Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.
Scott: Strongly Agree
Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 South Carolina Senate race
, Sep 30, 2014
I don't want to know how many calories are on my pizza
By limiting the government, we empower the people. We don't need the big government and ObamaCare choosing our doctors, do we? We don't need ObamaCare forcing pizza places to tell us how many calories are on our pizza, do we? Do we really want to know?
I'm not sure about you, but I don't want to know how many calories are on my pizza. When I eat my Haagen Dazs ice cream, I want to enjoy those 1,292 calories, and alllllll 100 grams of fat, in once sitting.
Source: Speech at 2014 CPAC convention
, Mar 6, 2014
Fight the billion-dollar mandate of ObamaCare
I had joined with Tim Scott to fight the billion-dollar mandate that President Obama's health-care plan would impose on South Carolina. I had pledged, as governor, to lead a coalition of governors to fight
Obamacare and allow the states to offer real solutions to our health-care crisis. I was dead set against Obamacare,
Source: Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley, p.179
, Apr 3, 2012
Fight against government takeover of health care
President Obama's health care plan taxes too much, spends too much, is bad for our health care, and is unconstitutional.
Tim Scott will fight against government takeover of health care.
Source: 2010 House campaign website, votetimscott.com, "The Issues"
, Nov 2, 2010
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market.
Scott signed the Contract From America
The Contract from America, clause 7. Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care:
Defund, repeal and replace the recently passed government-run health care with a system that actually makes health care and insurance more affordable by enabling
Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA07 on Jul 8, 2010
Repeal any federal health care takeover.
Scott signed Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge
The Club for Growth`s `Repeal-It!` Pledge for candidates states, `I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government.`
Source: Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge 10-CfG-can on Jul 4, 2010
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law.
Scott co-sponsored Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act.
Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act`s enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act`s health care provisions.
Source: H.R.2 11-HR002 on Jan 5, 2011
Supports repealing mandated health insurance.
Scott supports the CC survey question on nationalized healthcare
The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Repealing the Nationalized Health Care System that Forces Citizens to Buy Insurance or Pay Fines'
The Christian Coalition notes, "You can help make sure that voters have the facts BEFORE they cast their votes. We have surveyed candidates in the most competitive congressional races on the issues that are important to conservatives."
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 16_CC5 on Nov 8, 2016
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