2014 NE Senate debate: on Health Care


Shane Osborn: 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.

Osborn: Disagree

Question topic: The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) should be repealed by Congress.

Osborn: Strongly Agree

Source: Faith2Action iVoterGuide on 2014 Nebraska Senate race Jul 2, 2014

Dave Domina: There are good features in ObamaCare, like age-26 insurance

Sasse reiterated his opposition to the federal Affordable Care Act, the centerpiece of his primary campaign. He has frequently stated that the entire 2010 law should be repealed, and he offered a plan for what he called free-market solutions to problems with the health care system.

Domina said the Affordable Care Act has some problems but also positive aspects: the requirement to cover pre-existing conditions, for example, and allowing young people to remain on their parents' insurance plans until age 26. "There are very good features about this law," he said.

Source: Omaha World-Herald on 2014 Nebraska Senate debate Jun 2, 2014

Shane Osborn: AdWatch: Never waver to repeal ObamaCare & protect freedom

The Osborn for Senate campaign today released the following statement concerning the campaign's new television advertisement: "The next Senator from Nebraska will be tested while in Washington and there is only one candidate who has proven he will never waver. Only Shane Osborn will stand up every single day for the conservative values of Nebraska voters, from standing with Nebraskans against ObamaCare since 2009 to fighting against Dodd-Frank"

Ad script:

Voiceover: In a crude concrete building, Navy pilot Shane Osborn endured Chinese interrogation for 12 days. He never wavered.

Shane Osborn: Every candidate says the right things. Then, under pressure, they fold and they fail. We need new leaders. Conservatives strong enough to act, not just talk. That's the only way to repeal ObamaCare and protect our freedom. I'm Shane Osborn and I approve this message. I won't let you down.

Source: AdWatch: Osborn press release in 2014 Nebraska Senate race Mar 17, 2014

Ben Sasse: Job change causes uninsurance; so make insurance portable

Pointing to the stack of ObamaCare regulations, he said, "This is not a picture of what America does. We got to this situation not just because Democrats had too many bad ideas. We got to this situation partly because Republicans don't have enough good ideas," he said.

ObamaCare would not have happened had the Republican Party been a conservative party of ideas four or five years ago, admitting people were in pain. In 2008, there were 81 million people who passed through a period of being uninsured during 2008.

He noted that when his grandparents were having kids, the average length of someone staying in the same job was 20 years. Now it's 3.8 years, he said. "The No. 1 reason for growing uninsurance in America is not poverty" but because of job change, he said.

He believes one solution will be making health insurance portable, so it can go with you when you change jobs. Sasse said those problems can be fixed without the federal government.

Source: Imperial Republican: 2014 Nebraska Senate town hall meeting Nov 20, 2013

Shane Osborn: Propose better options, then repeal ObamaCare

Osborn said he believes ObamaCare, the health care reform law, should be repealed, but Republicans should bear the obligation of proposing a better option. "Republicans can't be a no-party," he said.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star on 2014 Nebraska Senate race Jul 10, 2013

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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