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Sen. Richard Burr Update: Budget, Obamacare
Story Date: 3/30/2015
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Source: Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), 3/28/15
This week, the Senate made good on a promise made this past fall – we passed the Republican budget 52-46 after a thorough debate and amendment process. Over the last few years, Washington has continued to rack up debt, without ever checking to see whether we can pay government’s bill. Passage of a budget that balances in ten years is a critical step to getting our country in the right direction without raising taxes on American families. After hours of open debate on the issue, the Senate advanced a serious proposal that puts our country on the path to fiscal responsibility. North Carolinians understand the fundamental reality that you can’t spend more than you take in. It’s time that Washington recognizes this reality as well. We will now work with our House colleagues on a budget to send to the President’s desk.
Five years ago Monday, Obamacare was enacted. I warned then that this law would be a disaster for our health care system, doctors, and patients. This law has put our country on an unsustainable path of increased costs, government mandates, and broken promises. North Carolinians have seen their health insurance premiums increase, their existing coverage cancelled, and lost access to their doctors. Our nation’s health care system was broken before Obamacare, but because of it, things are worse today than before. Obamacare is a failure and I will continue to advocate to repeal and replace it because I believe there are better alternatives that will fulfill the promise to lower health care costs and empower patients in their health care decisions—what Obamacare fundamentally fails to do.
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