Within moments of House passage of the historic health care bill, Republican House and Senate challengers across the nation were quick to react and vehement in their responses—with many promising to work vigorously for repeal.
Top GOP candidates, including Steve Stivers in Ohio’s 15th District and Stephen Fincher in Tennessee’s open 8th District pronounced themselves “appalled” in their press releases.
Former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, running against Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy in Pennsylvania’s 8th District referred to the bill as a “disaster.”
“When I am elected to Congress I will lead the fight to repeal this horrendous legislation,” added Republican Jim Barnett, who is running for the open seat in Kansas’s 1st District.
Barnett was one of many Republicans promising to work toward undoing the landmark legislation.
Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio said in a press release he wanted to “reiterate my strong support for repealing it and offering alternative reforms that will lower health care costs without growing government and breaking the bank.”
Nick Jordan, a Republican running for the open 3rd District seat in Kansas, promised “to work tirelessly to repeal this harmful legislation."
In Connecticu’s 3rd District, two Republicans seeking the GOP nod against freshmen Democratic Rep. Jim Himes—Tom Hermann and Rob Russo—also highlighted their plans to vote for repeal if elected in November.
Russo went even went a step further, promising attention to the matter right out of the gate.
“I promise the very first act I will take as a Congressman will be to repeal this TRILLION dollar, job-killing, health care damaging legislation," he said in a press release not long after the bill passed the House.
Numerous challengers used the occasion to link their Democratic opponents to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. - Politico Story
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