WASHINGTON – President Obama defended his controversial health care legislation Friday, calling Republican efforts to repeal it an “ideological fixation.”
The president made the comments during an hour-long White House press conference where he also said it was a mistake for the GOP to tie funding the government to the healthcare law.
“The idea that you would shut down the government unless you prevent 30 million people from getting health care is a bad idea,” Obama said. “What you should be thinking about is how can we advance and improve ways for middle class families to have some security so that if they work hard they can get ahead and their kids can get ahead.”
The president added that Republicans would risk the wrath of the public if they vote to shut down the government this fall in an attempt to cut off funding – a comment that’s not sitting well with some in Washington.
“Rather than engage in partisan attacks, President Obama should work with Congress to implement better health care reforms that lower costs, protect jobs and provide better care, as Republicans have consistently offered,” Rory Cooper, the spokesperson for Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a written statement.
“Obamacare increases costs, turns full-time jobs into part-time jobs and reduces the quality of care. President Obama should urge the Senate to pass our bill codifying his desired employer mandate delay which also extends this privilege to every individual citizen
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