Marco Rubio Continues to Attack Obama's Health Care Law

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his campaign against President Barack Obamas federal health care law on Monday by penning an op-ed over at RedState. With some conservatives souring on Rubio due to his prominent role in pushing immigration reform, Rubio is looking to get his credentials back in order since he is considered one of the top Republican presidential hopefuls in 2016.

I didnt come to Washington to shut down the federal government; I came to help bring it back to its proper role, Rubio wrote. This role should create an environment where America is the easiest and best place in the world to create better paying jobs by starting a business or growing an existing one. One way to do that is by ending failed programs like Obamacare that hurt our people, waste their money and scare businesses away from opening or growing. The looming September debate on a short-term spending plan is the last best chance to do that. Thats why we must stand united to defund Obamacare as a condition for supporting a short-term spending plan.

We know President Obama will resist. He will insist on shutting down government unless Obamacare is fully funded. But we simply cannot continue to pour money into this rapidly imploding program, Rubio continued. It will hurt seniors by altering the health plans and doctors theyre happy with, and by cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicare Advantage for current beneficiaries to fund other parts of Obamacare. It will hurt working class Americans who are increasingly being moved from full-time work to part-time by their employers who are forced to do so to avoid its unaffordable mandates. Just last month, 322,000 Americans were forced into part-time employment. That is why even top union leaders, who are typically strong supporters of President Obama, are now attacking Obamacare.

It will make health insurance more expensive. In fact, premiums have already skyrocketed by nearly $2,500, Rubio added. It will have a dramatically negative impact on small business. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey found that nearly 75 percent of small businesses will be forced to lay off workers or cut hours because of Obamacare. With all these problems why would anyone want to continue with this failed experiment?

The rest of the piece can be read here.