Eric Cantor: Health Care Funding Likely To Face House Vote

WASHINGTON — One of the House's top Republicans says he believes the chamber will soon vote to block spending for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told reporters Tuesday that by the time the House approves a government-wide spending bill for this year, it will end up prohibiting the use of money for the overhaul. The House is expected to debate that legislation shortly.

That overhaul, which became law last year, is one of Obama's proudest legislative achievements. Republicans have opposed it as a costly, big-government overreach.

Spending for government programs expires March 4 unless Congress approves new legislation providing extra funds.

Cantor, a Virginia Republican, and other GOP lawmakers want to use the spending bill to cut government expenditures across the board.

Comments

[troyrobertdavid]

10:34 AM on 02/14/2011

I get paid twice a month. I just got a raise of about $38 per pay period but my Pay check went down $50 because of Skyrocketing health care costs. Tell me again Eric Cantor why we don’t need health care reform? Just curious here.

[Danilo Gurovich]

06:55 AM on 02/10/2011

Every time I see Cantor, I think of the wise-guy kid in high school that got thrown around, locked in his locker and constantly hazed. He kept it all in, and now he's exacting his revenge on all those people...

He belongs in a "lair" with a white cat and a silver jump suit. He is a pure James Bond Villain.

RepubliCare is what we'll end up with -- A Gutted Health Care Bill, gutted social programs, a new President in 2012 that will make Dubya look like FDR a Supreme Court that will look like something out of the French Revolution.

They kept promising jobs legislation, but being bankrupt of ideas, have moved on to red meat for their donating and voting base.

[Captain Doobie]

07:26 AM on 02/10/2011

Danilo! Love the posts especially on this article, LOL!!!

[DrObvious]

08:42 PM on 02/09/2011

Republicans seem intent to repeat the mistakes they made back in the 1930's as the country was creeping out of the Great Depression  ....  as soon as "recovery" shows,  cut public expenditures ... it's happening across the vast majority of states,   and the federal government (House Republicans)  has just rejected another state-directed stimulus boost from the federal government.
 
Let's hope the private sector can rapidly increase job growth to offset the public employment cuts

[TimtheEnchanted]

11:03 AM on 02/09/2011

Paul Ryan (R - WI) wants to increase military spending by $1 million/per hour, 24/7/365. Money for bullets and bombs, none for colds and cancer.

[DrObvious]

08:49 PM on 02/09/2011

Well,  he and his family doesn't have cancer or colds,  but if they did, his taxpayer-subsidized health care will cover the need.   so he's not worried.   
 
and he anticipates increasing many enemies, apparently.   or a deterioriation in the aim of our trained troops

[jnw147]

10:43 AM on 02/09/2011

They house may, but the senate won't. Let's move on already!

[blueinannarbor]

08:13 AM on 02/09/2011

Clearly the GOP-led house, after listening to the American people, is busy at work creating jobs for millions of unemployed Americans.

[blueinannarbor]

08:10 AM on 02/09/2011

I'm having a hard time understanding what the GOP stands to gain politically by opposing a bill that mandates healthcare coverage for kids wiith pre-existing conditions. Are they trying to corner the heartless bast**d Vote? The law passed. It wasn't perfect, but unless the GOP has a better option, which they don't, it's time to move on, because returning to the status quo isn't an option.

[bebrave2]

10:06 PM on 02/08/2011

Do HIS children have health care?

[Under Fed yet Fed Up]

10:01 PM on 02/08/2011

The GOP ran on the position of defunding ACA in the November elections. Since they had a solid victory they believe they must comply with their commitment.

Right or wrong, this is the path we can expect the GOP to take.

[sojourning]

09:10 PM on 02/08/2011

The picture of him looks like he's trying out for tenor on Glee.

[Teeninchee]

02:49 AM on 02/09/2011

No one, Republican or otherwise should EVER make a caricature of the President's ears without doing one of Cantor. Could be twins. I'm just saying. If I were an artist I'd draw it and post it everywhere myself.

[blueinannarbor]

08:17 AM on 02/09/2011

I never noticed his ears until you mentioned them. I couldn't see passed his beady eyes, but you're right-they ard ginormous.

[TimtheEnchanted]

11:04 AM on 02/09/2011

or he's having a prostate exam, paid for by his government provided health plan.

[sojourning]

09:06 PM on 02/08/2011

I think ol' Eric is wrong, there. I foresee him and his buddies spending all their time trying to outlaw abortion, denying funds to NPR and reducing their office allowances by .00001%. They simply won't have time to even think about health care.

[nananance]

08:53 PM on 02/08/2011

That's the GOP agenda, moving backwards by rearguing universal health care while doing nothing to move forward in helping those who have lost their jobs and homes

[MelanieMatthias]

08:50 PM on 02/08/2011

Republicans should be ashamed of themselves and so should those who voted for them and those who didn't bother to vote.
I honestly don't know what it is going to take for people to see republicans for what they are. They are not good for any American or America.

[kimbanyc]

07:19 PM on 02/08/2011

Have you seen the Congressional House calender under TeaPottyRepublican'ts???

THEY ARE NEVER WORKING

[blueinannarbor]

08:25 AM on 02/09/2011

I don't remember the american people before the midterm elections saying "we need a congress that gives itself more time off". I also don't recall abortion being an issue of high priority before the mid-terms. It would appear that what the GOP heard when they were listening to the american people was "we need a congress that wastes taxpayer's time and money".