27 Democrats Support House Vote to Delay Individual Mandate on Wednesday
Twenty-seven Democrats on Wednesday sided with House Republicans on a bill to delay tax penalties for failing to buy health insurance this year under ObamaCare.
The vote, which reflects growing Republican frustration with President Obama's selective implementation of the law, again shows some level of Democratic support for a legislative change to the law. Several House bills aimed at making the health law more transparent have also received support from a few dozen Democrats.
Most of the 27 Democrats voting for the bill are seen as vulnerable in the November elections, and one of them, Rep. Gary Peters (Mich.), is running for the Senate this year. ...
Under current law, people who are able to buy a plan but don't will be fined up to 1 percent of their income, or a minimum of $95. From there, it grows to $325 or 2 percent, and $695 or 2.5 percent.
[This] bill would reset that fine structure so it starts in 2015.
Democrats voting for the bill were Reps. Ron Barber (Ariz.), John Barrow (Ga.), Ami Bera (Calif.), Julia Brownley (Calif.), Cheri Bustos (Ill.), Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Bill Enyart (Ill.), Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), Pete Gallego (Texas), John Garamendi (Calif.), Joe Garcia (Fla.), Ann Kuster (N.H.), Dan Lipinski (Ill.), Dan Maffei (N.Y.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.), Patrick Murphy (Fla.), Richard Nolan (Minn.), Bill Owens (N.Y.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Scott Peters (Calif.), Collin Peterson (Minn.), Nick Rahall (W.Va.), Raul Ruiz (Calif.), Carol Shea-Porter (N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), and Filemon Vela (Texas).
