This week, the House voted for the full repeal of Obamacare. Unfortunately, just as he has done with dozens of other bills passed in the House, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid does not appear likely to allow a vote on Obamacare repeal in the Senate. Immediately following our vote in the House, I sent a letter to Senator Reid (also signed by over 100 fellow Members of the House) urging him to allow a vote so that all Americans will know where their elected representatives stand on the issue.
In this newsletter you will find a link to that letter and the related press release, as well as links to interviews I have done this week, including my speech to the Young America’s Foundation on Thursday. You will also find information about my common sense, no-cost amendment to the farm bill that was adopted by the House Agriculture Committee this week.
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The House has Voted, Now Let the Senate Vote
This week, I sent a letter to Senator Harry Reid, calling on him to allow the Senate to vote on the Repeal of Obamacare Act, which we passed in the House on Wednesday. Members of both parties voted in support of this repeal and it is incumbent on us, as elected Representatives and Senators, to make a decision on issues that affect all Americans and future generations.
The House has sent over 30 pieces of job-creating, pro growth legislation to the Senate. If Senator Reid is confident in his party’s majority in the Senate, and proud of the historic increase in taxes brought on by Obamacare, then there is no reason to deny each Senator their right to make their position known. This law was not presented to the American people as a tax, but now that it has been ruled one by the Supreme Court, the Senate has an obligation, as elected officials, to let the hardworking American taxpayers know where their Senator stands.
Click Here to read my letter to Senator Reid and here for the press release.
Click Here and here to watch my speeches on the House floor for the Repeal of Obamacare.
Common Sense, No-Cost Solutions
This week, the House Agriculture Committee adopted the Ellmers-Pingree-Gibson “Farm to School” Amendment to the Farm Bill. This common sense no-cost amendment would give more control to the States and local communities by authorizing schools and other service institutions to use program dollars from a USDA food distribution program to make their own purchases of foods from agricultural producers in their own communities. The amendment would also create a demonstration project in at least 10 schools to test alternative farm to school procurement models, selecting a variety of urban, rural, and tribal schools across the nation of varying sizes and with varying levels of participation in school meal programs. At least one pilot will occur on a military base. The goal of these pilot programs is to determine whether or not this change would yield reduced administrative costs.
In the News
Ellmers Speaks to Young America’s Foundation
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Listen to my speech at the Young America’s Foundation’s National High School Conference on Obamacare and its impact for future generations.
Rep. Ellmers Gets Help In Pressuring Reid For Senate ObamaCare Vote
Riehl World View
Now that it’s been labeled a tax by the High Court, Rep. Renee Ellmers has been pushing the Senate to vote on ObamaCare. Her letter, full text below, has been signed onto by over 100 House members at this point.
Rep. Renee Ellmers to Harry Reid: Allow a Vote in the Full Senate on Obamacare
Liberty News Network
Rep. Renee Ellmers is calling out Harry Reid, requesting he allow a vote in the full Senate on the repeal of the White House Health Care Tax. People like Renee Ellmers, a nurse, need to be leading the charge on this. It looks like she’s more than willing to do just that.
Ag groups react to House Ag Committee’s farm bill passage
Agri-Pulse
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) commended the committee’s passage of certain Credit Title provisions. The farm to school provision, led by Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), and Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) authorizes small rural schools to start making their own food purchases, provided USDA determines this would yield reduced administrative costs.
Congress Reconvenes, Focus Shifts Toward Election
News 14 Carolina
The Republican-led House plans to vote on keeping the Bush tax cuts in place in the coming weeks as part of a month-long agenda aimed at highlighting where they say Democrats have gone wrong. “We want to make sure the American people understand what we’re working on in the House and what the Senate is not doing,” said Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina.
Cong. Renee Ellmers on repealing Obama-Care
The Bill LuMaye Show WPTF
Ellmers speaks with Bill LuMaye on the vote to repeal Obamacare