At a minimum, Massie suggested a monthly exercise of voting to repeal the health-care law, often called Obamacare, and pairing it with one of the alternative GOP plans, such as allowing for insurance exchanges across state lines to drive competition.
This places many of the rank-and-file members ahead of the leadership in terms of how aggressive to position the party heading into the 2014 midterm elections. Boehner demurred when asked Thursday about offering a full-scale alternative plan and how bold the agenda would be.
“Protecting the American people from Obamacare will be another priority,” he said, citing the economy and job creation as his “number one focus.”
There is deep hesitation in trying to push a bold agenda that would include a full-blown alternative health-care plan, particularly since the House Republican conference was so riddled with factions this year that it failed to pass even the most basic pieces of legislation.
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