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Posted: Mar 25, 2015
One of the Affordable Care Act's biggest foes will be signing his family up for Obamacare after all, CNN reports.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz previously had been receiving health insurance benefits through his wife Heidi's job. But Cruz on Monday announced he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, so his wife took an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of his campaign, and that makes her ineligible for company benefits.
Heidi Nelson Cruz is a managing director at the Houston office of Goldman Sachs. On Monday, during his announcement, Cruz stressed again that he wants to repeal the entire law as soon as possible.
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"We'll be getting new health insurance and we'll presumably do it through my job with the Senate, and so we'll be on the federal exchange with millions of others on the federal exchange," Cruz told CNN Tuesday afternoon.
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CNN termed Cruz's move onto the federal exchange as "ironic." CNN's Dana Bash appeared dumbfounded.
"But senator, for right now, the irony is just kind of unbelievable that you have made your name fighting against Obamacare and now you're going to sign up getting your insurance through that very process: Obamacare," Bash told him.
But Cruz dismissed that interpretation, saying he is only following the law.
"I believe we should follow the text of every law, even [a] law I disagree with," Cruz said. "It's one of the real differences — if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if he disagrees with a law he simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change."
And Cruz said he will continue fighting to overturn Obamacare.
"What is problematic about Obamacare is that it is killing millions of jobs in this country and has killed millions of jobs," Cruz told CNN. "It has forced millions of people into part-time work. It has caused millions of people to lose their insurance, to lose their doctors and to face skyrocketing insurance premiums. That is unacceptable."
No just reading facts. - just another upstaging.
[ In Reply To ..]They still get different treatment then the rest of us get. And making $175,000 per year to boot.
Would vote for Cruz because he makes Lib's heads explode - He is such a threat to them.
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Yep. Obama a threat to all -- Libs just refuse to - take off the party glasses.
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I was admonished for laughing so I will just say - HOGWASH! nm
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You're joking, right? - amiright?
[ In Reply To ..]Cruz is nothing but sideshow entertainment. He reminds me of a creepy televangelist, so no, hardly a threat.
Thanks for the info, but not sure it supports libs OR cons - Independent
[ In Reply To ..]Libs said:
"He was going to give up his own insurance to go on Obamacare."
BZZZ, wrong answer, according to this article - he says he is forced to give up his WIFE'S insurance, and will EVENTUALLY go on federal insurance after Obamacare, when he reaches tenure.
Cons said:
"He is NOT going on Obamacare, that's a lie and libelous."
BZZZ, wrong answer again - he most certainly is.
Here's what I say:
"Mr. Cruz, are you kidding me? If you object to Obamacare THAT much, then pay out of pocket until you've reached tenure like the thousands you admit yourself have to pay out of pocket because they don't qualify at or are underinsured. And unlike other Americans in this situation, I'm quite sure you can better afford paying out of pocket better than they can, especially if in addition to your income, your wife worked at Goldman Sacks."
Completely misrepresented what was posted. Wife's insurance is Cruz's insurance - Person posting never said they were a "con&qu
[ In Reply To ..]Completely distorted what the OP wrote.
Just like the OP's title, I was referring to what libs and cons have said here previously - Independent
[ In Reply To ..]Not sure why it would be clear to you by the title of the OP's post that she meant prior lib statement (since it's a brand new thread), but not clear to you that I meant the same, prior lib and con statements, here, but ...okay :)
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