{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/majority-house-majority-supports-rsc-american-health-care-reform-act", "Majority of House Majority supports RSC American Health Care Reform Act", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 The RSC\u2019s American Health Care Reform Act today reached another milestone by gaining its 117th cosponsor, a majority of House GOP members.\u00a0\n\u201cAmerican families and small businesses deserve and demand real solutions to the serious problems that exist in our health care system,\u201d RSC Chairman Steve Scalise said.\u00a0 \u201cIt is encouraging to see so much momentum building behind the American Health Care Reform Act, which is focused on putting patients back in charge of their health care decisions and lowering costs so hard-working taxpayers have more options for their families.\u00a0 I look forward to this bill continuing to gain momentum as it moves through the legislative process and ultimately comes up for a vote on the House Floor.\u201d\n\u201cI am proud to see support growing for the American Health Care Reform Act, a commonsense conservative plan to make health care less expensive and more accessible,\u201d said Dr. Phil Roe, Chairman of the RSC\u2019s Health Care Working Group. \u201cWith a majority of House Republicans supporting this bill, it\u2019s time that President Obama stop claiming Republicans don\u2019t have solutions. The health care system in this country was broken before Obamacare, and his law has only made things worse. There is an answer to our country\u2019s health care problems, but President Obama\u2019s health care law is not it. This bill has real solutions and I am glad to see so many conservatives, under the leadership of Chairman Scalise, rally around it.\u201d\nH.R. 3121 was drafted by RSC Chairman Steve Scalise, RSC Health Care Working Group Chairman Dr. Phil Roe, and working group members Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Renee Ellmers, Dr. John Fleming, Dr. Paul Gosar, Dr. Tom Price, and Rep. Todd Rokita.\u00a0 Specifically, H.R. 3121, the RSC's American Health Care Reform Act:\n Fully repeals President Obama's health care law.\u00a0\nProvides tax reform that allows families and individuals to deduct health care costs, just like companies, leveling the playing field and providing all Americans with a standard tax deduction for health insurance.\nSpurs competition by allowing Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines and enabling small businesses to pool together and get the same buying power as large corporations.\nReforms medical malpractice laws in a commonsense way that limits trial lawyer fees and non-economic damages while maintaining strong protections for patients.\nExpands access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), increasing the amount of pre-tax dollars individuals can deposit into portable savings accounts to be used for health care expenses.\nSafeguards individuals with pre-existing conditions by bolstering state-based high risk pools and extending HIPAA guaranteed availability protections.\nProtects the unborn by ensuring no federal funding of abortions.\n More information on H.R. 3121 can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/majority-house-majority-supports-rsc-american-health-care-reform-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.717121969908476, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}