MASSDEVICE ON CALL — House Republicans unveiled their latest strategy for striking down President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, now that the Supreme Court has deemed the reform measure largely constitutional.
The strategy hinges on the Supreme Court’s ruling that the ACA is valid, but that is is also a tax.
As such, the bill violates Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives."
A group of 11 House GOP-ers introduced a bill last week arguing that the bill, which originated in the Senate, is invalid, The Hill reported.
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