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House Republicans won Round 2 in a potentially historic lawsuit Thursday when a federal judge declared the Obama administration was unconstitutionally spending money to subsidize health insurers without obtaining an appropriation from Congress.
Last year, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer broke new ground by ruling the GOP-controlled House of Representatives had legal standing to sue the president over how he was enforcing his signature healthcare law.
On Thursday, she ruled the administration is violating a provision of the law by paying promised reimbursements to health insurers who provide coverage at reduced costs to low-income Americans.
Collyer, an appointee of President George W. Bush
The judge's ruling, while a setback for the administration, was put on hold immediately and stands a good chance of being overturned on appeal.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
a reply to: syrinx high priest
I'm no fan of Obamacare, but nothing will come of this. It's just political pandering.
originally posted by: kaylaluv
Let me guess, it's a conservative right-leaning judge.
Collyer, an appointee of President George W. Bush
Yep.
Let me also guess, this will probably go nowhere.
The judge's ruling, while a setback for the administration, was put on hold immediately and stands a good chance of being overturned on appeal.
Yep.