Raul Labrador is starting to sound like Joan McCarter:
One the of the top conservative voices in the House said Friday that he fears that Republicans could fail to take control of Senate following November’s midterm elections unless they let voters know what they stand for.
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho) said he was disappointed that the GOP leadership in the House had not pushed through legislation to counter U.S. President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act nor had they pursued any tax reform this year.
In an article called Rep. Raúl Labrador fears Republicans won't take Senate in midterms, he said:
“We needed to have an agenda, something concrete. One of those concrete things would have been a vote on an alternative to ObamaCare,” he added. “All Americans know Republicans are against ObamaCare. The thing they don’t know is what they’re for. What is their plan to replace ObamaCare?”
OK. So he's a little late.
A review of Labrador's press release archives since its inception in 2011 shows a lot of language regarding repeal and criticism of Obamacare. But this thought, from Wednesday July 17, 2013 was about as far as he had come toward an alternative, prior to his words today:
That’s why we need to repeal Obamacare and replace it with common-sense, market-based solutions that lower costs and expand access.
I look forward to reading the GOP's comprehensive plan that lowers costs and expands access.