Congress makes first major dent in health care law

obama is worried about people being less enthusiastic about joining his obamacare mess? I don't know that it is possible for people to be less enthusiastic. In case he hasn't noticed, people and companies are lining up to get waivers to get out of signing up. Especially the organizations that helped him force this on us, like unions.

This 1099 repeal is a good start on getting rid of the entire batch of bad, horrible, economy killing legislation...

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Congress on Tuesday passed the first major changes to last year’s health care law, undoing both a burdensome paperwork requirement for small businesses and rewriting part of the way the health exchange subsidies are paid for.

The changes are complex and don’t affect the fundamental operations of the health law, but Republicans said they are symbolic nonetheless because they mark the first repeals of significant provisions from Democrats’ signature legislative achievement under President obama.

The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday with strong bipartisan support, 87-12, and goes to Mr. obama, who will face a big test over whether to sign it. He has said he wants to repeal the paperwork requirement, but the administration has objected to rewriting the way subsidies in the exchange are funded, arguing it may make people less enthusiastic about joining.

After the bill passed, White House press secretary jay carney said Mr. obama is “open to working with Republicans and democrats to improve the health reform law, and we are pleased Congress has acted to correct a flaw that placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses.”

Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, called the bill “a down payment on total repeal of the onerous health care law.”

The measure has become known as the “1099 repeal” because it would relieve businesses of having to file 1099 tax forms for any person or company to which they pay at least $600 in a year.

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