Rand Paul: ‘I’m Annoyed’ We’re Getting the GOP ObamaCare Bill from Politico and Not Leadership

RUSH EXCERPT:

PAUL: "I think it’s actually more about substance than anything else. My concern is a little bit about transparency but a lot about substance. I’m annoyed that we are getting the bill from politico and not from the leadership of either the house or the Senate. The fact that the bill is sort of somehow being leaked to the media who are then leaking it back to interesting interested legislatures is not how it should be done. But my substantive difference is what the house leadership plan is I think it is ObamaCare light, and I didn’t sign on to vote for a new government program. I will tell you three things I object to. Number one, it has refundable tax credits when you get someone else’s money. This is a new entitlement program, and this is similar to subsidies. I would say it’s a Democrat idea dressed up in Republican clothing. They also have a new tax similar to the Cadillac tax virtually identical to the Cadillac tax in ObamaCare. I didn’t sign up for your taxes. The third thing is they have an individual mandate in there, instead of you paying a penalty to the government if you don’t buy insurance, you have to pay a penalty to the insurance company. This isn’t a market situation, this is a law that says you will pay a penalty to the insurance company. That to me is an individual mandate, and I thought all Republicans were opposed to the individual mandate."