House Votes to Repeal CLASS Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, which passed the full House by a vote of 267-159.

“Sold under the guise of long-term care, the CLASS Act was designed to mask the true cost of the President’s health care reform law, with the administration now admitting the program is unsustainable,” said Rep. Thompson. “The CLASS Act is one of many costly provisions in the health care law undermining economic growth and burdening our nation’s employers with new regulations and unforeseen costs, and the Senate should follow the House’s lead and pass this repeal.”

H.R. 1173 repeals provisions of the President’s health care reform law known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, or CLASS Act. In October, the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged that the CLASS Act was not financially sustainable.

“It’s not just the CLASS Act, it’s the entire health care law – a burdensome network of regulations and tax hikes – that is unsustainable,” Rep. Thompson added. “That’s why we must continue our work to repeal and replace this law with commonsense reforms that lower health care costs, expand access, preserve quality, and foster economic growth.”

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