Labrador: Sick people should pay more

Health care was the biggest topic at Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador’s heavily attended town hall meetings in Southern Idaho and figures to be high on citizens’ minds again as Labrador convenes another town hall meeting Friday evening in Coeur d’Alene.

Just a day earlier, Labrador joined his colleagues in the conservative House Freedom Caucus – which he co-founded – in switching from opposing GOP legislation designed to repeal and replace Obamacare to voting in favor of the latest version, which now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.

“The people of Idaho know Obamacare is a disaster and want it fully repealed,” Labrador said in a statement after the vote. “Our work is far from done, however. We need to fully repeal Obamacare and I remain committed to doing that. Today’s bill is the best way to eventually get there”/ Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.