GOP Congressman Rodney Davis said he looks forward to the Republican Congress led repeal of Obamacare. Davis represents a part of Bloomington-Normal in the House.
Davis said he favors the road map put forward by House Speaker Paul Ryan which would continue a prohibition on denial of insurance coverage because of pre-existing conditions after a single new enrollment period.
"We can also address some of the problems that were in place before Obamacare was shoved onto families in this country with promises that were never meant to be kept," said Davis
The Ryan healthcare template would create only a single enrollment period and critics say if people with pre-existing conditions let their coverage lapse, they could be locked out of coverage because the price to enroll under a fresh policy would be too high.
Davis noted premiums under the Affordable Care Act have begun to rise sharply even with thirty million people still uninsured. The Affordable Care Act has added 20-million people to the insurance rolls.
Ryan has proposed creating high risk pools for uninsured with pre-existing conditions. Critics of the plan say those risk pools have failed in 35 states.
Davis also said he looks forward to working on a massive infrastructure bill. President-elect Trump has proposed a trillion dollars over ten years. Davis said it remains to be seen how to pay for it.
"We've gotta talk about creating a portfolio of funding sources. Many folks in Washington just want to raise the gas tax, while at the same time the Federal government tells you to use less of it," said Davis.
Davis Represents a portion of Bloomington Normal. The Taylorville Republican says he has supported a measure to create an infrastructure bank from repatriated money now sent overseas for tax purposes. The bank would be funded by incentives to bring the money back into the U.S.
