WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today sent the following letter to President Obama informing him that they will be declining to recommend appointments to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). “We believe Congress should repeal IPAB,” they wrote, “just as we believe we ought to repeal the entire health care law” which is driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire new workers.
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