WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate challenger Liz Cheney said Sunday if Republicans had refused to negotiate the Affordable Care Act, "we probably wouldn't be where we are today."
In an appearance on Fox News "Sunday," she said it wasn't enough that Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., whom she is challenging in the 2014 Republican primary, voted against the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
"You know, legislating is about knowing where to draw the line. Certainly, at some point, we all believe in compromise for the good of the nation. But, you know, the Code of West out in Wyoming, rule No. 10 is know where to draw the line," she said.
"So, when the president of the United States walks into a room or when his allies walk into the room and they say, 'hey, we're going to impose this massive new federal program. We're going to take over a sixth of the economy,' ... Sen. Enzi's response was essentially to say, 'OK, all right, let's negotiate about that.'
"The right response would have been: absolutely not, under no circumstances," Cheney said.
She said Republicans like Enzi gave President Barack Obama the room to say the Affordable Care Act was a bipartisan effort "when, in fact, it wasn't"
"And, frankly, if all of the Republicans ... had stood their ground and refused to negotiate, to compromise on this, we probably wouldn't be where we are today," she said.
