"The signature issue of Barack Obama and his presidency has been the passage of Obamacare. This week, a study came out from UBS that said the number one reason why employers aren’t hiring is because of Obamacare. That’s why I introduced the bill to repeal Obamacare. And as president of the United States, that’s the very first thing I would do, is repeal Obamacare."
Sep. 22, 2011 Michele Bachmann

"Under the guise of making health care a ‘right' for all people, President Obama and the liberals in Congress instead extended the tentacles of government, expanding their control and diminishing patients' rights. They have also made it more difficult and more expensive for doctors to practice medicine, including specialized practitioners who are desperately needed to save lives. In reality, their attempts at reforming the system have actually deformed it."
Sep. 28, 2011 Herman Cain

"The big government Obamacare approach does not address the root causes of America's health care crisis. Instead, it creates layers of new taxes, regulations, and bureaucracies that will ultimately make our problems worse, not better."
Oct. 11, 2011 Newt Gingrich

"The individual mandate included in ObamaCare is an unconstitutional assault on the individual liberty of the American people, and I support today's ruling by the Appeals Court of the 11th Circuit. When I was Governor of Utah, I signed free-market healthcare reforms designed to help small businesses and individuals, rather than burden them with mandates, fines and massive bureaucracies. As President, I will repeal ObamaCare and put an end to the economic uncertainty that it has created."
Aug. 12, 2011 Jon Huntsman

"Following months of heated public debate and aggressive closed-door negotiations, Congress finally cast a historic vote on healthcare late Sunday evening. It was truly a sad weekend on the House floor as we witnessed further dismantling of the Constitution, disregard of the will of the people, explosive expansion of the reach of government, unprecedented corporate favoritism, and the impending end of quality healthcare as we know it...

[T]he most troubling aspect of this bill is that it is so blatantly unconstitutional and contrary to the ideals of liberty. Nowhere in the constitution is there anything approaching authority for the Federal government to do any of this. The founders would have been horrified at the idea of government forcing citizens to become consumers of a particular product from certain government approved companies. 38 states are said to already be preparing legal and constitutional challenges to this legislation, and if the courts stand by their oaths, they will win."
Mar. 22, 2010 Ron Paul

"The federal government's attempt to force every American to buy government-approved health insurance is an egregious violation of our Constitutional rights. The 10th Amendment and individual liberties must be protected, and I am committed to fighting the overreach of Obamacare and challenging these unconstitutional mandates, which have gone far beyond both the letter and spirit of the Constitution."
Dec. 13, 2010 Rick Perry

"Healthcare reform under President Obama fell victim to special interests, and failed to address the underlying causes of costs in the system… Buddy Roemer’s healthcare reform would eliminate Obamacare, but keep insurance coverage of preexisting conditions."
Oct. 26, 2011 Buddy Roemer

"If Obamacare is implemented… you will be the generation that will have handed freedom, opportunity, prosperity (and) the greatness of America… away, and you will have given your children a country that looks more like George III's – King George's – England, than Ronald Reagan's America."
Sep. 18, 2011 Rick Santorum