Republican congressional candidate Matt Doheny of Watertown is attacking Democratic incumbent Rep. Bill Owens for his vote in the House of Representatives against repealing the Affordable Care Act.

“The Supreme Court’s recent declaration that ObamaCare is a massive tax increase should have caused my opponent to reconsider his allegiance to President Obama’s deeply flawed reform,” said Doheny.

“Instead, our current congressman voted to protect a bill that will impact seniors by cutting Medicare by more than $500 billion, and raise $525 billion in additional taxes, penalties and fees. If that wasn’t bad enough, the government is going to tax anyone who doesn’t get insurance – and 75 percent of those households affected by this tax make $120,000 or less.”

“This law is a nightmare for working families,” Doheny concluded. “Premiums continue to rise. People are losing the insurance they like. Jobs are being lost. That’s why I’m committed to repealing this unworkable law and replacing it with a common-sense measures that will cut costs while putting the patient first.”

The House vote on Wednesday was the latest of more than 30 votes in the GOP-controlled House to get members’ stances on the record, and the first since the Supreme Court upheld most of the health care act.

None of those votes was affirmed by the Democratic-controlled Senate.