'We will prevail because Obamcare is going to be a disaster,' the senator says. Rubio: 'Revolt' vs. Obamacare in '14

Republicans may have lost their bid to defund Obamacare, but Sen. Marco Rubio says the real fight over the health care law will begin in 2014.

“By the early part of next year, February, March, April and May of next year — and I know that sounds like a long time away, but it’s not — the realities of the law are going to begin to impact people,” Rubio said Wednesday on Fox News’s “Hannity.”


“There is going to be an all-out revolt in this country over that. And that is, I think, the moment to absolutely act and say we are going to get rid of this law and then look for opportunities in the future to replace it,” Rubio (R-Fla.) said.

Rubio voted against the debt deal Wednesday, but said as time goes by, more Americans will begin to feel the impact of Obamacare.

“So right now people are hearing about Obamacare. Maybe a few people — a lot of people are being affected by it, but we are talking about millions of people starting early next year are going to be directly impacted by this law,” Rubio said.

He continued: “And a lot of people are going to wake up and realize, ‘Hold on a second, this is not free health insurance. This is something that’s going to cost us something we are already happy with. It’s hurt us at work. It’s cost us our relationship with our doctor. Our premiums have gone up.’ And they’re going to be angry about that.”

While Rubio did say “a golden opportunity” was missed, he rejected any sense of discouragement.

“It is just a a matter of time. We will prevail because Obamcare is going to be a disaster,” the senator said.

“I think at this point, for the good of our country, it is important for Republicans, and independents that identify with us on this issue, to try to come together and come up with a winning strategy to address this,” Rubio said.

Rubio continued the offensive Thursday, hitting Obama on another upcoming legislative battle: immigration reform.

“I certainly think the president’s behavior over the last three weeks has made it harder, not easier,” Rubio said on Fox News’s “Happening Now.”

Finding consensus on certain parts of immigration reform Rubio said will now be “more difficult” following the debt ceiling battle.

“There are other areas that are going to be more difficult to find consensus on, quite frankly even more difficult now given the lack of trust in the government and the way this White House and the Democrats have behaved over the last three weeks. We cannot ignore that is going to be a factor in the all of this,” Rubio said.