Republican lawmakers have made restructuring healthcare laws, to ensure their name is attached to it instead of some former President’s, their top priority since the beginning of their legislative sessions this year. However this week, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, a longtime proponent of repealing and and replacing the Affordable Care Act, has changed his tune and instead has asked congress to hold off on any healthcare changes until after Burger Week. The injunction is being referred to as the “Better Care About Burger Week Act.”

Senator Paul had to request a similar injunction back in May when Governor Matt Bevin declared it ‘Beef Month’ and now the Senator finds himself in a familiar situation as he asks the legislature to hold off a little longer so Kentuckians can spend another week finding new ways to cram beef down their gullets.

“My Dad has always been a vocal Libertarian, but I’m not my Dad, I’m a Burgertarian!” shouted the Senator during his press conference. “Look I still think we should try to fix healthcare, but we’ve waited too long now. We need to respect the tradition of burger week and wait until afterwards to discuss this issue. My main concern here is, the way I read it, under the Better Care Reconciliation Act that Senator McConnell has proposed, participating in Burger Week would count as a pre-existing condition that would disqualify many in Lexington from being able to receive healthcare coverage in the future.”

The Senator ended his press conference with an impassioned, “Give me burgers or give me death!”

Many Burger Week regulars are backing Senator Paul on this issue. We spoke with one perennial Burger Week participant, a woman known as ‘All-Beef’ Patty McDonald. She told us, “I’ll gladly get healthcare Tuesday for a burger today.”

Former Vice Mayor Jim Gray explained that he, “appreciates everything that Senator Paul is doing for us.” Gray continued, “my last second plea to change burger week to salad week was met with potential riots, and I just don’t know how else I could help.” Gray then hung his head in defeat as he somberly took a bite of one of the many veggie burgers he prepares for the event each year in vain.