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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBroken health care pledge tests Collins-McConnell relationship
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/365922-broken-health-care-pledge-tests-collins-mcconnell-relationshipBroken health care pledge tests Collins-McConnell relationship
By Alexander Bolton - 12/21/17 06:00 AM EST
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will be a crucial swing vote for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) next year, but it may be tougher to strike deals with her after McConnell failed to fulfill a pledge on health care.
The moderate senator told reporters this month that she had an ironclad commitment from McConnell and Vice President Pence to pass legislation by the end of the year to stabilize ObamaCare premiums. She wanted that assurance before committing her vote for tax reform. ut that vote has now been delayed until January due to opposition from House Republicans.
Collins isnt accusing McConnell of breaking his pledge but is disappointed in the outcome, according to sources familiar with the negotiations on health care legislation. Those sources added that Collins might think twice the next time GOP leaders promise her something. Shes disappointed, but she doesnt see this as a breach of the agreement, she sees it as slipping, said a Senate GOP aide. These bills remain very important to her and shes committed to getting them done.
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Collins earlier this month announced that McConnell had promised to pass two bills by years end: one authorizing federal subsidies to insurance companies and another funding high-risk pools for older, sicker people.
She said the leader also promised that fellow Republicans would vote to waive an automatic $25 billion cut to Medicare required by Pay-As-You-Go rules. The cut could have been triggered as a result of passing the tax bill with only 51 votes under special budgetary rules. President Trump is reportedly waiting until Jan. 3 to sign the bill to prevent the Medicare cuts from taking effect, according to Bloomberg.
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Broken health care pledge tests Collins-McConnell relationship (Original Post)
nitpicker
Dec 2017
OP
She did it on purpose. She wants to evade the conseqences of her actions...she is going to lose the
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#6
I have not proof...just my opinion...and you are not stupid...she could have been used I just
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#13
I don't think she is pissed off at all...all that was ever guaranteed was a vote on these issues.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#8
Collins is not stupid or gullible. She thinks her constituents are stupid and gullible.
dalton99a
Dec 2017
#12
You are right, pure bullshit political theatre to deceive Maine voters!!!
FreeStateDemocrat
Dec 2017
#14
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)1. Just how STUPID is Susan Collins?
Breathtakingly STUPID.
Believing ANYTHING that comes out of McConnell's lying, lizard lips is beyond stupid.
Fuck you Susan Collins for your vote that is so catastrophic damaging to millions of Americans.
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)6. She did it on purpose. She wants to evade the conseqences of her actions...she is going to lose the
next election and will never be Governor.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)9. Oh shit!! You're probably right!
She and McTurtle probably had this all worked out!
Now she can go home and tell Mainers (while pointing at Mitch), "Hey you guys, I held out for your healthcare but I was DOUBLE CROSSED!
It's NOT my fault."
Man, I guess I'm the one that's stupid for underestimating how vile and devious the fucking ReThugs can be!
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)13. I have not proof...just my opinion...and you are not stupid...she could have been used I just
don't believe she really thought McConnell would be able to do this.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)11. A former British paratrooper friend of mine had
the perfect (very British) expression for this: "Thicker than pig shit"
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)2. When you lie down with the gombeen man*
you will wake up fleeced.
* Irish for loan shark
hatrack
(59,587 posts)3. Gee Susan, feeling "troubled"? "Concerned"? FUCK OFF
.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,340 posts)4. Possibly somewhat perturbed, a bit piqued, ...
but too political to be pissed-off.
I can't even yell at my senators, they're both "D".
Demsrule86
(68,576 posts)8. I don't think she is pissed off at all...all that was ever guaranteed was a vote on these issues.
I never believed any of it. She is not dumb and knew it had no chance...she sold out her people and now the GOP are going for damage control...but on this issue where people die..it will do no good in my opinion.
MaryMagdaline
(6,854 posts)5. Oh, please
tblue37
(65,357 posts)7. Bovine excrement. She knew--she is just covering her behind. nt
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)10. She fucked up. She trusted that rat bastard.
Everyone else kniws better.
dalton99a
(81,488 posts)12. Collins is not stupid or gullible. She thinks her constituents are stupid and gullible.
She is a scam artist in the service of the oligarchs - just like the rest of the GOP
FreeStateDemocrat
(2,654 posts)14. You are right, pure bullshit political theatre to deceive Maine voters!!!