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still_one

(92,372 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 06:56 PM Oct 2018

In 2016 the issues were very clear, there was no ambiguity. 2018 the issues are equally clear

If the Democrats don't control at least one of the Houses, there will be no excuse. It will be very clear that a good portion of the country has no problem with racists, bigots, or sexists. They have no problem if people lose their healthcare, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, civil rights, and a whole host of other issues, and that will speak volumes of exactly what our country is

"Republicans Will Repeal Obamacare If They Get The Chance, Mitch McConnell Says"

"Republicans could make another run at repealing the Affordable Care Act if they retain control of Congress next year, the Senate’s GOP leader said on Wednesday.
The statement, which Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made in an interview with Reuters, came in response to a question about what the GOP had accomplished since President Donald Trump took office ― and what business McConnell felt was unfinished.
He called the failure to repeal the law known as Obamacare his singular disappointment but promised that Republicans haven’t given up. “If we had the votes to completely start over, we’d do it,” McConnell said. “But that depends on what happens in a couple weeks. ... We’re not satisfied with the way Obamacare is working.”
The statement should surprise nobody. Wiping Obamacare off the books has been a defining cause of the Republican Party since President Barack Obama signed the bill in March 2010. In 2017, when the GOP finally controlled both the White House and Congress, Republicans spent most of the year trying to pass legislation that would have finally realized that goal."


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-repeal-obamacare-election_us_5bc7893ce4b0d38b58748f19

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In 2016 the issues were very clear, there was no ambiguity. 2018 the issues are equally clear (Original Post) still_one Oct 2018 OP
Expect a lame duck congress to do anything..the saving grace, the filibuster beachbum bob Oct 2018 #1
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. Expect a lame duck congress to do anything..the saving grace, the filibuster
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 07:24 PM
Oct 2018

No way GOP ever will get a vote on closure...and no way McConnel dares to scrap the filibuster.

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