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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsConservative Organization Tells House Republicans To Vote Against Their Own Leadership’s Proposed De
So, the latest version of the plan is doomed without Democratic support (that they will not get)
http://thinkprogress.org/lbupdate/2786471/conservative-organization-tells-house-republicans-vote-emerging-house-deal/
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Conservative Organization Tells House Republicans To Vote Against Their Own Leaderships Proposed Deal
House Republican leaderships budget and debt deal just took a major blow: The conservative organization Heritage Action is urging Republican Representatives not to back the bill, and saying it will make the vote a key vote on its legislative scorecard. The organization says the proposal doesnt do enough to derail obamacare:
Despite overruling OPMs congressional exemption, the proposed plan will do absolutely nothing to help Americans who are negatively impacted by Obamacare. Premiums will continue to skyrocket, cancellation notices will still arrive in the mail, employers will continue reducing hours and bureaucrats will continue reaching deeper and deeper into our health care decisions.
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Conservative Organization Tells House Republicans To Vote Against Their Own Leadership’s Proposed De (Original Post)
Mass
Oct 2013
OP
They wont vote. Now the real question is whether they will talk to dems or whether they will sink
Mass
Oct 2013
#7
They will sink the country. The Senate bill would be worse in their eyes and they would certainly
berni_mccoy
Oct 2013
#9
The lunatics forbid the other lunatics from voting on their lunatic proposal because
ProSense
Oct 2013
#8
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)1. Crazy fucking loons still fucking crazy.
Film at 11.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)2. Boehner needs to just hand the gavel to Pelosi
so he can see how someone gets shit done in the House.
This is a fucking joke. They can't even pass their own bills.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)3. When oh when will this fucking crazy fever break?
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)4. Stock up on ammo and popcorn.
From Robert Costa at the NRO, what some non-Teabagger Republicans are saying:
There is a sense that if Boehner loses here, and you embarrass him b/c you want big stand on defund, conf unity will quickly break down.
Iggo
(47,558 posts)5. What kind of conservative organization tells you not to pay your fucking bills?
Blue Owl
(50,395 posts)6. Stick a fucking fork in 'em -- THEY'RE DONE
n/t
Mass
(27,315 posts)7. They wont vote. Now the real question is whether they will talk to dems or whether they will sink
the country.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)9. They will sink the country. The Senate bill would be worse in their eyes and they would certainly
hold any Republican accountable for voting for it.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)8. The lunatics forbid the other lunatics from voting on their lunatic proposal because
it isn't lunatic enough.