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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Mar 9, 2014, 10:39 PM Mar 2014

Cruz Still Thinks GOP Can Repeal Obamacare In 2015: 'Every Single Word'

CAITLIN MACNEAL – MARCH 9, 2014, 10:17 PM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Sunday insisted that Republicans still have a chance of repealing Obamacare in 2015.

"If there's one things that unifies politicians of both parties, you know, their top priority is preserving their own hide," Cruz said on ABC's "This Week" when asked if the GOP could repeal the health care law while President Obama remains in office. "And if enough Congressional Democrats realize they either stand with ObamaCare and lose, or they listen to the American people and have a chance at staying in office, that's the one scenario we could do it in 2015. If not, we'll do it in 2017."

Cruz reiterated that he can repeal "every single word" of the law.

When host Jonathan Karl asked if Cruz was positive a repeal was possible with Obama in the White House, the senator indicated it wasn't a large factor.

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Cruz Still Thinks GOP Can Repeal Obamacare In 2015: 'Every Single Word' (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2014 OP

Cruz is deluded, and an idiot besides. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2014 #1

Your right yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #3

He'd need two-thirds of both houses to override the inevitable veto jmowreader Mar 2014 #7

Canadian Cruz says WHAT?!?! blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #2

no he doesn't Skittles Mar 2014 #4

Run on that idea Cruz. sheshe2 Mar 2014 #5

Um...no comment. eom Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,699 posts)

1. Cruz is deluded, and an idiot besides.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 10:43 PM

Mar 2014

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. Your right

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 10:46 PM

Mar 2014

Even if they win the Senate in 2014, they will not have 60 votes for sure. Unless they decide to make everything 50 votes to pass then maybe but I don't THINK they will do that. I am worried that they may keep the judges at 50 votes. However, hopefully we will never know and that every Democrat will get out and vote in November.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)

7. He'd need two-thirds of both houses to override the inevitable veto

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 05:18 AM

Mar 2014

Ted has a worse problem: if he actually manages to repeal the law, the millions of people who will lose their health insurance have friends...and access to the Internet.