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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate GOP 'no' votes already caving
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/22/1674226/-The-supposed-Senate-GOP-no-votes-already-cavingAs our own Joan McCarter predicted earlier, several GOP senators would soon come out against the Senate bill and they would be lying. Right on cue:
Sen. Rand Paul told reporters on Capitol Hill that the Senate bill just didnt go far enough to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
I dont think theres anybody in America whos more against Obamacare than myself, he said. I just didnt run on Obamacare-lite.
But Paul stressed that the version released Thursday morning was just a draft and that GOP senators at their morning meeting all said they were open to changes. So sure, its quite possible that every Republican who says theyre a no gets to add some amendment that they can tout as a win (and maybe get a behind-closed-doors commitment from McConnell on something else). And then theres Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who just wants someone to hold his hand.
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Sen. Rand Paul told reporters on Capitol Hill that the Senate bill just didnt go far enough to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
I dont think theres anybody in America whos more against Obamacare than myself, he said. I just didnt run on Obamacare-lite.
But Paul stressed that the version released Thursday morning was just a draft and that GOP senators at their morning meeting all said they were open to changes. So sure, its quite possible that every Republican who says theyre a no gets to add some amendment that they can tout as a win (and maybe get a behind-closed-doors commitment from McConnell on something else). And then theres Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who just wants someone to hold his hand.
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Senate GOP 'no' votes already caving (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
OP
Dampen the Resistance right out of the gate, like clockwork and predictable as ever.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#8
Kaleva
(36,340 posts)1. Trump's base hope the 4 stand firm against the bill
They want a full repeal of ObamaCare.
stephensolomita
(91 posts)2. The Saddest Part
The saddest part is the cowardly nature of the bill, putting off the ugly consequences until after the next two presidential elections. Maybe the Republicans hope all the people to be deprived of healthcare after 2025 will forget who wrote the bill.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)6. Or
"Maybe the Republicans hope all the people to be deprived of healthcare after 2025 will forget who wrote the bill."
Or, they may be hoping most of us will be dead.
stephensolomita
(91 posts)9. A Distinct Possibility
Cosmocat
(14,572 posts)11. They are that fucking deranged
You know gded well they will blame it on the evil liberals either way. And, their zombies will KNOW it as fact, and the "middle" will go along for the ride.
Wounded Bear
(58,704 posts)3. A LOT of Kabuki theater going on...
They love to talk things down, then turn around and vote for them.
All part of the grand design.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)8. Dampen the Resistance right out of the gate, like clockwork and predictable as ever.
Cosmocat
(14,572 posts)12. I saw Rand on CNN yesterday
To sum his opposition up, it isn't horrible enough.
Pretty sure these scumbags can accommodate him.
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)4. They won't be able to ram it through under reconciliation, depending on the changes made or
to be made
Cosmocat
(14,572 posts)10. Do you honestly think these people
Are going to follow the rules at the last moment?
It's done.
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)7. Thing is if it goes far enough the gop will lose the key votes in
Vulnerable districts.