New U.S. Congress prepares to undo Obamacare, weigh Trump personnel picks

[NeoConsSuck]

Source: Reuters

A new, Republican-controlled U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices.

Despite his promise to unite a deeply divided country, Trump will be sworn in on Jan. 20 leading a Republican Party that early on will push legislation through Congress without significant - or any - Democratic support.

According to a Gallup poll released on Monday, Trump will take office with less than half of Americans confident in his ability to handle an international crisis, use military force wisely or prevent major ethics lapses in his administration.

Leading Democrats on Monday warned of a fierce fight over Obamacare, which is expected to have 13.8 million people enrolled in the program that aims to provide health insurance to economically disadvantaged people and to expand coverage for others.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-idUSKBN14M14Z

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"and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations" Just the first paragraph is enough to turn one's stomach. God, what have these racist, imbecile voters done??

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I hope the nose holding voters, the 3rd party voters and the non voters will

realize this is because of them.

Yes, even the nose holders, your comments caused others to either not vote or vote 3rd party.

[NeoConsSuck]

2. Agreed

and those who didn't vote for HRC because she didn't pass their 'ideological purity test' can eff off too.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. They were screamed at by us, that this could happen and if it did there would

be catastrophic results, which there will be.

They said fuck off, they knew better.

They just fucked off the human race, probably.

[still_one]

5. A lot of folks are going to be hurt because of that folly. Even if we are able to

persuade three Senate republicans not to take healthcare away from millions, I believe all they need to do to side-step it is go through budget reconciliation, and the subsidies would be taken away, and millions will be left without healthcare.

The Supreme Court means we will be dependent on two on the SC, Kennedy and Roberts, and that is not a good place to be.

It isn't just the SC. There are over a 100 judicial appointments trump will be making.

Those self-identified progressives who voted third party, or didn't vote, also forgot that the Senate was at stake this election. Every Democrat running for Senate in those critical swing states lost to the establishment, incumbent, republican.

We are so screwed

[montana_hazeleyes]

4. This is why I give NO excuses to trump supporters.

So what if they did so for selfish reasons. They all knew his racist, hate filled agenda. Anti environment and everything else. You don't support evil that will hurt and kill others just because you think it will benefit you.