Senate hard-liners outline health-care demands with Medicaid in the crosshairs

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By David Weigel and Elise Viebeck May 11 at 7:02 AM

Senate conservatives, once seen as an impediment to the Obamacare repeal push, are instead lobbying for changes that would drop millions of adults from Medicaid, limit the value of tax credits over concerns about funding abortion and weaken or cancel consumer protections.

Senators like Mike Lee (R-Utah) believe these changes will help reduce health-care spending, prevent tax-credit dollars from paying for abortions and expand access to health insurance by lowering premiums — all arguments supported by conservative advocacy groups. And such changes are also looked on favorably by some House Republicans who don’t expect their version of the American Health Care Act to survive the Senate.

Lee and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are members of the 12-person Senate working group on health care, which has intensified its efforts following House passage of the amended American Health Care Act by a razor-thin margin last week.

“Conventional wisdom says the Senate normally moves things left or more moderate, but this has been a year of the unexpected,” said Tim Phillips, president of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity.

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[hibbing]

1. It's coming

I'm terrified, they are going to push and and push, then go to church on Sunday.


Peace

[riversedge]

2. the hard right may push toooooooooooo much. but

I am afraid also.

[titaniumsalute]

3. They will lose 10 Republican Senators - Mark my Word

Most of Congress hate Ted Cruz anyway.

[tonyt53]

4. They will commit political suicide by gross ignorance. They think people aren't watching.

[turbinetree]

5. These right wing hypocrites can eat sh*t and bark at the moon

[WinkyDink]

6. Reason #2 (Reason #1 is Treason) for "Why I Want a New Circle in Hell for Republicans": They ALWAYS

target the POOR.

It's always the POOR whom they accuse of wasting federal dollars.

[Kennah]

7. It's going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better

It would nice to think the worst will hit between now and November 2018, and then the ascent will begin. However, that's folly. Short of a Democratic House, Senate, and President impeaching some GOP SCOTUS Justics in 2021, we're fucked for decades.

[workinclasszero]

8. The republican party is going to destroy Medicaid

And we can just sit back and watch them rob, loot and kill every social program in this country and give all the trillions to the rich!

The 1% and their terrorist party have us by the balls and we can't stop them! 2018 is the next chance, the only chance IMO. If there is not a MASSIVE, historic democratic voter turnout this country is dead for a generation at least if not forever.

Social security, SSI, food assistance will all be in the republican cross hairs soon.