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Related: About this forumHouse Democrats to meet at 6:00PM
I wonder what's this all about.http://politi.co/1973ZSb
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House Democrats to meet at 6:00PM (Original Post)
bigdarryl
Sep 2013
OP
Of course it IS a GOP trap. GOP Rep. Trey Radel admitted that IS their strategy today on MSNBC
Tx4obama
Sep 2013
#4
The Republicans are desperate to keep it from taking effect during election year.
phleshdef
Sep 2013
#6
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)1. Article says...
House Democrats will hold a 6 p.m. caucus meeting on Saturday to discuss their response to the Republican plan to attach a one-year delay of Obamacare to the government funding bill.
-snip-
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)2. A one year delay means they will campaign on
Getting rid of the law in 2014 its a fucking trap
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)4. Of course it IS a GOP trap. GOP Rep. Trey Radel admitted that IS their strategy today on MSNBC
... he said they/TheGOP want the delay so that they can get rid of ACA when they take over The Senate in 2014 - LOL.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)6. The Republicans are desperate to keep it from taking effect during election year.
They know that a good number of people are going to realize how much they've been bald faced lying about it for 3 years. They also know that its going to be a sort of stealth stimulus. This is what really scares them the most.
Squinch
(51,096 posts)3. They better not agree to that.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. They are meeting to: to discuss their RESPONSE to the Republicans
Democrats are NOT going to agree to anything the Republicans want
Squinch
(51,096 posts)7. I hear them say that, and I'm hoping they stick to it.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)10. Should be a short meeting.
Two small words are what comes to my mind.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)8. A one-year delay will just hurt the poor and their states and give the rethugs more time to hold us
hostage. ENOUGH.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)9. That fucking Manchin is all for a one year delay
I'm sick of these blue dog democrats