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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNuclear 2.0? Jeb Bush is Open to Ending the Senate Filibuster to Repeal Obamacare
The ex-governor is willing to go where rival Republican candidate Ted Cruz has so far been unwilling.Jun 26, 2015 5:21 PM EDT
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday he's open to eliminating the Senate's 60-vote threshold if it helps Congress repeal Obamacare and enact "free-market oriented" health care reforms.
Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show, the former Florida governor was asked if he'd support invoking the "Reid rule"also known as the "nuclear option"to nix the legislative filibuster to replace the Affordable Care Act.
At first, Bush said his focus was coming up with a health care plan that Republicans can unify behind.
"I think we Republicans first need to unify behind the replacement," he said. "If there's unity there, we can act. Right now, though, for the last few years we've been organized against Obamacare... But there hasn't been any kind of unity about what the alternative is and that's what my focus is."
Hewitt pressed Bush, pointing out that Republicans are unlikely to get 60 Senate to defeat a filibuster if Democrats stick together and block efforts to repeal Obamacare, as they have done for years. "At that point," Hewitt said, "would you at least be open to making the argument that on this issue, before it gets its tentacles too deep, that we break the filibuster and ram through a repeal and replacement?"
Bush responded that he was open to it.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-26/nuclear-2-0-jeb-bush-is-open-to-ending-the-senate-filibuster-to-repeal-obamacare
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Nuclear 2.0? Jeb Bush is Open to Ending the Senate Filibuster to Repeal Obamacare (Original Post)
Purveyor
Jun 2015
OP
In the free market sick people are "consumers" not patients n/t
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jun 2015
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. Free market reforms, jesus christ.
And millions of dumbshits eat that up
No free market, period.
Already in the hands of the corps he is owned by so this is about hate of Black skin only
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,592 posts)4. In the free market sick people are "consumers" not patients n/t
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. Hmmmmm
Did The former Governor perhaps miss the part where the Executive Branch doesn't have a say in the making of rules in the Legislative Branch?
Egnever
(21,506 posts)6. Makes you wonder if he understands how the government works at all
Doesn't it?
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)3. But but I thought Republicans had a plan?
Gawd these republicans are so full of shit
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)5. It would just be vetoed
How stupid is this Bush?