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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 07:07 PM Feb 2017

Boehner says Obamacare repeal-and-replace 'not going to happen'

Speaking at a health care conference in Florida, Boehner said Republicans were engaged in "happy talk" when they promised a swift "repeal and replace" of the sweeping 2010 health care law, the Affordable Care Act.

“I started laughing,” the former West Chester lawmaker said, according to Politico. “Republicans never ever agree on health care.”

He predicted his party would leave most of the Affordable Care Act in place.

“{Congressional Republicans are} going to fix Obamacare – I shouldn’t call it repeal-and-replace, because it’s not going to happen,” he said.

Read more: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/blogs/2017/02/23/report-boehner-says-obamacare-repeal-and-replace-not-going-happen/98300172/

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Boehner says Obamacare repeal-and-replace 'not going to happen' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2017 OP
hah-hah. ginnyinWI Feb 2017 #1
Lying to your constituents knowing nothing will happen.... spanone Feb 2017 #2

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
1. hah-hah.
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 07:17 PM
Feb 2017

And Boehner should know. Remember, he was a more moderate Repub forced out of the speaker's chair by the tea party. Bunch of losers.

spanone

(135,838 posts)
2. Lying to your constituents knowing nothing will happen....
Thu Feb 23, 2017, 07:20 PM
Feb 2017

how do these fuckers keep getting elected???????

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