Rep Lloyd Doggett: "what the bill needs is extreme vetting"; it's "as secret as Trump's tax returns"

[kpete]

Link to tweet

Democrats in the Ways and Means Committee unsuccessfully offered several amendments that were identical to those offered by Republicans against the ACA in 2009, such as legislation to ensure there is no tax hike for people making less than $250,000 and to ensure that the final bill text would be available for 72 hours before a vote.

Democrats plan to bring forward dozens more amendments to put political pressure on Republicans, for instance underscoring Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions and campaign pledges Trump made, such as providing coverage for “everyone.”

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) argued that the legislation hasn't been properly vetted by Congress or the public and ripped into Republicans for keeping it “as secret as Donald Trump’s tax returns.”

“What this bill needs is extreme vetting — frankly any vetting at all would be an improvement," he said.


http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/obamacare-repeal-partisan-fight-235832

[MagickMuffin]

1. Rep. Doggett is a REAL Treasure & He's from Texas

Ah yelp! I loves me some Doggett

[ProudLib72]

2. Posting this to gain traction

This should stick. No more argument about TrumpDon'tCare.

One Democratic amendment proposed changing the bill's name from the American Health Care Act to the "Republican Pay More For Less Care Act."