Pressure on McConnell to deliver ObamaCare repeal

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in the pressure cooker as Republicans seek to deliver on the healthcare reforms they’ve been promising voters for years.

The majority leader has drawn high marks in recent years for his ability to keep the Senate GOP conference unified, but that discipline has been shattered by the divisive healthcare debate.

Conservatives have at times challenged McConnell’s leadership over the years, but now those complaints are spreading to different corners of the conference.

Last week, McConnell got into a heated exchange with moderate Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a close ally who has major concerns about Medicaid cuts in the legislation. 

Other members, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), question the wisdom of pushing through a bill that only one out of three Republicans approve of, according to one recent poll.  

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/340571-pressure-on-mcconnell-to-deliver-obamacare-repeal

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1. If they couldn't agree on the repeal/replace, why would they just agree to the repeal

without the replace?

McConnell may be getting pressure by some of the republicans to just repeal first without a replacement, but for the same reason that those who had a problem with the replacement because of things like the Medicaid cuts, it makes no sense that they would go along with that.

Actually, what some have suggested here, this would be a good time for Democrats to start pushing single payer or a public option, as part of the replacement.

Even though we don't have the votes, it sure would bring it to the table.

For those that favor such an approach I would suggest they call their respective Senators and Representative