Ryan doesn't want Trump to work with Democrats on healthcare

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, the top Republican in Congress, said he does not want President Donald Trump to work with Democrats on new legislation for revamping the country's health insurance system, commonly called Obamacare.

In an interview with "CBS This Morning" that will air on Thursday, Ryan said he fears the Republican party, which failed last week to come together and agree on a healthcare overhaul, is pushing the president to the other side of the aisle so he can make good on campaign promises to redo Obamacare.

Carrying out those reforms with Democrats is "hardly a conservative thing," Ryan said, according to interview excerpts released on Wednesday. "I don’t want government running health care. The government shouldn’t tell you what you must do with your life, with your healthcare," he said.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-ryan-doesnt-want-trump-to-work-with-democrats-on-healthcare-2017-3

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[hibbing]

1. conservative thing kicking 24 million people off insurance

[msongs]

2. but he is ok with his religion telling people what to do nt

[regnaD kciN]

16. ...as long as his religion doesn't conflict with the teachings of Ayn Rand.

[area51]

23. But Ayn Rand

took Medicare and Social Security.

[luvMIdog]

3. there ya go tell this to the republicans that blame all problems on democrats being unwilling to

work with Republicans on healthcare.

[Zambero]

4. Shouldn't be a problem!

Let's see, no House Democrat wants to touch this repeal thing with a 10-foot pole, and the House GOP is split into 3 factions on the issue, two of which don't like Ryan's proposals to begin with.

[napi21]

5. Don't worry Paul, the Dems don't WANT to work with ther Con and YOU, the Con supporters!

You'll keep loosing and we'll keep laughing at you!

[C Moon]

6. Ryan's a heartless piece of crud...and he's starting early.

If he stays in politics, I see him as the most crotchety old Congressperson the country has ever known.

[murielm99]

13. Zell Miller?

[rpannier]

7. The government shouldnt tell you what you must do with your life,...

waiting for the repeal on auto insurance, seat belts, paying taxes (federal and state), abortion and other forms of family planning...

on edit: speeding and other traffic laws... this can go on forever into the absurd

[progree]

17. And the Caligula/Ryan bill charges 30% higher premiums for those who have a lapse in health insuranc

coverage. In other words, punishing people for not having health insurance. FREEDOM! Yeah, right

"I don’t want government running health care. The government shouldn’t tell you what you must do with your life, with your healthcare," Ryan said.

[pecosbob]

8. Says the poster-boy for killing Medicaire and Medicaid

[cstanleytech]

9. You fucking twit. This is about helping everyone and not just the wealthy who you prefer

to only help get heathcare but of course in your sick mind I am sure you think that someone being to poor to have heathcare is their "choice".

[turbinetree]

10. So we now have a oxymoron statement from Eddie Munster

"I don’t want government running health care. The government shouldn’t tell you what you must do with your life, with your healthcare," he said.

You do realize there Eddie that when the Constitution was written, the founders wanted the government of and "for" the people to be protected by the government not the other way around in your AYN RAND world view, because, you know, she, if you look at her history collected social security and health care benefits before she died-----------did you know that fact, or are you that stupid.

[ProudLib72]

11. Cockroaches have been known to wash themselves

after coming into contact with humans. This is along those same lines.

[kairos12]

12. As he has been called a "zombie eyed granny starver." Tis true enough.

[Honeycombe8]

14. Trump & Ryan are colluding to threaten Repubs

Trump and Ryan are colluding to threaten Republicans that if they don't vote for the GOP health care bill, Trump will work with Democrats on a bill to get votes that way. And Ryan is saying to his pals in the House, "We don't want that, now do we?"

[Recursion]

15. And Ryan thinks Trump owes him...... ?

Am I missing the leverage Ryan imagines he has, there?

[hedda_foil]

18. What exactly does Ryan think Trump owes him FOR?

[progree]

19. But 62% disapprove of the last version of Caligula/Ryan Care

Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care, AP, 3/29/17

Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling of health care during the initial weeks of his presidency, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released Wednesday. It was his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested, including the economy, foreign policy and immigration.

An overwhelming 8 in 10 opposed the Republican proposal to let insurers boost premiums on older people. Seven in 10 disapproved of premium surcharges for people whose coverage lapses.

...

... In addition, Republicans had mixed views on the collapsed House GOP bill. Clear majorities of them opposed boosting premiums for older people and those who've had gaps in coverage. They were more likely to oppose than support cutting Medicaid and were divided over linking subsidies to age more than income.

More: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141742199
https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-americans-dislike-gops-trumps-181011343.html

And the things they disapprove of are not "liberal" features either, but rather CONservative features.

[Heather MC]

20. Ryan knows Trump is easy to manipulate and desperate for a BIGLY WIN

If the Dems are smart they will get that moron to approve Single payer. All they have to say is 5 words. "Obama Would Not Do It"!

[jberryhill]

28. Yep

If he thought it would get him a higher approval rating, Trump would sign single payer in a heartbeat.

[onecaliberal]

21. Freedom to take your healthcare away. Freedom For you to get more sick and fail to get

Routine checkups. Freedom to fuck off and die from something easily treated with early detection that all your freedom could NOT afford to see a doctor for.

[LS_Editor]

22. Paul Ryan is a piece of shit. One of the worst Speakers, too.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. "government shouldnt tell you what you must do with your life" - unless you are a woman

and want an abortion, then we "government men" will force ourselves upon you because we can.

[Javaman]

25. and the right wing cluster fuck over health care continues. nt

[duhneece]

26. Poor people who need government help...should they die, Ryan?

What if our state government, like New Mexico's, is too poor to keep our sick people alive? Are we allowed to ask the federal government for help keeping us alive? It reminds me of the grinding poor of pre-Social Security days...should my children lose their jobs in order to help keep us alive, creating even more poor people.

I just asked my Freedom Caucus, Tea Party Congressman Steve Pearce that question.

[jberryhill]

27. You know why?

Because Trump doesn't give a shit what's in any legislation he signs, and if the Democrats produced something that the American people would be happy about, Ryan's death-panel-plans would have to be shelved.

The LAST thing Ryan wants is for anyone to put a good idea under that moron's nose.

[maxrandb]

29. Translation

'The government shouldn’t tell you what you must do with your life, with your healthcare," he said.

"Only the ReTrumplican Party should be able to do that"

[Sunlei]

30. Obvious Republicans will NEVER let trump do anything without their approval.fox & f(R)iends says, "

"You're the man Mr. Trump, what a great President"