McConnell: Limited Bill Needed If GOP Senate Obamacare Repeal Bill Dies
Source: Talking Points Memo
GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) A bill focused on buttressing the nations insurance marketplaces will be needed if the full-fledged Republican effort to repeal much of President Barack Obamas health care law fails, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday. It was one of his most explicit acknowledgments that his partys top-priority drive to erase much of Obamas landmark 2010 statutes might fall short.
The remarks by McConnell, R-Ky., also implicitly meant that to show progress on health care, Republicans controlling the White House and Congress might have to negotiate with Democrats. While the current, wide-ranging GOP health care bill which McConnell is still hoping to push through the Senate has procedural protections against a Democratic Senate filibuster, a subsequent, narrower measure would not and would take 60 votes to pass.
The existing bill would fail if just three of the 52 Republicans vote no, since all Democrats oppose it. McConnell was forced to cancel a planned vote on the measure last week after far more Republicans than that objected, and hes been spending the Independence Day recess studying possible changes that might win over GOP dissidents.
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We are coming McConnell, you are a despicable old man
elleng
(131,102 posts)ENOUGH! Forget INSURANCE! We the People should provide health care for all!
(My rant, been wanting to say it, so I have.)
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)I say it everyday in my rants................
elleng
(131,102 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)senate replublicans are not all fools....they have no hope of passing anything remote to what the House passed or what's been discussed.
go to plan B and find what can be done now to fix some of the issues with obamacare and have democrats join. Pass it an throw the mess back at ryan and trump.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)I guess you are getting too much from the lobbyists! Fix that problem you greedy bastard.
How and when will karma get him. I hate him and Ryan as much as I hate the Donald.
madokie
(51,076 posts)a stupid ignorant and greedy bastard
turtle man and lying ryan on the other hand are conniving, scheming scumbags
Podkayne K
(145 posts)Top Five Health Insurance Companies': (I was about to say value but that is debatable)
United: 185 Billion
Anthem: 89.1 Billion
Aetna: 63.1 Billion
Humana: 54.3 Billion
Cigna: (Only) 39.7 Billion
I mean how can a poor ole' Oligarchs survive on so little? Everyone plainly can see, they need buttressing. Plus their friends in the Oil Industry probably make fun of them behind their back.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)UGH
Jimbo101
(776 posts)They'll lose a lot of republican support if they try to "sweeten" the healthcare bill.
so Mitch will have to get democrat support - wait for a lot of last minute "bait and switch" to screw over democrats.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Anything else is pure gravy on a meat-and-three-sides buffet of deplorable!
Actually killing his constituent Kentuckians may be even a little too far for a heartless, cold bastard who might actually believe he will answer to the Almighty fairly soon!