Freedom Caucus to try to force vote on Obamacare repeal

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

House conservatives are launching a late effort to force their colleagues to vote on an outright repeal of Obamacare.

Leaders of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday evening will jump-start a process intended to force the measure — a mirror of the 2015 repeal proposal that President Barack Obama vetoed — to the floor as early as September.

The idea, sources say, is to create pressure on GOP leaders in the House and Senate — ensuring Republicans don’t give up on their seven-year campaign promise.

“There's no reason we should put anything less on President Trump's desk than we put on Obama's,” said Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). "President Trump wants to sign repeal — it's time Congress send it to him."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/house-freedom-caucus-obamacare-repeal-vote-240728?lo=ap_a1

[Matthew28]

1. The death caucus is a better name for them

[JHB]

2. More like the Foamdom Caucus

[sandensea]

3. And the Orwell Prize for caucus nomenclature goes to:

[Justice]

4. House Freedom Caucus does not disclose the names of its members but there are about 36 members

about 36 Freedom Caucus members

239 GOP members of the House (about 6 less than in last Congress)

192 Dem Members of the House (about 6 more than in last Congress)


How many of GOP members will vote against a full repeal without a replacement?

We said what 24 seats in play in the House - if all of those 24 members voted against a straight repeal without a replacement -

216 against straight repeal

215 for straight repeal

[Astraea]

5. Freedom to get sick and die

Caucus

[cstanleytech]

6. Oh this should be fun to watch as its purely being used as a litmus test and

any that vote no will be focused on for replacement and any that vote yes are putting their heads on the block as it will be used against them by whatever Democrat challenges them if they decide to run for office again.