Ready or Not, McConnell Says Senate Voting on Health Care Tuesday

[DonViejo]

Source: Roll Call




Posted Jul 24, 2017 4:45 PM
Jason Dick
@Jason Dick

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed on Monday that the chamber would hold a procedural vote on Tuesday on a House-passed measure to overhaul the U.S. health insurance system.

“Seven years ago, Democrats forced Obamacare on the American people. It was supposed to lower health costs, but, of course, they skyrocketed. It was supposed to provide more health options, but they plummeted,” the Kentucky Republican said during his opening remarks. “I will vote yes on the motion to proceed. And I would urge all of our colleagues to do the same.”

Support from a simple majority of Republican members is needed to clear the motion to proceed. Should that happen, the chamber would kick off the so-called voterama after 20 hours of debate, a process under which virtually unlimited amendments could be offered from either party.

Republicans would then need only a simple majority of members’ support to pass any subsequent bill, under the fast-track budget procedure known as reconciliation that the GOP is using to advance the health overhaul.

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[snort]

1. Ready or not,

here we're scum.

[Stuart G]

2. 3...is all we need...Collins, and 2 others?

Who?....beats me..

I left something out............Fuck McConnell

[pnwmom]

3. They only have 51 total unless McCain votes.

So if they lose 2, including Collins, then they're down to 49 -- not 50. I think Pence's vote only comes into play if they have 50.

[Stuart G]

5. You are correct...so who else is willing to stand up?

[Honeycombe8]

7. They only need 50, so w/Pence's vote, that's 51 against the other half?

[pnwmom]

12. Yes. But they have to get 50 out of 51 if McCain's not there. If Susan Collins and anyone else

votes no, they won't have enough.

[Honeycombe8]

21. Capito's going to vote yes, I heard. Rand Paul can maybe be bought off, too? Heller? nt

[BigmanPigman]

14. I just heard on Ari's new CNN show that they are trying to do just that!

They want McCain's vote...which is filled with irony and hypocrisy! I called 16 senators today and got through to 4 of their staffers.

[karynnj]

4. John McCain is unlikely to be there

So we only need two.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Cornyn says they're trying to get the okay from doctors to have him comeback and vote.

[truthisfreedom]

15. Which is a perfect metaphor. They're prioritizing fucking America over McCain's health and welfare.

They want this fucking vote more than they care about his safety.

[Cosmocat]

27. Close, but the most accurate metaphore for how fucked we are is that

McCain is willing to jeopardize his own health to cast a vote to fuck tens of millions of americans out of their health care.

THAT is how virulently stupid this country is.

[obamanut2012]

28. Capito is now voting for repeal, and so will McCain

[riversedge]

6. So, it is the "... on a House-passed measure" of Repeal and Replace but many...

things not settled. whow. way to mess with out lives. damn them!




.........................Lawmakers continue to work behind-the-scenes on a bill that would repeal portions of the health law, but also implement several replacement measures that would take effect at varying times over the next 10 years.

Senate Budget Chairman Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming confirmed on Monday that Republicans are working on revised language to address “hopefully all of the issues that the parliamentarian brought up” on Friday regarding the GOP bill to repeal and replace the 2010 health law.

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Several parts of the Senate health care bill would violate the chamber’s budget reconciliation rules, the Senate parliamentarian said in a guidance late Friday.

Provisions related to abortion, certain insurance regulations and funding the law’s cost-sharing subsidies could be struck under the so-called Byrd rule and would require 60 votes to survive.

[mobeau69]

9. Wow. So many in such a hurry to phuck themselves.

Bizarre.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. They're not going to fuck themselves. They're going to fuck us.

Most those who will vote yes are not going to lose their seat over it, despite what we really want to believe.

[George II]

10. Simple math:

McCain won't be there, so there are 99 Senate voters.

Democrats have 48, one republican turning makes it 50-49, two makes it 49-50. I don't think this will fly tomorrow.

Plus, once two go against it, who knows how many more - a vote like this, once lost, can flush out five or six or more other no votes.

[Stuart G]

13. Some stories say McCain will be there...I really don't know

[ffr]

18. True, but I've taken measures to hedge my bet. I contacted my state senators: VOTE NAY

If this is the last ditch effort by McConnell, then this may be the last time we'll need to express how we want our representatives to vote on this dreadful bill.

Google your state senator's contact Web page and tell them to vote Nay to that bill tomorrow!

[George II]

20. I would, but don't need to - my Senators are Murphy and Blumenthal, both will vote no.

[Bengus81]

16. Trump just can't go golfing for a MONTH without the ACA being in the dumpster..........

What the fuck are they going to do medevac McCain in and have him vote?? NOW at 32M to lose coverage. Some kind of sick twisted bastards to kiss Trumps ass to get this canned so they can all go have a lovely one MONTH vacation.

JH Christ...............

[dalton99a]

17. His vacation won't be complete without a death warrant for 32 million Americans

He's got to sign it first

[ffr]

19. That's what America's GOP lives for, others to suffer: schadenfreude

They're vindictive simple minded black v white people. Gray areas are too complicated.

[Kablooie]

22. I expect he wouldn't put it up for a vote unless he was extremely certain it will pass.

He must have been doing a lot of arm twisting recently.
I don't have a good feeling about this.

[Massacure]

23. That or he wants to kill it and start over

[obamanut2012]

24. McCain will be there for the vote, and Capito has said she is voting for repeal

So, the ACA will be gone today.

So much for Capito not wanting to hurt people.

[Doug the Dem]

25. Balls: Who's Got 'Em?

We know the ladies from Maine and Alaska do.

[C_U_L8R]

26. Every Republican is responsible for this heinous bill

I don't know what else to call it but mass murder.
And the crazy thing is, Republicans are signing their
own death warrants ...in every regard. I could spit.