Rand Paul says can't support last ditch GOP ObamaCare repeal
Source: The Hill
BY RACHEL ROUBEIN - 09/15/17 10:15 AM EDT
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he cant support the newest ObamaCare repeal plan a quartet of senators is pushing, highlighting the hurdles the legislation would need to overcome to pass the upper chamber.
Paul called the legislation Obamacare Lite.
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GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Dean Heller (Nev.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) released the legislation on Wednesday.
The bill would move money for ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion, tax credits and cost-sharing reduction subsidies to block grants to the states. It would also repeal the individual and employer mandates and the medical device tax.
On Friday morning, Cassidy told reporters that he was pretty confident well get there on the Republican side. Were probably at 48-49 and talking to two or three more.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/350828-rand-paul-says-cant-support-last-ditch-gop-obamacare-repeal
hibbing
(10,109 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)Guts protections for PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. same bad elements the Senate rejected in previous repeal bills http://bit.ly/2yczUAn #p2
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)moonscape
(4,673 posts)throwing $$ at AZ and any/everywhere else needed.
They might well have it this time.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)I imagine he, Collins and Murkowski will vote no and kill it with 49.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)trusted.
lark
(23,155 posts)This still allows $ for the poor people to get healthcare and that can't be allowed from everything you've said and done. Every penny has to be taken from their healthcare and given to the rich, no strings attached. You can't allow even one shred of kindness, it would spoil the reputation of your party. kind of
FakeNoose
(32,748 posts)What is wrong with these guys?
I guess Rand Paul isn't trying to save the ACA, but at least he can see that this attempt (what is this, the 4th or 5th try?) isn't even worth voting on. That makes him slightly smarter than McConnell, by a little bit. Talk about FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS!