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Related: About this forumHarry Reid Calls House GOP Insane While Senate Dems Kill Their 3rd Attack on the ACA
Harry Reid Calls House GOP Insane While Senate Dems Kill Their 3rd Attack on the ACA
Within minutes of the Houses passage of their third attempt to kill the ACA, Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats shot it down.
This vote, just like all the others, was by party line with Democrats having more than enough support for the simple majority that was required to kill the Houses 3rd attack today on the ACA.
Harry Reid quoted Einsteins definition of insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results on the Senate floor, then he and Sen. Dick Durban laid into House Republicans for attaching the Vitter Amendment to their latest amended CR.
Senate Democrats said that House Republicans were lying about members of Congress and staff getting special treatment under Obamacare. Reid blasted Republican members of Congress for taking the employer subsidy for their own healthcare while expecting staff to pay 100% of the costs associated with their own health insurance.
With less than three hours until the government shuts down, the only question remaining is will Boehner blink before midnight? If recent history is any indication, House Republicans will wake up in the morning and look at what the stock market is doing. If the Dow plunges, Republicans will feel pressure to pass a clean CR. Lets face it, House Republicans dont care about the millions of innocent Americans who they will harm by shutting down the government. They only care about big business. When Wall Street feels the pain, House Republicans will respond.
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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/30/harry-reid-calls-house-gop-insane-senate-dems-kill-3rd-attack-aca.html
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Harry Reid Calls House GOP Insane While Senate Dems Kill Their 3rd Attack on the ACA (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Sep 2013
OP
Mass
(27,315 posts)1. He is going to make Boehner cry!
TDale313
(7,820 posts)2. Deep down, I think Boehner agrees.
He's just too scared to take them on.
mucifer
(23,545 posts)3. I'm still pretty nervous about how much will be bargained away 6 months from now.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)5. 6 months? Try two weeks.
The debt ceiling comes up again.
The Teajhadists will likely require that the Senate agree to remove President Obama from office upon their impeachment proceedings.
Cha
(297,241 posts)4. Way to go Reid! quote Einstein's definition of Insanity at their
crazy ass schemes!
Thanks Tx