Posted on 02/14/2017 1:29:16 PM PST by mikelets456
WASHINGTON ― Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus voted among themselves Monday night to band together and support only an Obamacare repeal that is at least as aggressive as a bill the House and Senate passed in 2015, putting GOP leaders in a bind with their conference and perhaps even threatening the possibility of passing a repeal.
The group of roughly 35 to 40 House conservatives voted to take this official position ― meaning it received the support of at least 80 percent of the members and is therefore supposed to be the position of all lawmakers in the group ― amid some GOP consternation that Republicans ought to focus more on repairing the law rather than repealing it, as well as amid heavy voter pressure in many districts to leave the law intact.
“If it’s less than the 2015 [bill], we will oppose it,” Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) told a small group of reporters Monday night.
Meadows added that the Freedom Caucus would encourage replacing Obamacare at the same time Congress repeals it but that if GOP leaders put the same 2015 reconciliation bill gutting major parts of Obamacare on the floor, conservatives in the group would support it.
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Why was the 2015 repeal bill good enough for the GOP then, but not good enough now? Were they just lying; playing political games, knowing that the repeal had no chance of being signed into law?
Exactly, and if these freaking RINOs pull this crap, their reign will be short lived. It will be evident that we will have to form a freedom or libertarian party.
Why would they be in a “bind”??? They campaigned on repeal, they had eight years to put together a repeal and replacement package, and suddenly they need a lot more time? Just what have they been doing, listening to Jeb Bush and Kasick?
Yes they were lying. They knew Obama would veto it so they could look like the good guy. they all , all politicians are owned by rich globalist donors like Soros. until we all understand this we don’t have a chance. Only Trump is not owned.
Let’s investigate those that promoted Platte River Networks and Bleachbit Software.
Of course.
good. come on President Trump. we need obamacare repealed yesterday. put the screws to them. make them keep their promise.
let’s just see an up/down vote on repeal. and make the phones ring. if nothing else it’ll flush out the enemy gopes once and for all. then there will be no excuse for anyone voting for them.
Ryan needs to be removed as Speaker.
Isn’t this the same group thatcaved on voting in Ryan as speaker?
Trump has already voiced his position that there should not be a repeal unless there is a ready replacement.
if true, and i haven’t heard that, then President Trump is imo wrong. any
replacement should be conducted in broad daylight with all parties concerned at the table, most assuredly doctors and patients being the leading players. that will take time.
repeal has already been promised by the gope. and any failure to deliver on that promise will destroy his presidency.
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