There's no votes for phase #1.
So if there's no votes for phase #1, then why even have a 3-step plan?
Republicans are not obligated to replace, fix, or "repair" Obamacare.
No Republicans voted for Obamacare.
Republicans were shut-out of the input process completely.
It was passed through lies, deceit, and extraordinary parliamentary procedures in the Senate.
Just pass a complete repeal vote. If it fails, so be it - then the House should defund it, and Tom Price should kill all the regulations at his discretion.
Either that, or implement it entirely. Get rid of the waivers and exemptions for liberal groups, Congress, and federal workers.
“No Republicans voted for Obamacare.”
Correct. Nor should they vote for Obamacare 2.0. But I believe Pres. Trump wants a vote on this ObamaCare 2.0.
Here’s why:
It won’t pass. Even if all the Repubs voted for it - it won’t be enough.
But at least Trump can honestly say “we tried”. He can honestly point to the Rats as the reason why we have FUBOCare in the first place and why we were unable to replace it.
~nudge nudge wink wink ~ not that anyone WANTED to replace it, but hey. We tried.
In the meanwhile - ObamaCare is defunded and all legal requirements are removed. It implodes into a meaningless pile of dog (Obama).
Did they vote on phase 1 already?? NO??
Then how can you say there are no votes for it??
That’s an extremist, absolutist, position, which means it is not a viable negotiating position.