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Obamacare Is Suddenly in Grave Danger. Here’s Why.
NBC News ^ | September 19, 2017 | Benjy Sarlin

Posted on 09/19/2017 11:47:30 AM PDT by Trump20162020

WASHINGTON — A last-ditch Republican effort to repeal Obamacare picked up steam on Monday as a key senator opened the door to supporting the bill, which is popularly known as Graham-Cassidy.

The GOP got a boost when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was one of three Republican "no" votes in July that derailed the last GOP health care effort, said he might "reluctantly" vote for the bill if his governor supported it.

Democrats and health care advocacy groups opposed to the legislation, which include AARP and the American Heart Association, are taking the latest Republican push very seriously.

Republicans lawmakers face a tight deadline to get it done: They can only pass the bill using budget reconciliation, which lets them bypass a Democratic filibuster, if they vote before September 30.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; aca; obamacare; repealobamacare
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To: Gen.Blather

I think you will be proven right about J. McCain.
His job = Himself. Many men of that generation are that way, for better or worse. Now many men AND women identify as such.
It will be that much more difficult if Universal Guaranteed Income really takes hold within the next twenty years.


21 posted on 09/19/2017 12:16:03 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Trump20162020
The problem in Venezuela with Obamacare is not that it has been poorly implemented, but that it has been faithfully implemented.
22 posted on 09/19/2017 12:16:08 PM PDT by thesharkboy (Charter member of the Basket of Deplorables)
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To: Trump20162020

The Graham bill has plenty not to like in it, but its still better than Obamacare. Graham needs to convince his boyfriend McCain to get on board. Time is running out.


23 posted on 09/19/2017 12:18:28 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Gen.Blather

We’ll learn much more about MeAgain’s ‘convictions’ when she is the new punching bag on the View.


24 posted on 09/19/2017 12:19:15 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: Trump20162020

“Suddenly” in danger? Laughing my A$$ off. It was in danger when it was conceived by the stinking Dems. Only NBC can post a headline that it is “suddenly” in danger and that (surprise!) coincides with the Trump presidency.


25 posted on 09/19/2017 12:20:58 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Trump20162020

McLame a real pile of crap. This liberal rotten traitor can’t think on his own and has to go to his Governor? What a real pile of crap. He doesn’t think of the millions of Americans but his own ars.


26 posted on 09/19/2017 12:30:18 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Trump20162020

Grave Danger ,.. the description that describes it best.


27 posted on 09/19/2017 12:30:34 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: Trump20162020
"Obamacare Is Suddenly in Grave Danger. Here’s Why."

Wondering if NBC wrote the headline "Smallpox Is Suddenly in Grave Danger. Here’s Why." when the disease was about to be eradicated.

28 posted on 09/19/2017 12:44:38 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Gun buybacks are one of the most ineffectual public policies that have ever been invented")
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To: Trump20162020

Obamacare is in trouble but there is no danger of market based medicine breaking out.Block grants to the states is big big incentive for the states to do their own Government medicine or “Health Care.” in the meantime there will still be a tremendous amount of Federal controls and costs imposed on all of Medicine.


29 posted on 09/19/2017 12:46:34 PM PDT by arthurus
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To: Hojczyk

Primary the RINOs and get a new set of RINOs. A sizable portion of the RINOs in Congress were originally elected as Principled Conservatives. They get to DC and find out what the options are and what foing along is worth to their futures and become RINOs within 24 hours, maybe 24 minutes.


30 posted on 09/19/2017 12:48:45 PM PDT by arthurus
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To: Trump20162020

If they are going to do block grants then the bill should include the language allowing the President to authorize withholding funds from any state or locale identified as a sanctuary for illegals or that refuse to enforce federal law.


31 posted on 09/19/2017 12:49:45 PM PDT by georgiarat (The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy. - Carl Vinson)
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To: Sooth2222

Exactly. I never read anything media trash headline that ends in “here’s why.” It’s like a flashing neon sign that says, “Huge load of propaganda right here folks!”


32 posted on 09/19/2017 12:51:32 PM PDT by 3boysdad (The very elect.)
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To: lee martell

Lee, while your argument may make some sense, it still grates me something fierce. Here’s shy.

It lets (at least partially) McCain off the hook by the inference he’s no worse than many other men (with regard to this aspect of him) in his age group.

Oh, hell yes he is!

This man is as vile as they come, baring physical attacks.

With his support for arming and funding terrorists, he even exhibited that trait.


33 posted on 09/19/2017 12:55:55 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (DACA: Their dream, our nightmare... will the rule of law prevail or not?)
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To: kosciusko51
Just repeal it, and primary any GOP who votes against repeal.

Okay, let's say we pretend that McConnell was willing to get rid of the phony-60-vote-filibuster. Now you need 50 in the Senate.

Let us further surmise we have the House. Unlikely without weaselly amendments, but great!

We know we have Paul, Mike Lee, Cruz.Let's further suppose we get squishes like Issakson, who just won reelection and will likely be too old to run again in five years.

In the end we still have to contend with Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski. None of them will vote for a straight repeal. Getting primaried doesn't scare Murkowski; she's bought off enough people. McCain will die before he gets a primary. Collins doesn't have a primary until 2020, and unless LePage takes her on, has no serious Republican who would challenge her.

Where do we get vote #50?
34 posted on 09/19/2017 12:56:46 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: EDINVA

I’m not talking about Medicare, medicaid, EMTALA, CHIP, etc. These should be incrementally rolled back.

I am talking about ZeroCare, which was done in one fell stroke with parliamentary procedures. Repealing it should be the same.

The GOP is spineless and worthless.


35 posted on 09/19/2017 1:23:02 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: Pravious

Rand Paul is against it because it spends the same amount of money.


36 posted on 09/19/2017 1:27:16 PM PDT by sheana
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To: Dr. Sivana
See post #35, especially the last sentence.

When the Dem leaders want something, they whip their congresscritters/senators into voting for it. The Rep leaders could do the same, if they really wanted it.

37 posted on 09/19/2017 1:28:00 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: Trump20162020

SCOTUScare. USSC/CONgre$$[rats]/Obama - TOTALITARIAN troika/ enemies within.


38 posted on 09/19/2017 1:34:03 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Trump20162020
This is the Bill I want passed; in its entirety:
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1718

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2017

Mr. Brooks of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred 
    to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural 
      Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, and 
   Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ObamaCare Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010.

    (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Effective as of 
December 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 
repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not 
been enacted.
    (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.--
Effective as of December 31, 2017, the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) is repealed, and the 
provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or 
revived as if such Act had not been enacted.

39 posted on 09/19/2017 1:36:46 PM PDT by Edward.Fish
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To: kosciusko51
When the Dem leaders want something, they whip their congresscritters/senators into voting for it. The Rep leaders could do the same, if they really wanted it.

I agree. But we also noticed there wasn't the hint of a threat by McConnell to strip chairmanships or anything like that in the last vote, and a McCain or a Collins or a Murkowski has enough chits in other places accumulated to strike back if McConnell tried, which he wouldn't anyway. We are along ways away from having the kind of Senate that will be able to whip up votes in support of base issues.
40 posted on 09/19/2017 2:02:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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