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Vote-a-Rama Ends with Senate Passing Obamacare Repeal
Breitbart ^ | January 12, 2017 | by NEIL W. MCCABE

Posted on 01/12/2017 11:04:00 AM PST by Jim Robinson

The Senate is already rolling back President Barack Obama’s legacy. It passed the continuing resolution, S. Con.Res. 3, that tears away the fees, taxes and subsidies from the 201o Patient Protection and Affordable Cart Act, Obamacare, shortly after 1:25 Thursday morning, 51-to-48.

All Republicans, except for Sen. Rand Paul (R.-KY), voted for the resolution. Paul criticized the budget resolution for not addressing the federal debt and for not having a companion replacement bill. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.-CA), who is recovering from a scheduled medical procedure was absent from the chamber.

As senators waited for their names to be called by the clerk, Paul approached the clerk’s desk from side and whispered: “No.”

All Democrats and the two Independents who caucus with Democrats voted against the resolution.

Soon after they voted, virtually all Republicans left the floor. Among the handful staying behind were Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-KY) and Majority Whip John Cornyn (R.-Texas), along with Sen. John R. Thune (R.-S.D.), Sen. Roy Blunt (R.-MO) in the front. McConnell sat quietly at his desk, but Cornyn stood tall in the well watching the votes come in.

All of the Democrats did not respond with their names were called off and they sat glumly with their armed crossed or their chins resting on their hand. When the Republicans were done, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D.-N.Y.), each Democrat attempted to make remarks with their vote.

The presiding officer, Sen. Cory Gardner (R.-CO) repeatedly ruled the Democrats out of order: “Debate is not in order during a vote.”

If Gardner was slow to start rapping the palm-held ivory gavel, Cornyn would say in a stern voice: “Point of order.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 115th; aca; obama; obamacare; repeal; repealandreplace; senate; trump; trumptransition; trumpwinsagain
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To: Jim Robinson
Hey Pelosi If you want to know whats in the Republican Healthcare Replacement of Obamacare, You can read it after it passes because we have to repeal Obamacare before we can find out whats in it's replacement....... Lets see if she'll buy the same Buy before you See it politics she tried to sell ......
101 posted on 01/12/2017 11:59:58 PM PST by jmclemore (Go Trump)
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To: haircutter

Well yeah of course

Why would a doctor install a pacemaker in someone who does not have a heart?


102 posted on 01/13/2017 1:25:36 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: tumblindice

When did she start saying that it was bipartisan?

She’s quite aware of how the vote went down only Democrats voted for it

I speculated earlier in the thread that she would complain about this bipartisan action to pass the bill to close down Obamacare

And completely ignore the actual facts


103 posted on 01/13/2017 1:50:11 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: SoFloFreeper

As I understand it, Congress persons have a separate and generous healthcare plan for life.

AIUI, they’ve never had to deal with Ob-care in the first place, which is why they do’ give a ...... about what happens to the people.


104 posted on 01/13/2017 2:03:07 AM PST by Concentrate (ex-texan was right. And Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. (Look up Pizzagat)
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To: lancium

Rand Paul was the only Republican who didn’t vote for the repeal

He, like cruz, has his own agenda.

Both would like 2 run for president in 2020 if their subtle sabatuge of the Trump admin works

Otherwise they both have to wait till 2024


105 posted on 01/13/2017 2:10:34 AM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: Jim Robinson

My liberal (not Liberal) daughter, who works in the insurance field, seems to think this is a bad idea. She thinks the insurance will go up with no restrictions.

My response (since I know next to nothing about the way it works)? At least the folks won’t be fined for not having it!


106 posted on 01/13/2017 4:19:44 AM PST by Monkey Face (Before you diagnose yourself with depression,make sure you are not amidst buttheads)
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To: Monkey Face

She is repeating what she hears around the office.

There are at least two condition, immediate term and longer. The rates may rise immediately to cover risk that can’t be evaluated with certainty. As time goes the rates can stabilize or trend down as the change or the perception of change clicks in.

The rates ultimately depend on the effectiveness of competition on costs. Unmentioned but certainly in the various bills are provisions for capping lawsuits and predatory lawyers.


107 posted on 01/13/2017 4:28:59 AM PST by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Macroagression melts snowflakes)
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To: bert

I think I could forgive her if she “heard it around the office,” but she is the manager of a sleep lab and works directly with insurance companies. If I remember rightly, she was against it when Obamacare came out. So this sudden righteous indignation she has about it being “needed” is not going to cut it with her Ma!

But thanks, Bert, for ‘splainin’ that to me. I’m not a victim of it, except how it affects Medicare premiums and coverage, and my Medigap insurance is so effective that I only felt the change in a couple co-pays for tests. Otherwise, no.


108 posted on 01/13/2017 5:09:17 AM PST by Monkey Face (Before you diagnose yourself with depression,make sure you are not amidst buttheads)
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To: lancium

There is a huge difference between “adding” to the public debt and acknowledging the public debt. It is already there, the adding to occurred over the last year. Hussein has almost tripled the national debt in 8 yrs.


109 posted on 01/13/2017 1:42:01 PM PST by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com.)
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To: Liz

Every one of them should serve a minimum of 10 years in prison. EVERY ONE OF THEM.


110 posted on 01/13/2017 11:05:21 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Liz

gOOOOOD INFO


111 posted on 01/14/2017 10:30:45 AM PST by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Is this the 9.7 Trillion dollar “vehicle to repeal?” O my!


112 posted on 01/17/2017 4:19:46 AM PST by momincombatboots (Pray for Sky, 20, two gunshots to abdomen, college student, hostess, easy prey n transformed US)
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