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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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KEYWORDS: 115th; aca; obama; obamacare; repeal; repealandreplace; senate; trump; trumptransition; trumpwinsagain
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To: RC one
"Beautiful. I would have loved to have seen their frowning faces as the bill passed."


61 posted on 01/12/2017 12:33:30 PM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
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To: lancium; All

The headlines will talk about Obamacare repeal but this bill adds 10 trillion dollars of debt

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/3/text

(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:

Fiscal year 2017: $20,034,788,000,000.
Fiscal year 2018: $20,784,183,000,000.
Fiscal year 2019: $21,625,729,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $22,504,763,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $23,440,271,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $24,509,421,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $25,605,527,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $26,701,273,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $27,869,175,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $29,126,158,000,000.

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This!


62 posted on 01/12/2017 12:34:50 PM PST by Freemeorkillme
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To: Jim Robinson

YouTube videos of doctors practicing cartwheels in their hallways should start appearing soon.


63 posted on 01/12/2017 12:35:44 PM PST by Read Write Repeat
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To: Jim Robinson

Pelosi must apoplectic that she wouldn’t be there.

I can just hear her screaming through her Botox that this was passed in a partisan way.

Well, turn about is fair play crooked schemer Pelosi.

Your quote when the vote was up to put in Obamacare:

You have to pass it to see what is in it.

Another poster mentioned that what they NEVER mentioned was the slush fund (mad money) of $8B of our taxpayers money was there for the dems to play with.

Pelosi is apparently recovering from surgery, I hope this news doesn’t cause her stiches to tear out or her Botox to explode.


64 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:17 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: Cowboy Bob

LOL! Good one.


65 posted on 01/12/2017 12:36:18 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: jdsteel; lancium
The public debt numbers have never, ever been accurate in their predictions. So I’m not so worried about that.

These numbers will be "Trumped"

66 posted on 01/12/2017 12:41:41 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is facts)
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To: RC one

This doesn’t repeal taxes....it repeals a unconstitutional FINE....for not being able to afford healthcare, while giving free healthcare to illegals, and refugees, as our lower middle class pay for everything.


67 posted on 01/12/2017 12:42:48 PM PST by davidb56
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To: RC one
it adds debt because it repeals taxes. So I guess the government better learn to cut spending because we’re just getting started on cutting taxes.

It doesn't look like it's planning to.

68 posted on 01/12/2017 12:46:04 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: jdsteel
The public debt numbers have never, ever been accurate in their predictions. So I’m not so worried about that.

Yeah, they tend to be conservative.

69 posted on 01/12/2017 12:47:46 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: lancium

You’re complaining about this why?

The new taxes imposed by the ACA ARE ILLEGAL to begin with, as they raise revenue to the Treasury, but did not originate in the HOR as required by the Constitution.


70 posted on 01/12/2017 12:49:34 PM PST by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Why did they need to specify what was repealed in a “repeal,” unless it wasn’t really a “repeal?”

Sorry, but I don’t trust Republicans any more than I trust Democrats.


71 posted on 01/12/2017 12:53:47 PM PST by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: BRL

“The freaking weasels finally get it!”

No, they will never get it. They will act like they are ones in power as long as Trump and Pence are president!


72 posted on 01/12/2017 12:55:12 PM PST by Grampa Dave (The deadliest Islamic terror cell America has ever faced is leaving office, 20 Jan 2017!)
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To: Jim Robinson

do away with the MANDATE...
allow cross state competition
no government subsidies
no government involvement
no state exchanges


73 posted on 01/12/2017 1:01:42 PM PST by zzwhale
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To: Resettozero

Thanks, have a super day.


74 posted on 01/12/2017 1:04:49 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Jim Robinson

God bless America. Rand Paul is a skunk.


75 posted on 01/12/2017 1:07:05 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: zzwhale

The PPACA has now small small business subsidies for businesses that bought into bumbling Barack’s baby.


76 posted on 01/12/2017 1:32:48 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: DoodleDawg

we need to increase tension with China then so they won’t buy our debt.


77 posted on 01/12/2017 1:52:44 PM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: davidb56

Obamacare is nothing but one giant tax increase but these increases have been hidden to a large extent. It was designed to be health insurance for millions of people who can not afford health insurance. the cost of paying for that has to come from somewhere. why do you think premiums have gone up? If you work at a hospital, why do you think the place has been spinning out of control? Obamacare.


78 posted on 01/12/2017 2:02:19 PM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Jim Robinson
Just before the Democrats were done, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R.-AL) appeared on the floor to cast his vote for repeal and... stayed on the Senate floor until the voting was complete."

That's totally delicious. No, not tired of winning yet!

79 posted on 01/12/2017 2:02:34 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
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To: Freemeorkillme

Prosecute (and end) voter fraud.


80 posted on 01/12/2017 2:27:36 PM PST by ChessExpert (It's not compassion when you use government to give other people's money away.)
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