Posted on 03/09/2017 8:41:16 AM PST by HarleyLady27
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is pushing an alternative ObamaCare repeal bill amid growing opposition to the House GOP leadership's plan.
Paul introduced a bill - known as the ObamaCare repeal bill - mirrored off a 2015 bill that cleared the Senate along party lines.
"The Republican Party is unified on Obamacare repeal," Paul said in a statement. "We can honor our promise right away by passing the same language we acted on in the last Congress."
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Why wasn’t it enacted in 2015?
Rand Paul unveils ObamaCare replacement | TheHill
Sen. Rand Paul Rand ... unveiled an ObamaCare replacement bill ... Paul’s plan includes a tax credit of up to $5,000 per person to use as part of a Health ...
Obama vetoed
yes...
“[After repeal] we can have a separate vote on replacement legislation that will deliver lower costs, better care, and greater access to the American people,” he said.
Rand Paul is right where he belongs, not as a presidential candidate, but as a force in Congress for constitutional federal government limitations. God bless him.
So it was nothing more than a dog and pony show.
So it was nothing more than a dog and pony show.
I support Rand Paul’s strategy. Repeal all of Obamacare first. Enact healthcare insurance with no government subsidies. No Ryancare (Obamacare Lite).
“Rand Paul is right where he belongs, not as a presidential candidate, but as a force in Congress for constitutional federal government limitations. God bless him.”
Agree.
The legislation would also eliminate eligibility for ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion as of 2020 as well as the higher federal matching rate included in the Affordable Care Act.
So it's a repeal that isn't really a repeal.
I went over this Ryancare this morning, it stinks...but everything that RINO RYAN touches stinks...
I am looking at this situation with Rand Paul and Jim Jordon, I think I like it a lot better...
I hope President Trump isn’t listening to that liberal daughter of his on this, if she has her way it will be the ObamaCareLite bill...
Obama's gone.
Regardless of what happens with Obamacare, we are being Played, and so is President Trump. As long as the Republican Party plans on doing this Alone without widespread support from the Demonrat Party, we the People will Get Screwed and they will crucify the Rino Party in the Press Forever.
Currently 75-85% of ALL Public Employees Firmly Vote Demonrat and HATE Trump and everything the American People stand for, fueled by the Entertainment Industry and the Press. My Idea is a NO LOSE Proposition, the Government employees and the Establishment ALL Hate President Trump, so there is NO Downside to the Following.
There is ONLY ONE WAY to make it happen:
Executive Orders
1. All waivers to the Affordable Care act are hereby repealed.
2. There shall be NO funds drawn from the treasury to pay for Health Insurance for ANY Federal Employee except Members of the Armed Services.
3. ALL Federal Employees except members of the US Armed Services, SHALL purchase their own personal and Family Health Insurance from the Affordable Care Exchange in the state they legally reside.
And to make sure it is Bipartisan, President Trump should VETO it every Time and FORCE them to Override his Veto to Repeal this Monstrosity.
Sign these 3 orders and it will be FULLY REPEALED in Less than 30 days.
NOT UNTIL, Anyone want to make a BET???
I would also consider another Executive Order Withholding All Transportation Funds from All States that do Not have Their Public Employees enrolled in Obamacare, just to Prove a Point.
When and ONLY WHEN Government Lives under the Same Laws as us will anything substantial happen
I AM TAKING BETS that the Rino Party Will NEVER REPEAL OBAMACARE!
>>So it was nothing more than a dog and pony show.
Yep. I love how he’s outing the GOPe.<<
Despite Rands warts...I still like the guy.
I pray for a Convention of the States. We need term limits on Congress....like yesterday.
...and on RyanRino’s bill:
What happens to the expansion of Medicaid?
It will be phased out.
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The GOP plan allows a wider variation in pricing based on age: Insurers can charge older individuals up to five times as much as younger people, and states can change that ratio. Under the ACA, the ratio was 3:1. So, younger individuals may see lower premiums under this bill, while older individuals could see higher premiums.
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WE ALREADY COVERED THIS.
It passed along party lines. It was not filibustered because the Dems knew it would be vetoed.
It will be filibustered now. It won’t get 60 votes. When it doesn’t get 60 votes, WHO WILL BE BLAMED THEN? RINOs? Those evil RINOs didn’t change the rules so that all GOP Senators get 2 votes?
This is pointless ranting. If you can’t offer up alternate verbage that will get through the Senate Parliamentarian, then just be quiet. There is nothing new in this. The Dems faced the exact same stupidity on their side. Reconciliation was all that was possible.
Negotiation. This is how Congress is supposed to work.
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