It was passed with exactly 60 senate votes under extreme pressure of denying the 1st black president his signature law. What makes you think it’d be repealed with any less?
Sorry, guys. I know I’m in the minority here on this one, but this was an extreme blunder by the FC to kill this. Our argument in ‘18 could have been “we took a bite out of fixing this disaster - send us more to fix more”. Now, our argument is what exactly? It is nothing. “Obamacare sucks, sorry we couldn’t help ya.” ?
“Sorry, guys. I know I’m in the minority here on this one, but this was an extreme blunder by the FC to kill this”
I agree...the FC made it sound like they were working with him, so he Trump gave the them 80% of what they wanted and they still said no. He lost a handful of moderates because of the FC concessions, but the FC said no as a block.
That was my view. Not so sure anymore. When the HFC got the ‘essential benefits’ returned to the states and they and Heritage Action still opposed the bill instead of taking the win... something hidden was going on. That’s not normal behavior.
Don’t understand it yet. NYTimes isn’t any help.
My guess is that Trump wants to say “Well, I tried to fix it before this happened but Congress wouldn’t let me!” when things fall apart. And thus be in a good negotiating position.
No, in a year, people will remember who passed the law in the first place and they will be on the hot seat, not us.