Posted on 03/26/2017 5:40:04 PM PDT by DOC44
This group of conservative representatives have voiced objections to the health care replacement, arguing that it does not go far enough in repealing Obamacare. On Twitter on Friday, Trump put pressure on the group, saying that they may be the ones to blame for the American Health Care Act failing.
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Thank you for that list.
Proud to say that Andy Harris is my Representative.
And whose fault is that? Someone really fell down on the job, don't you think?
I won't blame President Trump for this but I really question his approach in getting behind something that had no real constituency and no credible sales pitch to the voters.
For that matter, I wonder how serious he really was about getting the stupid thing passed at all. He could have done wonders for it simply by making a prime-time TV address and explaining it to the American people. The fact that his PR campaign in support of this bill amounted to no more than a half-dozen Twitter messages is very telling.
According to reports, Ted Poe quit the Caucus today due to their failure to support President Trump.
According to reports, Ted Poe quit the Caucus today due to their failure to support President Trump.
Sorry for the 2x post.
Paul Ryan basically forced his hand (or, more accurately, the hand of every Republican in the Senate) on it when he claimed that the 52-48 party breakdown in the Senate was driving the process to craft the bill in the House.
At this point in time I'm asking a similar, but different, question: If the House bill was driven by the political limitations of the Senate, then why didn't the Senate draft a bill first?
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not conversant in all the procedural protocols on these things, but that approach always seemed strange to me.
Are you siding with Rynocare which was about to morph into TrumpCare, aka Obamacare 2.0 — the polished turd?
No, thanks. No appetite for your sh#t sandwich.
Jeff Duncan – Jeff Duncan was elected during the 2010 election. He was one of the first elected officials in the country to endorse Donald Trump for president.
For those who want to remember what Trump said he would do during the campaign, this was the website:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform
The above website NO LONGER EXIST.
What we have is this for reference:
http://www.healthedeals.com/articles/-donald-trump-healthcare-plan
In March 2016, he released proposals for reforming U.S. healthcare. Details appear on the Trump-Pence website—with a rather un-Trumplike clarity. To reform healthcare in America, make it more affordable and improve access and the quality of care, the candidate calls on Congress to act and pronounces that the House and the Senate must :
Repeal Obamacare
Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insurance across state lines
Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system
Allow individuals to use health savings accounts
Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals
Block-grant Medicaid
Allowing states, which know their population better than the federal government , to manage their own Medicaid budget without the overhead of a federal program can save money and will likely provide better outcomes for members .
Remove barriers to the entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products
Paul’s appearance was a sign that the libertarians were holding sway.
It’s signficant that the HFC has an 80% requirement for taking a position as a group. So libertarians could veto any group position.
Regardless of the libertarian faction it’s still a good supporter of conservatism.
But it was Ryan that had them act unlike a majority!
The start of the process did not include the conservative, or libertarian, members. It was assumed that they could be given some compromise at a later date.
That’s how the House has been run, that’s how the Leadership composition is organized for it to be run: RINOs first.
A majority has to get it’s major disagreements worked out early in the process.
1. Did that resolution pass?
2. Did the House approve a repeal bill that could be passed in the reconciliation process?
That makes sense, but the Senate could at least get a bill out of committee that the House could use as the foundation for THEIR bill.
I’m siding with President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Speaker Ryan because they are the most conservative team I’ve seen in my lifetime and they are unabashed and unashamed Christians who give glory to God as they seek to do right for the citizens of my country.
Very helpful, thanks.
Surprising to find that only 3 are rabid NeverTrumpers, and Muslim coddlers, though some others are suspect.
Justin Amash
Ken Buck
Mark Sanford
The problem arises when that faction is more loyal to the libertarian caucus than the Republican Caucus. Libertarians, in general, cannot govern because they do not believe in government. They obstruct.
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