Posted on 04/27/2017 1:30:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Democrats are threatening to oppose a short-term funding extension if Republicans plow ahead with a vote to repeal Obamacare this week, renewing talk of a government shutdown if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement by Friday.
“If Republicans pursue this partisan path of forcing Americans to pay more for less and destabilizing our county's health care system — without even knowing how much their bill will cost — Republicans should be prepared to pass a one-week [funding extension] on their own," House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland said in a statement.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered the news in a phone call to House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday morning. Hoyer had a similar conversation with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
"They are in a lose, lose, lose situation," Pelosi said about Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare. "The minute they cast that vote they put doo-doo on their shoe, tattoo on their forehead."
Republican leaders still haven't made a decision about whether to bring the Obamacare repeal to the floor this week. But privately, senior GOP sources say a vote is more likely next week.
The Rules Committee, which controls floor debate, will meet Thursday afternoon but it's unclear what's on the panel's agenda.
Ryan dismissed Democrats' threats, saying he's confident the government won't shut down.
"The reason this government funding bill is not ready is because Democrats have been dragging their feet," the Wisconsin Republican told reporters. "I'm confident we'll be able to pass a sort-term extension"
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I thought the RATs wanted the GOP to own Obamacare.
It’s a Win-Win! Repeal ObamaCare AND shutdown the FEDGOV!
Do it!!
Shut it down for the next 50 years.
Who cares.
Shut it down for the next 50 years.
Who cares.
Used to be shutting down gov was an evil GOP plan...
Democrats are masters at running the government from the minority.
I would say the ‘rats’ have their tails in a knot...if they don’t pass this health care bill, they will own bami care for life, and if they shut down the government they can’t blame it on the pubbies....so now what are they going to do???
This is gonna be interesting......
They’ll blame the Republicans anyway, and the media will have their back
I don’t believe what they are working on right now and giving serious consideration to is a full out repeal. Listening to Hannity on the radio just now he made is sound like it was not a full out repeal and I was even startled that Hannity was kind of like “folding” on this whole thing.
Good thing Trump caved on the wall funding to avoid a shutdown, right?
Another example of the Rats doing anything to deny any perceived accomplishment in Trumps agenda. This better be where they finally tell the Rats to go to hell and push forward with this. We’ll find out how much of weasel Ryan really is if he capitulates on this one.
Win win - and then win again.
So basically, unless the GOP capitulates completely on everything and do what the Democrats want, they will shut down the government.
Shut it down.
Go to this site, find the subject you want to talk about, you can write to the President or someone else, choice is yours:
I just sent an email to POTUS about legislators getting SPECIAL GOODIES on our dime in health care!!! This is NO DIFFERENT than a DAMNED DICTATORSHIP, people pay for these BASTARDS to have the BEST of EVERYTHING while we struggle across this country!!!
Good ... I wanted a reason not to come in to work anyway.
Good, how many others out there are doing this, we need to let them know we are DONE putting up with their games!!!
Our President is working his butt off for us and America, the least we can do is let them know if they don’t start supporting America they are DONE!!!
What’s the downside? Continue dismantling ocare and shut down the FedGov - there is no downside!
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