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Trump/Congressman says GOP will use budget 'reconciliation' to repeal Obamacare in first 100 days...
DailyMail ^ | November 11, 2016 | By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com

Posted on 11/11/2016 10:39:50 AM PST by Jim Robinson

Trump-backing congressman says GOP will use budget 'reconciliation' to repeal Obamacare in first 100 days – depriving Democrats of the chance to filibuster it

* Rep. Chris Collins, the first Republican to endorse President-elect Trump, says the GOP will move legislation to repeal Obamacare within Trump's first 100 days

* Party would use budget procedure that would let them jam it through on a simple majority vote, depriving Senate Democrats of the filibuster

* Medical device tax, 30-hour workweek for coverage, employer mandate, employee mandate all could go, gutting the plan

* Says there would be a 'transition' for 2017

The Republican push to repeal Obamacare is going on a fast track under a procedure that would make minority Democrats powerless to stop it, the first Republican congressman to endorse President-elect Donald Trump said Friday.

Republicans who now have unified control of Congress plan to move to repeal Obamacare during the first 100 days of the incoming Trump administration, said Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY).

They would do this under a budget procedure called 'reconciliation,' which requires a simple majority vote to approve tax and spending changes.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: budget; chriscollins; congress; draintheswamp; fasttrack; maga; nofilibuster; obamacare; reconciliation; repeal; trump; trump1st100days; trumpobamacare
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To: Sidebar Moderator
Now! Now!

No happy emotions from the mods: :) "Yesssssssss!"

41 posted on 11/11/2016 10:59:30 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for you/us without you!!!!")
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To: Jim Robinson

That’s exactly the way it was passed (in the dead of night) by the dims, so that is only fair.


42 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:05 AM PST by ataDude (.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The GOP finally acting like winners. Good for all if us!


43 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:10 AM PST by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The delicious irony.


44 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:18 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Jim Robinson

There has to be a few Democrats who think it’s a bad plan anyways. Should try to get them on board too


45 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:26 AM PST by wiseprince
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To: Jim Robinson

As long as we don’t have to fight our own party to get the 50%.


46 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:27 AM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Eddie01
Obamas gone

Supposedly instead of moving to Hawaii Barack and Moochie are staying in Washington, DC after Trump assumes the presidency.

Barack wants to be there to "protect his legacy".
(and stir up trouble for Trump)

With Hillary knocked off the throne Obama wants to keep his position as democrat party leader.


47 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:31 AM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: Grampa Dave

Hehehe! ;-)


48 posted on 11/11/2016 11:00:31 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Jim Robinson; All
I surmise that the same state sovereignty-ignoring RINOs who let Obama get away with stealing and exercising state powers aren’t lifiting a finger to get constitutionally low-information president-elect Trump up to speed with the following major constitutional problem with Obamacare.

The likewise corrupt Democratic lawmakers who passed unconstitutional Obamacare wrongly ignored that the states have never expressly constitutionally delegated to the feds the specific power to regulate, tax and spend for INTRAstate healthcare purposes. Previous generations of state sovereignty-respecting justices had clarified this as follows.

Patriots need to get Trump up to speed with the fed’s constitutionally limited powers before the RINOs indoctrinate him with the wrong ideas.

49 posted on 11/11/2016 11:01:05 AM PST by Amendment10
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To: Jim Robinson; Jane Long; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; Black Agnes; djstex; RoosterRedux; DoughtyOne; ...

Good, Great, Fantastic!!!

Trump and company are going to hit the ground running, and the RATS will scatter to their holes again!!!

Thanks Jim....


50 posted on 11/11/2016 11:02:01 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: jazminerose

Great, because I haven’t been paying my health insurance bill and now I won’t get penalized a thousand dollars. Mr. Trump just put a thousand dollars in my pocket. Thanks Mr. Trump.


51 posted on 11/11/2016 11:03:13 AM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Sidebar Moderator

Hopefully all of the mods and Jim are enjoying this as much as we deplorables are!


52 posted on 11/11/2016 11:03:31 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for you/us without you!!!!")
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To: Objective Scrutator
The filibuster is simply a senate rule, which the senate can change at will. It has no constitutional standing other than that.
53 posted on 11/11/2016 11:03:40 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Jim Robinson

Wondered if I’d ever see this day. God Bless America. Drain the swamp. Praying now harder than ever.


54 posted on 11/11/2016 11:04:17 AM PST by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Grampa Dave

Pretty soon we’re going to get sick of winning. This is great news.


55 posted on 11/11/2016 11:04:28 AM PST by John Robinson (I am a twit @_John_Robinson)
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To: Jim Robinson

The anticipation for a great Trump Administration gets betterer and betterer every day!


56 posted on 11/11/2016 11:04:31 AM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Sasparilla

Concur


57 posted on 11/11/2016 11:05:26 AM PST by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Grampa Dave

You bet! We here in Modville are quite a basket of deplorables! ;-)


58 posted on 11/11/2016 11:05:34 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator
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To: Jim Robinson
I knew it was in there somewhere

Collins acknowledged that some provisions might need to be dealt with other ways, including a part of Obamacare that prevents people from being denied coverage for having a preexisting condition.

'We recognize we’ve got to deal with that.,' he said. He mentioned a GOP proposal to create high-risk pools that he said would have 'some government subsidies.'


no mention of reducing the latest age to be on your parents plan ?
59 posted on 11/11/2016 11:05:37 AM PST by stylin19a (obama = Fredo smart)
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To: Jim Robinson

Jim,

I was fortunate enough to find and join FreeRepublic in the fall of 1998.

I have been a believer and fighter for FreeRepublic’s values which mirror my own ever since.

This week my prayers were answered and our shared values validated at the ballot box.

The man newly elected to the presidency of the United States of America is truly My President.

An incredible feeling.

Donald Trump will face a wall of resistance.

I am going to help him anyway I can to succeed.

I have real hope for America as founded, for the first time in my life.

Thanks for FreeRepublic Jim.

-Eddie01


60 posted on 11/11/2016 11:05:47 AM PST by Eddie01 (Democrats are the Liquidate America Party)
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