Posted on 05/04/2017 12:00:37 PM PDT by Kazan
After years of debate, the House on Thursday voted to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions.
The vote, which President Donald Trump was planning to tout as a big victory, sends the Republican-sponsored bill to gut Obamacare to the Senate for consideration.
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But winning approval for the bill could be even more difficult in the Senate than it has been in the House, where Republican leaders struggled for nearly two months to wrangle enough votes in their caucus to secure its passage.
The bill passed by a vote of 217 to 213. All 193 Democrats voting opposed the bill; they were joined by 20 Republicans voting "no."
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Truth. Like it or not.
Bfl
You're probably right. Depressing...
So liberal Republicans voted against it.
I heard he was the only guy in the House that voted against a bill on sanctions on North Korea. Apparently he’s a libertarian.
....”23: AMENDS (NOT REPEALS) Individual mandate .....
24: AMENDS (NOT REPEALS) Employer mandate .....”
Suspicious, very suspicious. (Still tracking and reporting)
Apparently we still don’t know what is in it...the last amendment of the AHCA bill (#115): “As of 05/05/2017 the description for this amendment has not been received.”
What happened to the GOP “72 hour” pledge?
Just another “never-Trumper” huh?!!!!
Given where you're from, I fully understand! You're still a "never-Trumper"!
So, cogent analyses of Trump's base makes someone a "never Trumper"? I think you may have just proved his point.
Do you believe that a person who loses their home to an act of God, say a tornado, should pay more for home owners insurance than someone who hasn’t lost their home?
This is a BIG F’in deal.......right Joe?
There were and are low expectations. But the wall is not dead. There are claims it was prohibited in the spending deal but I have not seen proof of that.
As for repealing Obamacare, the bill he got through the House is the best he can do to get it by the Senate RINOs. Even that bill will be difficult. They will probably have to add billions to buy off Collins, etc.
My faith in the POTUS, Congress and yes, the American people, is long dead. I expect only bad days everyday.
The American people had a choice between a conservative/liberal showman/businessman and a POS. They chose wisely. There were no other choices.
That ship sailed in 2009. It cannot be turned around with a straight repeal vote because that would simply fail in the Senate. The only choices we have now is gov-run health care or socialized medicine-lite. I choose lite to buy a little economic breathing room. I like having more HSA possibilities and letting people pay cash for medical services.
What is the point you are trying to make with me?
And, you’ve proven mine!
For now...
Wow...just wow. Has Mensa contacted you yet?
Just answer the question.
My point is, some people have so called “pre-existing conditions” that have nothing to do with lifestyle, that’s strictly genetic, an act of God. You figure out from there what I’m getting at.
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