Posted on 05/04/2017 3:06:44 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In voting to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, House Republicans finally delivered on a key Trump administration goal and on a campaign promise that they have made for the better part of a decade — but at a potentially steep price.
But by leaning on members to vote for a bill that many fear will take too much health care from too many people, Mr. Ryan has exposed moderate Republicans to withering political attacks. This is especially true in the roughly two dozen districts where Hillary Clinton prevailed, but it is also the case in places where the Affordable Care Act’s popularity has been increasing.
“If you’re in a very moderate-to-Democratic district — yeah,” said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York, conceding the potential risk to Republicans.
Mr. Schumer gave a preview of the Democratic blitz facing House Republicans — who will return to their districts for a week off to gauge voters’ reactions — describing the measure as a “breathtakingly irresponsible piece of legislation that would endanger the health of tens of millions of Americans.”
Republicans are bracing for those kinds of encounters. “They’re not going to be less angry,” said Representative Bill Huizenga of Michigan, referring to the several town hall meetings he has held with angry voters. “But what I am also hearing back home is that most people expect us to do something and I’ve been saying I want to do this since 2009. So this would not be a surprise for anyone who voted for me.”
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More like Yalta.
Yeah, you still are lost. Lotsa reasons for car not starting. Gasoline, bad battery, broken starter, fuel filter clog, etc.
So rant on, demonstrating you are someone who apparently has not been a part of realpolitik.
I will have to do more “Death Panel” research RE: AHCA, but a “repeal” of Obamacare certainly would have gotten rid of it! ;-)
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