Mitch McConnell willing to kill Obamacare with just 51 votes

washingtonexaminer ^ | Oct. 30, 2014 | Philip Klein

[PROCON]

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he would be willing to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority if he takes over as majority leader in January, his spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday.

The announcement comes just days before Tuesday's midterm congressional election, in which Republicans have a strong chance of seizing the upper chamber from the Democrats and putting the Kentucky senator in charge.

"Leader McConnell is and has always been committed to the full repeal of Obamacare, and he'll continue to lead efforts to repeal and replace it with patient-centered reforms that enable greater choice at lower costs. He knows it won't be easy, but he also believes that if Republicans are fortunate enough to take back the majority we’ll owe it to the American people to try through votes on full repeal, the bill’s most onerous provisions, and reconciliation,” McConnell spokesman Brian McGuire wrote in an emailed statement.

[xzins]

It was passed with 51, so it should be repealable with 51. However, the president will veto it. And then the number will be 67 to override in the Senate.

[oblomov]

That’s OK- it was pushed through reconciliation with 51 votes.

It would be a fitting demise for Obamacare.

[bert]

or...... to stupid to be giving advice about how to vote

[Norm Lenhart]

Some of us have known and screamed it for a long time now. They always could have. But instead passed 3 continuing resolutions funding it. On purpose.

[miss marmelstein]

I can see his pants are on fire from here!

[Norm Lenhart]

Such as yourself for example.

[bigbob]

Hey Mitch, the check’s in the mail too...

[stephenjohnbanker]

See post 10 McConnell LIES!

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks. About all you can do is observe and laugh at the absurdity.

[PROCON]

It can be de-funded with 51 votes though.

[DouglasKC]

That would make you a little more palatable, Mitch.

He only become palatable before an election. He could have 90 pub votes and I bet he would still consider obamacare the law of the land.

[TomGuy]

Backtracking?

In another thread this morning, it seemed that McConnell was of the opinion he could not repeal Obamacare.

McConnell Concedes GOP Senate Will Not Mean Obamacare Repeal

10/29/2014 2:07:38 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 143 replies NPR ^ | October 29, 2014 Election Day isn't until next week, but Senate Majority Leader-in-Waiting Mitch McConnell is already warning Republicans who would like to repeal Obamacare and roll back environmental regulations about two key numbers: 60 and 2. "It would take 60 votes in the Senate. No one thinks we're going to have 60 Republicans. And it would take a presidential signature. No one thinks we're going to get that," McConnell said during a campaign-stop interview with Fox News. "This is why nobody believes Mitch McConnell anymore," said Mary Vought, spokeswoman for the Senate Conservatives Fund, a group that has pushed Tea Party candidates...

[stephenjohnbanker]

” He lies. Anyone that votes for him deserves what hell they bring on themselves. If they don’t know what a fraud he is by now, they are too stupid to be voting.”

BINGO

[musicman]

"Mitch McConnell
willing to kill Obamacare
with just 51 votes"



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[Organic Panic]

Harry Reid set the table for you Mitch.

BUT, I have zero faith in McConnel. Most likely he will “fix” Obamacare and then talk about throwing it in the dustbin in history.

[Hugin]

Except he needs 67 to override Obama’s veto.

[Jewbacca]

Not that he shouldn’t try, but Obama will just veto it.

Need 66 in the Senate and whatever it would take in the House.

[icwhatudo]

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, it’s right on target.

[Bullish]

He's lying. He has no intention of repealing this monstrosity, he only intends to tweak it.