Vote-a-Rama Ends with Senate Passing Obamacare Repeal

Breitbart ^ | January 12, 2017 | by NEIL W. MCCABE

[Jim Robinson]

The Senate is already rolling back President Barack Obama’s legacy. It passed the continuing resolution, S. Con.Res. 3, that tears away the fees, taxes and subsidies from the 201o Patient Protection and Affordable Cart Act, Obamacare, shortly after 1:25 Thursday morning, 51-to-48.

All Republicans, except for Sen. Rand Paul (R.-KY), voted for the resolution. Paul criticized the budget resolution for not addressing the federal debt and for not having a companion replacement bill. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.-CA), who is recovering from a scheduled medical procedure was absent from the chamber.

As senators waited for their names to be called by the clerk, Paul approached the clerk’s desk from side and whispered: “No.”

All Democrats and the two Independents who caucus with Democrats voted against the resolution.

Soon after they voted, virtually all Republicans left the floor. Among the handful staying behind were Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-KY) and Majority Whip John Cornyn (R.-Texas), along with Sen. John R. Thune (R.-S.D.), Sen. Roy Blunt (R.-MO) in the front. McConnell sat quietly at his desk, but Cornyn stood tall in the well watching the votes come in.

All of the Democrats did not respond with their names were called off and they sat glumly with their armed crossed or their chins resting on their hand. When the Republicans were done, led by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D.-N.Y.), each Democrat attempted to make remarks with their vote.

The presiding officer, Sen. Cory Gardner (R.-CO) repeatedly ruled the Democrats out of order: “Debate is not in order during a vote.”

If Gardner was slow to start rapping the palm-held ivory gavel, Cornyn would say in a stern voice: “Point of order.”

[Jim Robinson]

Just before the Democrats were done, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R.-AL) appeared on the floor to cast his vote for repeal and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department stayed on the Senate floor until the voting was complete."

[BRL]

The freaking weasels finally get it

[Secret Agent Man]

They are going to experience being governed the way they have governed for so very, very long.

Way m-f-ing overdue.

[TomGuy]

De-licious! that this repeal is starting while Obama is still in office.

ACA was the only real domestic legacy accomplishment he had, and now all he can do is watch it being dissolved — while he is still in office and can do nothing about it.

[Pollster1]

I expect the House to (1) pass the repeal, and (2) send it to President Trump’s desk no earlier than Friday, January 20, 2017, but no later than Monday, January 23. If they extend it to a full repeal and go to conference in time for the bill to hit President Trump’s desk by Monday the 23rd, I’m okay with that too.

Repeal Obamacare.

Build the wall.

Deport illegals.

Shrink FedGov.

[lancium]

The headlines will talk about Obamacare repeal but this bill adds 10 trillion dollars of debt

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/3/text

(5) PUBLIC DEBT.—Pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)(5)), the appropriate levels of the public debt are as follows:

Fiscal year 2017: $20,034,788,000,000.
Fiscal year 2018: $20,784,183,000,000.
Fiscal year 2019: $21,625,729,000,000.
Fiscal year 2020: $22,504,763,000,000.
Fiscal year 2021: $23,440,271,000,000.
Fiscal year 2022: $24,509,421,000,000.
Fiscal year 2023: $25,605,527,000,000.
Fiscal year 2024: $26,701,273,000,000.
Fiscal year 2025: $27,869,175,000,000.
Fiscal year 2026: $29,126,158,000,000.

[Resettozero]

They are going to experience being governed the way they have governed for so very, very long.

Believe you may be forgetting Senators McCain, Graham, and Rubio.

[ichabod1]

I like how Mr. Trump is putting it. The easiest thing would be to just let it fail on its own but that would hurt too many people. The Republicans will do the Democrats a SERVICE by repealing and replacing with something that works. I really like this because they can put the rats’ backs against the wall throughout - we can pass this - or we can let what you created crash.

[RC one]

Beautiful. I would have loved to have seen their frowning faces as the bill passed. This is a victory for the working people of America who have, for too long, had to subsidize free healthcare for those who will not work for a living.

[Ray76]

Good news!

[RC one]

it adds debt because it repeals taxes. So I guess the government better learn to cut spending because we’re just getting started on cutting taxes.

[Secret Agent Man]

No, they will be our perrenial ass pains but the dems are not the only ones who have things they can leverage on them.

[hsmomx3]

I cannot wait until they are dealt with.

[Delta 21]

What? What was that?!?

Obama’s legacy flying out the window like a fart in a hurricane !!

[Ray76]

Subject to change.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

(Majority Whip John Cornyn) would say in a stern voice: “Point of order.”

Excellent. That's exactly how it's done.

[Delta 21]

Heh! You remind me of me.

[Brian Griffin]

“PUBLIC DEBT”

I thought $18 trillion was stretching our capacity to deal with, but $29 trillion is truly shocking.

We can’t run red budgets any longer, either politically or financially.

[jackibutterfly]

Doesn’t obama have to sign it? And, will he?

[Zarro]

He still has his phone and his pen. He can WATCH. :-D