Posted on 01/12/2017 11:04:00 AM PST by 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.”
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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.
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This!
YouTube videos of doctors practicing cartwheels in their hallways should start appearing soon.
Pelosi must apoplectic that she wouldn’t be there.
I can just hear her screaming through her Botox that this was passed in a partisan way.
Well, turn about is fair play crooked schemer Pelosi.
Your quote when the vote was up to put in Obamacare:
You have to pass it to see what is in it.
Another poster mentioned that what they NEVER mentioned was the slush fund (mad money) of $8B of our taxpayers money was there for the dems to play with.
Pelosi is apparently recovering from surgery, I hope this news doesn’t cause her stiches to tear out or her Botox to explode.
LOL! Good one.
These numbers will be "Trumped"
This doesn’t repeal taxes....it repeals a unconstitutional FINE....for not being able to afford healthcare, while giving free healthcare to illegals, and refugees, as our lower middle class pay for everything.
It doesn't look like it's planning to.
Yeah, they tend to be conservative.
You’re complaining about this why?
The new taxes imposed by the ACA ARE ILLEGAL to begin with, as they raise revenue to the Treasury, but did not originate in the HOR as required by the Constitution.
Why did they need to specify what was repealed in a “repeal,” unless it wasn’t really a “repeal?”
Sorry, but I don’t trust Republicans any more than I trust Democrats.
“The freaking weasels finally get it!”
No, they will never get it. They will act like they are ones in power as long as Trump and Pence are president!
do away with the MANDATE...
allow cross state competition
no government subsidies
no government involvement
no state exchanges
Thanks, have a super day.
God bless America. Rand Paul is a skunk.
The PPACA has now small small business subsidies for businesses that bought into bumbling Barack’s baby.
we need to increase tension with China then so they won’t buy our debt.
Obamacare is nothing but one giant tax increase but these increases have been hidden to a large extent. It was designed to be health insurance for millions of people who can not afford health insurance. the cost of paying for that has to come from somewhere. why do you think premiums have gone up? If you work at a hospital, why do you think the place has been spinning out of control? Obamacare.
That's totally delicious. No, not tired of winning yet!
Prosecute (and end) voter fraud.
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