Posted on 03/21/2017 3:56:29 PM PDT by Mariner
Some conservatives in Washington were fuming on Tuesday after an Obamacare rollback bill was tweaked by Republican leaders to delete a provision meant to crack down on illegal immigrants getting federal healthcare insurance coverage.
The development posed another problem for Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and President Donald Trump, who are trying to win congressional approval of the wider bill, the first big legislative test for Trump since taking office.
The provision would have allowed the Treasury Department to access data at the Department of Homeland Security to verify that healthcare tax credits went only to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, not to illegal immigrants.
In a largely procedural move, it was dropped from the bill after the Senate Parliamentarian determined that the Senate Finance Committee, which handles tax credits under the bill, does not have purview over the Department of Homeland Security.
Republican Representative Lou Barletta issued a statement on Monday evening, after the change was made, saying he could no longer support the bill, citing the obscure provision.
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Yeah a plan that leads to catastrophe for folks like you and me is ingenious.
I am REALLY HOPING your HOPE is wrong.
Are you talking about Jamie Gorelick? Or, surely, some other Gorelick.
Makes too much sense
Interesting take.
If conservstives insist on all or nothing, they are going to end up with nothing. Surely there must be at least a few good changes that can attract a majority.
These open borders psychotics will stop at nothing to get their way....
Same Gorelick.
Started with Jared. Now Gorelick is advising Ivanka and her Trust.
She is telling Ivanka about ETHICS
Yeah, it should be some other Gorelick..but no... it is THE Gorelick.
Sadly, the same Jamie Gorelick. The one who brought the towers down with her idiocy.
The same Gorelick who raked in $20 million a year on the board of Fannie.
That Gorelick will be advising Ivanka on ETHICS. Unless someone can reason with President Trump.
The only useful thing Gorelick can ever do is commit hari kari.
The Repubs should have had a plan ready to go the day Trump was sworn in.
Beltway kabuki. Trumpcare “Bucket” 2 will get bogged down in the courts and bucket 3 will never happen. We are being played. Again. How stupid do they think we are?
Ruthless Bannon knows about Gorelick.
Breitbart has written many stories on her.
Sadly, Ivanka rules over Bannon.
Clearly, Ivanka and Jared want Gorelick in the WH.
The president better get on top of this whole mess!
The Repubs should have had a plan ready to go the day Trump was sworn in.
Oh, they have a plan. Obamacare 2.0 is what they want.
Everybody knows the Pubs control the WH, House and Senate. They can no longer “blame the Dems” for not getting things done. If Obamacare collapses and they haven’t repealed and replaced as promised, it’s their fault. They own whatever happens.
Ryan’s involvement in the current plan is the catastrophe.
Full-blown collapse may be needed for reset.
After all, that was the Dems’ plan, but they figured on having a Dem in the WH when it happened.
Sadly, Ivanka rules over Bannon.
Blood always wins over business. You could see this happening as soon as life long Democrat Jared played a role in the campaign.
“She is telling Ivanka about ETHICS”
That corrupt whore (Gorelick) was paid $26mil in salary and bonuses by Fannie Mae from 1998 - 2002.
At the same time she testified that the financials were sound, and there were NO ISSUES.
Republicans had one job in 2017—One job.
Repeal Obamacare.
Clearly, they are not up to it.
Sayonara GOP.
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