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Rep. Meadows: If We Don’t Repeal ObamaCare, Voters Should Clean House
The Patriot Post ^ | 07/20/17 | Todd Starnes

Posted on 07/20/2017 6:24:22 AM PDT by pgkdan

For seven years the Republican Party has promised to repeal Obamacare. For seven years it campaigned for our votes and our support with that promise. And yet, even though it controls Congress and the White House, Obamacare is still the law of the land.

As it now stands, the Senate does not have the votes to rid the nation of the scourge to our health care system known as Obamacare.

The question is, why?

Are the liberal Republicans who control the Senate liars, backstabbers or just incompetent?

“Many conservatives are justifiably frustrated with the obstinance of their more liberal colleagues, but both wings of the Republican Party must continue working toward their longstanding promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare,” Heritage Action said in a statement.

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) delivered a stern warning to his fellow Republicans Tuesday on my nationally syndicated talk show.

“If we do not repeal the Affordable Care Act after campaigning on it for seven years, the American people will find someone else to represent them — and they should,” Meadows told me.

“It is incumbent on us to get things done. The people back home, they don’t understand why we didn’t have a bill on the president’s desk by January 20th. And quite frankly, neither do I,” he said.

Meadows said President Trump is not to blame for the inaction on Obamacare.

“It’s not the president’s fault. The president is all in on this,” he said. “A lot of Republicans forgot what they promised to the American people. We’ve got to remember those campaign promises.”

So who is to blame?

“The disconnect is when we allow those in the upper chamber to put forth legislation that would be supported primarily by those in the opposite party,” he said. “Given the choice between a Republican who votes like a Democrat and a Democrat who votes like a Democrat, the American people will pick the one who votes their own constituency every time.”

That’s a diplomatic way of saying Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is obstructing President Trump’s agenda.

“This administration is growing weary of no results,” Meadows said. “I’m growing weary of no results. If this leader is not willing to change the rules — if there’s another leader willing to do that — I’m supportive of that.”

In other words, if the Republican leadership will not advance President Trump’s agenda, then it’s time for some new Republican leadership. And if they fail to make those changes, the Republicans may very well be the minority party in 2018.


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KEYWORDS: aca; freedomcaucus; obamacare; repeal; republicans; rinos; trump
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Prepare to clean the House and Senate.


21 posted on 07/20/2017 8:09:33 AM PDT by veracious (UN = OIC = Islam ; Democrats may change USAgov completely, just amend USConstitution)
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22 posted on 07/20/2017 8:21:09 AM PDT by Cheerio (#44, The unknown President)
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To: pgkdan

All the more reason to put it on record. I don’t really understand this cowardice of not putting bills to a vote even if you know they will fail, put everything on record.


23 posted on 07/20/2017 8:37:45 AM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: Almondjoy

I agree 100%.


24 posted on 07/20/2017 8:45:16 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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2018 will be house cleaning time...primary RINOs...3rd party endorsements, too...A Trump Party...


25 posted on 07/20/2017 9:11:48 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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Yep


26 posted on 07/20/2017 9:18:58 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Almondjoy

What’s not to understand? They don’t want to go on record because they plan on running on repealing Obamacare again, saying they would have voted for it if given the chance. And yes, they do think we’re that stupid.


28 posted on 07/20/2017 10:27:49 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: pgkdan
Are the liberal Republicans who control the Senate liars, backstabbers or just incompetent?

These three terms are not mutually exclusive.

29 posted on 07/20/2017 1:04:49 PM PDT by hattend
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To: Grampa Dave
Oooh, I like that :-)


30 posted on 07/20/2017 2:29:21 PM PDT by Bobalu ( Healthcare - someone must pay. Who should it be, and how did they get that obligation?)
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To: Bobalu

Undocumented democrats describes all of the Never Trumpsters and a large % of our Congressional Rinos.


31 posted on 07/20/2017 2:41:17 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!)
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Primaries coming up pretty soon .......time to find a real group of conservatives to replace those three POS polidiots . As well as many others in both political parties ....


32 posted on 07/20/2017 3:09:36 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Squantos
I agree and you have given me a great go along with my mediot word.

POS polidiots and mediots!

33 posted on 07/20/2017 4:02:06 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!)
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I’ve called em Presstitutes and Polidiots ....... Canceled all my media subscriptions and sat TV so I don’t get busted for soliciting media whores......


34 posted on 07/20/2017 10:22:32 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: pgkdan
"Are the liberal Republicans who control the Senate liars, backstabbers [and] or just incompetent?"

Well..... Duh.

35 posted on 07/21/2017 7:21:15 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: unread

There should have been an ‘all of the above’ choice.


36 posted on 07/21/2017 7:29:01 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Mr. K

Nehlen lost big last time. Let’s get some new blood. Paranoia says that Nehlen is there to take a dive.


37 posted on 07/21/2017 8:50:57 AM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: apillar; Road Warrior ‘04; mazda77; Mr. K; veracious; Deplorable American1776; McCarthysGhost

The Framers bequeathed Article V for this very situation, a government that recognizes no limits.

Even a regular exchange of politicians, sending new ones to corrupt institutions merely guarantees a new batch of corrupt politicians.

Elections alone cannot restore free government. It is long past time to get out of the rut, the emotional prison of the Uniparty system.

Article V.


38 posted on 07/21/2017 2:27:44 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04
Rep. Meadows: If We Don’t Repeal ObamaCare, Voters Should Clean House Amen! Speaking to the choir! These dirty bastages that campaigned, and voted, to repeal, and now have the chance, are in the fetal position of friggin' cowards!

Paul Ryan should not be the Speaker of the Peoples House!!!

He is incapable of leading & organizing a 2 car funeral and I ain't joking!!!

I agree with everybody on this forum that if they do not repeal Obamacare then we need to clean the House of leadership positions!!!

Anybody on this forum can do a better job than Ryan and his idiots!!!

They must be "Yes Men" to Paul Ryan who is an idiot himself!!! It hurts to even write this!!!

I will say it one more time----Obamacare did not get one single Republican vote!!! The Rats own this piece of garbage!!!

Obamacare can not be fixed since it is a $1 Trillion dollar Tax Bill on the American public and we can not afford this monstrosity!!!

Please repeal Obamacare now once and for all!!!

39 posted on 07/21/2017 3:19:08 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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