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Senate votes to open debate on health care reform -- live updates
CBSNews ^ | July 25, 2017 | CBS News

Posted on 07/25/2017 10:30:11 AM PDT by Innovative

The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to take up health care reform, which will require 51 votes to open debate. 

It's unclear what any final product will look like if that first procedural vote is successful. The first vote is intended to open debate on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the GOP-sponsored Obamacare replacement plan that passed the House of Representatives in May.

Republicans need 51 votes to proceed to the legislation, which would then be subjected to what is expected to be a lengthy amendment process. Democrats are united in their opposition to the legislation, and if Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, is still from brain surgery and likely unable to vote, that means the GOP senators can only lose one vote otherwise the legislation collapses. 

Rand Paul says he'll vote in favor of the "motion to proceed" because of assurances from McConnell Paul tweeted that McConnell informed him Tuesday morning that that the plan is to write on a repeal and delay plan that resembles a Senate-passed bill from 2015. He said if that's the plan, he would vote in favor of the motion to proceed to begin debate.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; healthcare; healthcaredebate; obamacare; senate; senatehealthcarevote; uniparty
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To: VastRWCon

SHUT THE F UP McCain

X2. I guess that extra space in his brain allowed his ego to grow even bigger.


61 posted on 07/25/2017 12:21:29 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Sounds good to me.
But Alaska really needs a conservative who will stay through the fight until the end.,
62 posted on 07/25/2017 12:21:34 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: House Atreides
Juan McInsane says the Senate needs to stand up to the President! You know, like he said about Obama. Wait, what?
63 posted on 07/25/2017 12:21:47 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Raycpa

The POS is a democrat


64 posted on 07/25/2017 12:22:00 PM PDT by advertising guy
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To: SoFloFreeper
but he will vote NO on passage

If he's still north of ground level, that is...

65 posted on 07/25/2017 12:22:58 PM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: advertising guy

You are more generous by letting McCrazy to kiss your ass. I won’t even give him the smell of my underwear. I despise McCrazy for the enemy within that he is.


66 posted on 07/25/2017 12:23:14 PM PDT by entropy12 (Republicans: The woo & pursue people who will never vote for them (liberals & media))
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To: Raycpa
You're correct !
McCain IS appealing to the DemocRATS for support !
67 posted on 07/25/2017 12:23:20 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

Interesting.


68 posted on 07/25/2017 12:24:16 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: Innovative

McCain is such an asshat...

“We must come together and compromise....”

“If I don’t get what I want in the bill I will vote no....”


69 posted on 07/25/2017 12:24:41 PM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: advertising guy

McLoser’s soliquoy is falling on deaf ears.

On the Dem side, it’s deaf and dumb.


70 posted on 07/25/2017 12:24:50 PM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: House Atreides
Mr. Masacara Shep Smith says this is a "speech for the ages" and McCain is "the" adult in the room.

How disgusting. You're a joke, Shep.

71 posted on 07/25/2017 12:25:28 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: WashingtonSource
It's DISGUSTING !
RINO McCAIN's been a DemocRAT for YEARS !
72 posted on 07/25/2017 12:25:42 PM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Yosemitest

Appeal to Dems “to do one for the gipper”, where he is the gipper.


73 posted on 07/25/2017 12:25:51 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: SoFloFreeper

McCain just scolded the Democrats for Obamacare and blasted the Senate for not doing anything for the American people and then says he is not going to vote for the health care bill that would help the American people!

My God, no wonder the country is in the mess it’s in.


74 posted on 07/25/2017 12:26:08 PM PDT by Southnsoul
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To: SoFloFreeper

Oh, grief. That fag drama queen describes McCain’s diatribe as “one for the ages” and repeats McCain’s statement that Congress should stand up to the President.

Disgusting - all of them.


75 posted on 07/25/2017 12:26:12 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: Innovative

I knew John Mcmanchurian Candidate would leave his party down..the dims that is.


76 posted on 07/25/2017 12:27:15 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Pravious

yep. Shep Smith should’ve been fired after Katrina. Why he has stayed on I have NO idea. Must have some incriminating evidence against the bosses. :-D


77 posted on 07/25/2017 12:27:49 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Innovative

wouldn’t that is


78 posted on 07/25/2017 12:27:57 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Yosemitest; All

Is mclametraitor still talking?


79 posted on 07/25/2017 12:28:06 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
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To: Yosemitest
McCain IS appealing to the DemocRATS for support !

One had to put their extreme dislike for McCain aside to hear what it was he actually said which (paraphrasing) was that both Democrats and Republican's know Obamacare is broken and "something" needs to be done to restore healthcare in this country.

On THAT count, McCain is exactly right. I don't think there's anyone on FR who thinks our healthcare system as it is today is "just fine."

Having said that, get the Government's meddling hands out of Healthcare and let the marketplace do what it does best!

80 posted on 07/25/2017 12:28:18 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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