Posted on 07/25/2017 7:24:08 PM PDT by Innovative
The Senate voted narrowly on Tuesday to begin debate on a bill to repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but hours later, Republican leaders suffered a setback when their most comprehensive plan to replace President Barack Obama’s health law fell far short of the votes it needed.
The Tuesday night tally needed to reach 60 votes to overcome a parliamentary objection. Instead, it fell 43-57. The fact that the comprehensive replacement plan came up well short of even 50 votes was an ominous sign for Republican leaders still grappling with a formula to pass final health care legislation this week.
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We at least NOW have them ON RECORD voting NO REPEAL, so primary these BASTARDS they have been lying to us for 8 years AND voting to repeal KNOWING it would be vetoed!!!!!! SCUM all of them!!!! How many of these TRAITORS are up in 2018, McShame is on his way out by the hand of God!!!! Rubio however was just re elected!!!!
A herd of cats might be easier to lead.
The four that HAVE to go in 2018 are the ones who voted for Rubio’s amnesty.
Corker, Hatch, Heller and Flake.
Corker also flipped the Constitution on its head with his Corker bill to allow Obama to get his “deal” with Iran.
It was narrow. The vote to begin debate was 50-50 with Pence breaking the tie.
How about we all just say no?
Really. Refuse to take part in Obama care.
will there be any further votes on any variants?
Yeah, a bunch. Then Mitch will offer a compromise at the end.
Mitch promised Paul there would be a clean vote on repeal, that will be great- if it happens.
When Obamacare first became law, the Republicans plan was to repeal only. When did it become Repeal and Replace?
....Time for new blood...
And how do we trust the new blood to do what they promise after lying promises in past elections?
I honestly dont think they care if they’re voted out. There is money behind their no votes and they will walk away wealthy one way or another.
GOP `nay’ votes in 2017 on repeal of the `Affordable Care Act’: Collins, Corker, Cotton, Graham, Heller, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul
The same GOP senators in office in 2009, `nay’ votes against the `Affordable Care Act’: Collins, Graham, Murkowski
Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session XML Vote Summary
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3590 as Amended )
Vote Number: 396 Vote Date: December 24, 2009, 07:05 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 3590 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act )
Measure Title: An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Vote Counts: YEAs60
NAYs39
Not Voting1
*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Burris (D-IL), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kirk (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
LeMieux (R-FL), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (D-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
All of the GOP senators voted `nay’ in 2009. Of course it was purely cynical on their parts. They knew the `rats had the votes. When the chips are down for conservatives, when we really need them, they show their true colors.
Trump
>>>It was narrow. The vote to begin debate was 50-50 with Pence breaking the tie.<<<
The Vote to begin Debate was narrow, NOT the Vote on the actual Repeal.
In an Election a Candidate winning 53 to 47 is a blowout, especially if the Candidate is a Democrat and 52% of the eligible Voters are Republican.
The Uniparty lives, and they are emboldening the Commies for 2018 and beyond. The Uniparty NEVER supports the Conservative position on any Legislation.
Uniparty is just another word for Democrat.
RE: Anyone have a breakdown on the republican “no” votes? Need to look hard at supporting primary challengers.
GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Bob Corker (Tenn.), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Dean Heller (Nev.), Mike Lee (Utah), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Ky.) voted against the repeal-replace proposal on the procedural hurdle.
No Democrats voted for it.
The proposal was the first amendment to get a vote after senators took up the House-passed healthcare bill, which is being used as a vehicle for any Senate action, earlier Tuesday.
But it was widely expected to fail because it needed 60 votes because the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) didn’t analyze either the Cruz or Portman proposal that was packaged in with the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).
Tuesday night’s vote doesn’t prevent GOP leadership from offering another repeal and replace amendment, or another version of BCRA.
It could also help GOP leadership get rank-and-file senators on the record, as they try to figure out a path forward.
Here’s a formula for Senate Republicans: Repeal or Replace the Senators!
Acting just like the commie big staters they actually are!
Every single one of them that flipped between administrations should be voted out, even if it means voting for a Democrat.
My guess is that Lee, Paul and Cotton didn’t vote for it is because it left too much Obamacare crap in place. I look to these three in the Senate to being the only ones who are willing to do the right thing.
This was intentional.
Leadership added a conservative amendment that the ‘progressive’ R’s would vote against and a liberal amendment that conservatives would vote against.
NO votes: Collins, Corker, Cotton, Graham, Heller, Lee,
Moran, Murkowski, Paul
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I find it disturbing that at least Murowski was holding out for PORK :( She needs to be primaried!!!!
Would like to know the reasons the others VOTED NO...AFTER YEARS OF SENDING REPEAL BILLS TO WHITE HOUSE...
So 62,979,879 citizens voted for President Trump and yet 9 senators voted to stop repeal???? Why would Cotton, Lee, and Paul vote no on repeal??? They are conservatives :(
Saw this from a politico article on Drudge:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/obamacare-repeal-vote-senate-republicans-240926
Shortly before 6 p.m., Republican leaders released the text of the new amendment.
“Just to show you how troubling this process is, at 10 of 6 we received a [178-page] amendment,” Collins said. “That is major policy and we’re going to have potentially an hour and a half to read through that many pages?”
Dozens of other amendments are planned, including the lengthy “vote-a-rama” process of unlimited amendment expected on Thursday evening.
“We’re going to be doing a lot of voting so I hope you eat your Cheerios,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas).
This is no way to legislate when they have had YEARS TO PLAN...
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