Posted on 07/28/2017 9:53:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
Sen. John McCain offered an explanation Friday for why he joined Democrats and two of his Republican colleagues in voting against the “skinny” repeal of Obamacare, saying he did not believe it would “actually reform our health care system.”
"While the amendment would have repealed some of Obamacare’s most burdensome regulations, it offered no replacement to actually reform our health care system and deliver affordable, quality health care to our citizens,” McCain said in a statement.
"The Speaker's statement that the House would be ‘willing’ to go to conference does not ease my concern that this shell of a bill could be taken up and passed at any time," he added.
McCain, who came back to Washington this week after surgery related to his brain cancer diagnosis, cast the deciding vote against the legislation. He joined Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski in opposing the bill.
Ahead of the vote he did not reveal his intentions, only telling reporters to “wait for the show.”
The Arizona senator said he opposed one of the “major failures” of Obamacare, which was that it was “rammed through Congress by Democrats on a strict-party line basis without a single Republican vote.”
He did not feel it was right for Republicans to do the same.
“We should not make the mistakes of the past that has led to Obamacare’s collapse, including in my home state of Arizona where premiums are skyrocketing and health care providers are fleeing the marketplace,” McCain said.
“We must now return to the correct way of legislating and send the bill back to committee, hold hearings, receive input from both sides of aisle, heed the recommendations of nation’s governors, and produce a bill that finally delivers affordable health care for the American people.”
“has given Trump the green light to do whatever he can for the American people . . . “
Burn the danged thing down by rescinding the Obama EO that exempted Congress and their staff from the ACA.
Come on, John, stop the pretending this is going over your head. We know that you know that obamacare isn’t about health care.
What a liar.
POS RINO-RAT. I’m surprised his fellow RINO-RAT-COMMIEs didn’t carry him into the Senate chamber in a sedan chair and bow to him. I am so upset by his behavior, I cannot even feel sympathy for him.
He is, in reality, a Democrat who loves chaos.
At least it didn't get shoved down our throat by a party-line vote this time; this time the traitors helped.
McCain is Insane if he thinks the Democrats will join in and vote for anything the GOP comes up with
“McCain just committed political suicide. His loyalty to the Deep State just ended his career. “
McCain was re-elected in 2016. He’s not going to run again. In fact, there’s a high probably he will die in office. Btw, one in four (25%) Arizonians are on Medicaid. There’s a large population of retirees there as well who are on Medicare (about 18%). So, it’s easy to see why he’s ok with Obama Care.
He also hates anyone who outshines him, who can see through him, and has bested him...first and foremost, President Trump.
RINOs in congress don’t want to secede an ounce of unconstitutional powers any more than the Dems do.
That's what the free market is for, Senator.
McCain has gone from American hero to liar and traitor within 50 years. He became a progressive Washington insider creep many decades ago.
I wonder if anyone who voted for him over Fred Thompson b/c Fred allegedly lacked “fire in his belly” feels really stupid now.
Trump needs to take AF1 and Senator Sullivan to Alaska to announce some big initiative or new job program. He needs to make sure that Collins and Merkowski are seated near the bathroom at any public affair. He doesn’t have to do anything about McCain, he won’t be around long
that old bitter s.o.b. did this out of spite...Trump did what he couldnt and now hes dying and pissed. Old , ugly creep...the sooner he goes the better off we’ll all be.
At most, three GOP Senators are against ACA.
Everybody always says he’s done but he never is.
I pray God will remove him. I don’t pray harm on him, just that he is removed and replaced by a lover of freedom, the Constitution, and America.
Same with the rest of Congress.
Amen to your prayer.
Because his paymaster told him too.
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