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"While the amendment would have repealed some of Obamacare’s most burdensome regulations, it offered no replacement to actually reform our health care system and deliver affordable, quality health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.”
>>Here’s Why...
Crazy is as Crazy does.
Acknowledging that reality and taking back the asylum... that’s a healthy plan.
One last hurrah from Sen. McQueeg. SARC.
A lot of people will breath a sigh of relief when he retires and or expires. Whichever comes first.
The guy must have a brain tumor!
Oh’ Wait...
The very next “healthcare” bill to pass both houses is Single Payer.
There is no other possible outcome.
It’s what Corporate America wants, and what Corporate America wants, Corporate America gets.
Dear John (in every possible sense...),
That isn't the job of the Federal government!!
Signed,
America
The hand of God is on POTUS Trump, I firmly believe this, maybe the hand of God can RID US of McShame a lot faster than he hopes for!!! I feel for his family HOWEVER I DISPISE this SCUM POS!!!!
We know this is BS because McCain voted to scrap Ocare when he knew Obama would veto it. Now he changes when there’s a President who would sign it. He’s bitter, treacherous and sees this as his last chance to stick it to Trump. A small, small man.
Kelly Ward had a GREAT chance of winning the AZ. primary but this LYING TRAITOR SCUM ran his campaign ran FULL THROTTLE on repealing OCARE his ads ran HE would LEAD THE CHARGE!!! OMG I have NEVER been this FULL OF HATE for another human being WHAT SCUM!!!! He has given the nation his MIDDLE FINGER for not voting for him as POTUS, DROP DEAD ALREADY you LYING POS!!!!!
I would suggest AF1 to Alaska and announce the CANCELLATION of initiatives, job programs and reassignment of military missions to other bases, putting the big hurt on their economy, telling them this will continue as long as Murkowski remains as a Senator. If she leaves and the Governor appoints a true conservative, like Sarah Palin, all will be forgiven.
Do the same in Arizona and Maine.
It is not the government's role to deliver affordable, quality health care. That is the role of doctors and private insurance.
I would like to see him locked up and serve time for Keating 5. He’s a punk.
“I’ve seen things you peons wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Syria. I watched Linsey glitter in the dark near the Whitehouse Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”
“deliver affordable, quality health care to our citizens”
This is not the job of the federal government. Get the regulations out of the way and the free market will do it way better than any government.
When McCain drops out of history, another one currently pretending to be on our side will step up and take his place. Bank on it!
You and I hope it ends.
You would think that a terminal illness would have led to introspection and given the man some humility, but unfortunately that wasn't so.
Because he doesn’t want repeal.
Hey McDoofus - it's not the federal government's job to provide health care, affordable or otherwise, to the American people.
Maybe you should read the U.S Constitution for once in your miserable, misbegotten existence. You've sworn to uphold, protect, and defend it several time, you vermin.
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