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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTed Cruz’s Obamacare nightmare: House Republicans are preparing to "improve" the law
After 50 attempts to repeal it failed, political survival now forces the GOP to accept and fix the law they hateBRIAN BEUTLER
On Friday, while pretty much everyone in the national press corps was hypnotized by CPACs Grand Kabuki, Republicans quietly announced the biggest domestic political news of the week, and nobody wearing a tricorn hat was any the wiser, or there wouldve been hell to pay.
Politicos Jennifer Haberkorn got the scoop, which is behind a paywall, but here is the gist:
House Republican leaders are planning to bring up three changes to Obamacare next week but unlike dozens of prior bills, these are more minor measures that are not expected to be controversial. All three bills essentially fix drafting errors, perceived oversights or unintended consequences in the presidents Affordable Care Act. They have bipartisan support and are scheduled to be considered under a suspension of the rules, which limits debate and requires support from two-thirds of House members a signal that leaders of both parties do not expect any heated debate.
They hold some political significance, however, because they allow Republicans to push back against the Democrats talking point that the GOP is only interested in holding votes to pick at Obamacares flaws. They also represent the reality that Obamacare is now fully implemented and not fixing errors could be more damaging to opponents than being perceived as trying to make Obamacare work better.
They hold some political significance, however, because they allow Republicans to push back against the Democrats talking point that the GOP is only interested in holding votes to pick at Obamacares flaws. They also represent the reality that Obamacare is now fully implemented and not fixing errors could be more damaging to opponents than being perceived as trying to make Obamacare work better.
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http://www.salon.com/2014/03/10/ted_cruzs_obamacare_nightmare_house_republicans_are_preparing_to_improve_the_law/
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Ted Cruz’s Obamacare nightmare: House Republicans are preparing to "improve" the law (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2014
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(11,238 posts)1. Nowhere in that article is what the three changes ARE.
Presumably it's in the quoted Politico article, but if the Salon writer is acknowledging not everyone can access it, he can at least, in an article discussing the changes, let us know what those changes are.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)2. Hmmm. wonder how they will play this. "We hate it, but we give up
on trying to get rid of it, so we are trying to fix it?" Kind of a long narrative without any punch.
I would follow the money on these "fixes" ...probably something that helps the Insurance companies