GOP leaders to #AHCA holdouts: "Relax, the Senate will save you." Senate: Nope.

[riversedge]

Lots of comments from Reps in article. But in the end--they-the Reps will be judged on how they vote on the House bill (if it does get a vote and arms being twisted--including Pence doing the twisting. Please call your Reps-and get others to do so if you have not done so already.



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GOP leaders to #AHCA holdouts: "Relax, the Senate will save you."
Senate: Nope.
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Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You

J. Scott Applewhite/AP
By Alice Ollstein Published May 3, 2017 6:00 am


Tierney Sneed contributed reporting.

Republican leaders boasted Tuesday that they are on the cusp of securing the votes needed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, though they have not yet scheduled a mark-up or a vote, and several high-profile members have defected over the past few days.

As leaders pressure and cajole the remaining holdouts to fall in line, several lawmakers confirmed that one argument they are using is an assurance that the Senate will strip out many of the bill’s most controversial provisions.

“I tell people not to get too worked up. If we do get it out of here, it’s going to the United States Senate, so don’t think it’s coming back here looking like it did when we sent it over,” Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), the vice chair of the powerful Rules Committee, told reporters. “I think people sweat these details way too much at this stage in the game.”

Cole said his message to GOP moderates—who are hesitant to back the bill due to its deep cuts to Medicaid and rollback of protections for people with pre-existing conditions—is: “If you want the pressure off, kick it over to the Senate and let those guys deal with it for a while.”.......................

[ProfessorGAC]

1. I'd Tempted To Ask. . .

. . .if Cole could be more cynical. But then, i know the answer is "yes he could". Vote for something just to vote for something, then don't worry about the backlash because the Senate is going to remove the bad parts? Then remove them yourself Tommy Boy.