Conservatives: Working with Dems on healthcare a waste of time
Conservatives are pushing back on the idea of working with Democrats to pass a bipartisan ObamaCare fix if the current repeal effort fails.
With the prospects of the Senate’s current repeal-and-replace bill passing next week deeply in doubt, some more moderate Republicans say they are open to a bipartisan bill to shore up ObamaCare markets — a drastic break from the GOP’s usual fierce opposition to the healthcare law.
That openness to a bipartisan Plan B if the current effort fails is alarming more conservative Republicans.
“When [Senate Democratic Leader Charles] Schumer [N.Y.] talks about doing something bipartisan if this is unsuccessful, really what he’s offering is a multibillion dollar insurance company bailout with no reform,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). “And I can’t imagine me ever being in a position to support that, and I frankly wouldn’t recommend it to any of my colleagues.”
The House could be even more of an obstacle than the Senate.
“To suggest that Chuck Schumer is actually going to help out on a repeal bill defies not only his own rhetoric, but his commitment to his constituents,” said Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “He said he’s not going to help us. So are we going to fix ObamaCare? The answer to that is no.”
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/341765-conservatives-working-with-dems-on-healthcare-a-waste-of-time
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Dems keep insisting that a health care bill should....you know....lead to more people having health care, and cut back on rampant profiteering by the HC Industry.
Silly Democrats.
