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Mitch M. press conf now. Says he will be going ahead soon to vote on Repeal only. (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP
He can vote UT_democrat Jul 2017 #1
Verified. Yes, McConnell did say they will have a vote on Repeal only per Katy msnbc riversedge Jul 2017 #2
He's looking for a scapegoat. herding cats Jul 2017 #3
Good. That will end the entire fiasco. MineralMan Jul 2017 #4
Tha'ts already a fail per the NYT..please proceed assholes!!!! workinclasszero Jul 2017 #5

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
3. He's looking for a scapegoat.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:40 PM
Jul 2017

He wants to say he tried and it wasn't his fault but the fault of the no voters.

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
4. Good. That will end the entire fiasco.
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:43 PM
Jul 2017

He does not have the votes. At this point, he has only 46 votes to repeal, at best. Utter failure. Mitch McConnell should follow that vote with a resignation speech from the floor. Perhaps he will do just that. He has been DENIED!

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
5. Tha'ts already a fail per the NYT..please proceed assholes!!!!
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 02:50 PM
Jul 2017

‘Plan C’ on Obamacare, Repeal Now and Replace Later, Has Collapsed
By THOMAS KAPLANJULY 18, 2017

WASHINGTON — With their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in tatters, Senate leaders on Tuesday pushed to vote on a different measure that would repeal major parts of President Barack Obama’s health law without a replacement — but that plan appeared also to collapse.

Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, all Republicans, immediately declared they could not vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement — enough to doom the effort before it could get any momentum.

“I did not come to Washington to hurt people,” Ms. Capito said in a statement. “I cannot vote to repeal Obamacare without a replacement plan that addresses my concerns and the needs of West Virginians.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/republicans-obamacare-repeal-now-replace-later.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article

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