Pelosi to Paul Ryan: We Will Work With You If You Stop Trying to Kill People

[riversedge]

I rather doubted she said this when I read the tweet. That said. people will die if ACA is not fixed--and soon.





Top Dem to Paul Ryan: We Will Work With You If You Stop Trying to Kill People

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/18/top-dem-paul-ryan-work-stop-kill-people.html

By Sarah Jones on Tue, Jul 18th, 2017 at 4:19 pm

Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi offered an olive branch to Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans, promising to work with them on fixing Obamacare if they would set aside repeal, abandon cuts to Medicaid, and abandon huge tax cuts for the wealthy


Of course, that is my take on the letter. Democrats did not say exactly that they would work with Republicans if Republicans would agree to stop trying to kill people. They spelled out the ways things Republicans are doing that bring the most harm to the most people and offered to work with them if they stopped doing those things.

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Full text of the letter can be found below:


July 18, 2017

The Honorable Paul Ryan
Speaker of the House
H-232, United States Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Speaker:

The American people have spoken. They have rejected Trumpcare’s assault on the good health of hard-working Americans.

Now, Republicans must pivot and work in a bipartisan fashion to lower health costs, improve quality, and expand coverage, while strengthening the stability of the marketplaces.

As Senator McConnell said earlier this month, “If my side is unable to agree on an adequate replacement, then some kind of action with regard to the private health insurance market must occur.” In that spirit, we must act before the August recess to address the cost sharing reduction payments issue.

Democrats extend the hand of friendship if Republicans will set aside repeal, abandon cuts to Medicaid, and abandon huge tax breaks for the wealthy.

House Democrats have developed proposals to update and improve the Affordable Care Act. Congress should work in regular order for the good of the American people.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

best regards,

NANCY PELOSI
Democratic Leader...........more..........



and a Tweet:

Link to tweet

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. She did her job, she mad the overture, he will of course decline since his goal IS to kill people.

Many who vote for him are his targets, too.

[LuvLoogie]

2. Politicus is always full of hyperbole and reads like an American commie leaflet from the seventies.

They really should just report. It's enough. Their hyperbole shuts down dialogue.

[Solly Mack]

3. Ryan and McConnell's idea of health care (and not just them) is an act of violence.

Of course we see it as killing people. How could we not?

Taking away people's health care - and they will die because of it - is an act of violence.

No matter how republicans care to parse it - it's them committing an act of violence against a large group of people.

Same with gutting other necessary safety nets. People rely on those to live - to exist. Food, shelter, heat, etc..

[nikibatts]

4. Pelosi is a "beast" Anyone who wants to get rid of her is cray-cray!

[BigmanPigman]

5. A lot of women (Dem and Rep) are actually trying to represent ALL people.

Their male counter parts should take a lesson.

[gratuitous]

6. "Abandon huge tax breaks for the wealthy"?! You monster!

So unreasonable.

[MrsCoffee]

7. Pelosi still rocks!

[kacekwl]

8. Mr McConnell and Mr Ryan, sit down like adults and

work with the Democratic leaders and come up with a plan to fix Obamacare. It's not hard just swallow your racist pride and actually do some good for a change without having something in it for you. You might even feel good .

[lunasun]

9. Truth out on ya Ryan

[roamer65]

10. God bless Nancy.