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Fla Dem

(23,620 posts) Sat Jul 29, 2017, 09:56 AM Jul 2017

Happy for McCain's NO vote but what about Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, battling stg 4 liver Cancer?

She had to travel a lot further than McCain. She could have stayed home and focused on her own health but showed up to vote to block the Rethugs bill. Had she not, there would have been a tie broken by Pence. McCain had nothing to lose. Sadly he'll probably not live to his next election. He may have voted NO just to stick it to Trump, or he may actually have grown a conscience. Whatever his reason, I'm glad he did.

But to my way of thinking the real "Heros" are Mazie Hirono, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/07/28/senator-mazie-hirono-who-has-stage-4-kidney-cancer-fights-back-tears-during-heartfelt-healthcare-lea/519347001/

If you're on twitter, drop Sen Hirono some good wishes.

@maziehirono

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Happy for McCain's NO vote but what about Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono, battling stg 4 liver Cancer? (Original Post) Fla Dem Jul 2017 OP

I called all three women yesterday to thank them...so proud! BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #1

Amazing Mazie Hirono. delisen Jul 2017 #2

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 MaeScott Jul 2017 #3

Agreed, glad he voted like he did, but the women are really the heroines here... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #4

We always expected Hirono to do the right thing. nkpolitics1212 Jul 2017 #5

She should certainly get recognition IronLionZion Jul 2017 #6

It's KIDNEY cancer...but serious nonetheless. MADem Jul 2017 #7

Yes, kidney cancer is very serous! Auntie Bush Jul 2017 #8

My sincere condolences. nt MADem Jul 2017 #9

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)

1. I called all three women yesterday to thank them...so proud!

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:00 AM

Jul 2017

delisen

(6,042 posts)

2. Amazing Mazie Hirono.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:01 AM

Jul 2017

She and others like her are the backbone of our systemm. Real public servants.

I am so tired of the phony hypocrites and their media enablers.

MaeScott

(878 posts)

3. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:03 AM

Jul 2017

Wounded Bear

(58,618 posts)

4. Agreed, glad he voted like he did, but the women are really the heroines here...

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:05 AM

Jul 2017

Hirono, Collins, Murkowski. It's really thanks to them.

Schumer gets a little credit for holding the Dem caucus together, but Collins and Murkowski resisted far more pressure than anyone to vote.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)

5. We always expected Hirono to do the right thing.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:07 AM

Jul 2017

We never expected that from Collins,Murkowski,and McCain.
But I am happy for Hirono.

IronLionZion

(45,403 posts)

6. She should certainly get recognition

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Sat Jul 29, 2017, 10:20 AM

Jul 2017

from us Democrats at least. Along with Murkowski, Collins, and all the Dems and independents.

Why McCain gets the media attention is because it was unexpected and he did it on purpose to kill it for now through procedural methods. That's why he voted to advance bill forward and then voted against it. Maybe he'll get some of the bullying threats to destroy Arizona like Alaska and Maine got.