New Repeal Effort Still Doesn't Have the 50th Vote

[DonViejo]

September 18, 2017 at 7:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“There’s a lot of skepticism in Washington over whether the latest Affordable Care Act repeal bill, proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, can pass. One of the many reasons is that a lot of Republican senators’ states — particularly those that expanded Medicaid — would lose a lot of money,” according to Axios.

“Alaska is among the losers here, and it’s hard to see Sen. Lisa Murkowski getting on board with this bill or this process. Same goes for Sen. Susan Collins. Sen. Rand Paul has said he’s a no. Sen. John McCain was a “no” last time, largely on process grounds. The process hasn’t changed. And this bill would hurt his state.”

David Nather: “This has been building up for a while. Definitely worth keeping an eye on it, but still hard to see where they get the 50th vote. It’s not impossible that they get McCain. For everything he’s said about ‘regular order,’ he’s still friends with Lindsey Graham. But Rand Paul has been tweeting nasty stuff — it’s Obamacare Lite, etc. So unless you flip Collins or Murkowski, hard to see it happening.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/09/18/repeal-effort-still-doesnt-50th-vote/

[Va Lefty]

1. So Rand Paul is all that stands in the way of this passing

not a comforting thought

[Bleacher Creature]

4. I had the exact same reaction after reading this article.

And yes, it's really terrifying.

[Orsino]

2. They've already proven they don't dare be seen repealing ObamaCare.

I take that to mean that they still fear our votes. That's good.

They have to play chicken with it because of eight years of opposition. I get that. I just hope they don't fuck up and actually do it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. McCain and Collins flipped! They are traitors!

I do not know about Murkowski. Don't forget Pence gets to vote. MSNBC just announced that the AZ governor supports repeal and McCain said he would vote to repeal if the Government wants to.

Call Congress and tell them to go to HELL (the Hell reserved for the 1%).
[phone]....thanks!