Murkowski Tax Vote Contingent on Health Vote First

[applegrove]

https://politicalwire.com/2017/11/17/murkowski-tax-vote-contingent-health-vote-first/

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) “said that her vote on the current version of the tax overhaul is contingent on passing a separate bill to stabilize the individual health insurance market,” Roll Call reports.

“The tax legislation now includes a section to repeal the individual mandate — a provision that opens up over $300 billion in revenue — but could also threaten the viability of the overall health law.”

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Murkowski is borderline on the Tax Scam.

So are McCain and Corker. Johnson(WI) of all people is NOT for it. Collins (ME) is also waivering. We have to focus our RESITANCE on them.

Call Congress [phone]. Bernie, MoveOn.org, Indivisible, etc are getting organized for a week of action to DELAY the Tax Scam. Get the word out since Congress goes on Thanksgiving Recess so we must nail them while they are at home and then when they return to DC on Nov 29-Dec 2. Protest, call, write, sign petitions, organize and hold town halls...but do it NOW, FAST and LOUD! Stay strong...we will fight this!

[Hekate]

2. By inserting ACA-destruction into the already horrible tax bill, the GOP guaranteed its failure...

...in the Senate, due to the critical minority of Repubs who have already made it clear they won't vote to destroy the ACA. All we Dems have to do is hold the line and not let a single Dem vote slip away.

That and don't allow them to throw out a single Democratic Senator on one of their false equivalency scams. Don't be fooled.

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. I'm counting on Murkowski, Collins, McCain, Corker, Johnson & Flake to kill this bill. n/t

[marybourg]

4. Don't count on McCain (my Senator).

He voted against the ACA repeal on procedural issues, not substance.

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. He rejected ACA repeal for a return to regular order. This bill is drawn up by Repubs and will get..

no democratic support in the Senate. As long as he votes against it, I don't really care if it's "procedural" or "substance".

[marybourg]

7. That was my point. If he doesn't have any problems with the procedure

this time, there's no reason to think he'll vote against it. His objection was not that no Dems voted for it, if that's what you're suggesting.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. It's as if they are trying to tank the whole thing themselves.

[blueinredohio]

8. Maybe the whole point of this tax plan was to slip in and get rid of Obamacare

because every republican hated it so much