Freedom Caucus vows to oppose weakening ObamaCare repeal

[herding cats]

Source: The Hill

The conservative House Freedom Caucus voted Monday night to oppose an ObamaCare repeal bill if it does not go as far as the repeal measure that passed in 2015, drawing a line in the sand that could complicate Republican repeal efforts.

Conservatives have been pushing for the 2015 repeal bill, which repeals the core elements of the law, including its subsidies, taxes, mandates and Medicaid expansion, to be brought up again. But the move Monday night to oppose an effort if it falls short of that bill is a significant new development.

Some more moderate Republicans are uneasy with repealing all of ObamaCare's taxes, and especially with repealing the Medicaid expansion. But if repeal of those areas is weakened, the Freedom Caucus now says it would oppose the bill.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/319363-freedom-caucus-vows-to-oppose-weakening-obamacare-repeal

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All or nothing is what the Tea Party demands.

[JudyM]

1. Let them eat their own.

The public stink we the peeps have been making about this is going to be awfully hard to ignore.

[herding cats]

3. Yep. This is about to get good.

[Matthew28]

2. It really should be renamed the rich 1% caucus

[TranssexualKaren]

4. Just a tactic...

They know that once they pass something that people call Trumpcare they will own anything that goes wrong. How convenient if it proves impossible for them pass anything, they will be able to claim that they tried and can continue to blaim anything that goes wrong on Obama.

[DownriverDem]

5. Why?

I can see why rich repubs would be against the ACA, but I will never get why the non-rich repubs think having no health insurance is a good thing. If there is a hell, repubs will be rotting there.