House GOP Weighing Another Try on Obamacare Vote Next Week

[brooklynite]

Source: Bloomberg

House Republicans are considering making another run next week at passing the health-care bill they abruptly pulled from the floor in an embarrassing setback to their efforts to repeal Obamacare.

Two Republican lawmakers say that leaders are discussing holding a vote, even staying into the weekend if necessary, but it’s unclear what changes would be made to the GOP’s health bill. They described the discussions on condition of anonymity.

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, who helped derail the bill, have been talking with some Republican moderate holdouts in an effort to identify changes that could bring them on board with the measure.

The renewed discussion comes after President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress said they would move on to issues like a tax overhaul in the wake of last week’s drama, when the long-awaited bill was pulled 30 minutes ahead of a scheduled floor vote.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-03-29/house-gop-said-to-weigh-another-try-on-obamacare-vote-next-week

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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result".

"I want a ceremony"

[Dave Starsky]

1. Keep fucking that chicken, GOP.

[Hoyt]

2. They won't give up. Whatever, uncertainty and lack of funding/support/mandate will kill ACA.

[anglesphere]

3. It sounds like a feint so they can blame democrats this time

They know the thing won't pass but Trump is feigning to reach out to democrats to pin the consequences on the Left.

[mpcamb]

12. Also, it's nice that they're doing it on a weekend when trump can get away for a round of golf.

[Marthe48]

4. OMG why can't they do some real work?

I am so sick and tired of seeing tax dollars go down the drain. The U.S. could be the most advanced nation in the world and these aholes are just sticking their foot out and tripping us.

I avoided analogies involving tools, because obviously, none of the repugs have done an honest day's work ever.

[yallerdawg]

5. The House could pass a repeal of the ACA...

and relax for Spring Break.

If they go home as failures, they go home to a riled Left and Right!

They may find a way.

[Tikki]

7. In many places in the U.S, it would be the exact opposite...head back home to angry...

constituents who see all their health care has disappeared.

Tikki

[pecosbob]

6. You want me to go back to my district right before mid-terms

and tell Granny we're going to take away her meals-on-wheels and Medicaid...f*ck you.

[progree]

8. The first version of CaligulaCare got a resounding 62% disapproval rating

Poll: Americans dislike GOP's, Trump's plan on health care, AP, 3/29/17

Sixty-two percent of Americans turned thumbs down on Trump's handling of health care during the initial weeks of his presidency, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released Wednesday. It was his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested, including the economy, foreign policy and immigration.

An overwhelming 8 in 10 opposed the Republican proposal to let insurers boost premiums on older people. Seven in 10 disapproved of premium surcharges for people whose coverage lapses.

By wide margins, people also disliked proposed cuts in Medicaid, which helps lower-earning people cover medical costs, a halt in federal payments to Planned Parenthood and a transformation of the Obama law's subsidies based on income and premium costs into aid linked to age.

... In addition, Republicans had mixed views on the collapsed House GOP bill. Clear majorities of them opposed boosting premiums for older people and those who've had gaps in coverage. They were more likely to oppose than support cutting Medicaid and were divided over linking subsidies to age more than income.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-americans-dislike-gops-trumps-181011343.html

Also at the LBN Thread http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141742199

I wonder what's going to be different next time

[tanyev]

9. They just cain't quit Obamacare.

[roamer65]

10. It's all because they hate America's first black president.

Flat out racism.

[Judi Lynn]

14. They've never been able to accept the fact the country elected him, have they? They are monsters. nt

[Nitram]

11. Hey, they spent the last 7 years doing that, it's all they know how to do.

[AgadorSparticus]

13. Please let it be so.