GOP Senators Signal They're On Board With Big Medicaid Cuts
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published MAY 9, 2017 2:11 PM
It is now the Senates turn to wrestle with the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and Republican lawmakers in the upper chamber huddled behind closed doors Tuesday afternoon to begin drafting their own legislation.
One of the major issues Senate Republicans must grapple with is the fate of Medicaid. The House bill slashes more than $800 billion dollars from the program, which the Congressional Budget Office estimated would cause 14 million people to lose coverage over 10 years.
As he exited the meeting Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) signaled that the Senate may pursue similarly deep cuts. Weve got to get it under control. Right now its out of control, he said of Medicaids budget. Its going to be really out of control if we dont do something.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) echoed this sentiment, telling reporters: I think we need reforms that put Medicaid on a long-term fiscally sustainable path, that constrains the exploding cost curve.
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Jno_Gilmor_
(127 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,257 posts)on Rethuglican efforts to cut Medicare. Something simple and easy enough for even T-Rump voters to understand.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)Disgusting.
Social Security and Medicare next.
The American public had better vote these cretins out of office or suffer the consequences. Unfortunately, decades of RW media spewing and billionaire-backed talking points might work. The pukes are counting on it.
Freethinker65
(9,929 posts)progree
(10,864 posts)What Are the Implications for Medicare of the American Health Care Act?
http://kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/what-are-the-implications-for-medicare-of-the-american-health-care-act/
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)At this point one can only hope that if this does go through, it's Deplorables who suffer the brunt rather than people who didn't vote for this.
bucolic_frolic
(42,663 posts)With majority power they're like children in a candy store
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,190 posts)TrumpCare is just another strategy for voter suppression.
BeyondGeography
(39,278 posts)not fooled
(5,791 posts)who doesn't understand that Medicaid isn't just for "the poors" but also helps pay for grandma's long-term care is in for a rude awakening.
Of course, puke lawmakers are masters at disassociating the consequences from the actions, i.e. they will have the cuts kick in incrementally and in a stealthy manner so that their dumbass voters don't make the connection.
Ray Bruns
(4,023 posts)360 billion for poor people to get medical coverage is out of control.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)he even looks like somebody whose parents would call him ORRIN HATCH...
It's like, who calls their son JEFFREY BEAUREGARD SESSION THE THIRD, or whatever the fuck number he is. !!!
fuck that, you stupid lying ignorant moron..
Shit, I'm going to practice some pauken. That will cheer me up..
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)means people will die.. how about getting the fucking idiot in chief under control, and getting defense spending under control.
MiniMe
(21,676 posts)Of course they can't make a ton of money if their CEO's are making 17 million a year.
dhill926
(16,234 posts)let's see your numbers then....asshole...
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)lark
(23,003 posts)They want to cut Medicaid and give all the money to the rich because poor people don't deserve to live. They can't get their big tax cuts without cutting something else and it will never be anything that helps the rich.
Azathoth
(4,603 posts)This is a sick party. Once you've talked each other into invading Poland, it's a little late to pin your hopes on the "reasonable moderates" to pull you back and avoid WWII.
NewRedDawn
(790 posts)it would die in the senate. I warned that Moscow Mitch had the 50 votes + Comrade Penis Pence.