New GOP health bill lacks the votes to pass
Source: The Hill
New GOP health bill lacks the votes to pass
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 07/17/17 08:37 PM EDT
GOP Sens. Jerry Moran (Kansas) and Mike Lee (Utah) announced on Monday night they will not support taking up a bill repealing and replacing ObamaCare, effectively blocking the legislation.
"This closed-door process has yielded the [bill], which fails to repeal the Affordable Care Act or address healthcares rising costs. For the same reasons I could not support the previous version of this bill, I cannot support this one," Moran said in a statement.
Lee added on Twitter that he and Moran will not support proceeding to "this version" of the Senate GOP legislation, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/342447-two-more-gop-senators-defect-on-healthcare-bill
JoeOtterbein
(7,697 posts)Hokie
(4,284 posts)While the moderates sit on their fat asses. This isn't over until the gutless wonders who are (R) moderates oppose this abomination.
SergeStorms
(18,898 posts)the "Don't Care" Act. This should stir up the old Twit and his tweets. He said it was going to make him angry if it didn't pass. Ruh-roh!
cilla4progress
(24,588 posts)effing god
Cadfael
(1,292 posts)And it'll never be over with the republicans (and especially Yertle) in charge.....keep on fighting folks!
TomSlick
(11,034 posts)Keep fighting!
BumRushDaShow
(127,309 posts)People like Mike Lee, who primaried Bob Bennett in UT, were elected to "repeal Obamacare". They won't accept anything short of that.
louis c
(8,652 posts)How's that for pissing in your soup?
Zoonart
(11,749 posts)They are not voting no because they have found a soul. They are voting no because this bill is not draconian enough. Because it is still too much like OCare...you know...human.
Hokie
(4,284 posts)The conservatives will cave in the end like the Tea Tards, aka "Freedom Caucus", did in the House.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)For Them Unless They Work w/ The Democrats. And The Democrats After All Of This, Better Play HARDBALL!! :