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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jul 25, 2017, 04:41 PM Jul 2017

Trump Thanks GOP For Voting To Move Forward On Nebulous O'Care Repeal Bill

Source: Talking Points Memo




By ESME CRIBB Published JULY 25, 2017 3:56 PM

President Donald Trump on Tuesday thanked Senate Republicans for voting to open debate on a measure to repeal Obamacare, though it remains unclear what that proposal will be.

“I’m very happy to announce that with zero of the Democrats’ votes, the motion to proceed on health care has just passed,” Trump said during a joint White House press conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. “This was a big step.”

He thanked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who flew in to vote days after being diagnosed with brain cancer, for making “a tough trip to get here.”

“Very brave man,” Trump said. “So we want to thank Sen. McCain and all of the Republicans. We passed it without one Democrat vote.” He said it was “very sad” that two Republican senators, Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), opposed the motion to proceed, and called health care “always difficult.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-thanks-republicans-obamacare-repeal-vote-senate

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Trump Thanks GOP For Voting To Move Forward On Nebulous O'Care Repeal Bill (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
Given that nobody knows what the hell they "voted to proceed" on... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #1
Movement on a bill that can barely be said to exist... Orsino Jul 2017 #5
He "thanked" the man he insulted multiple times. BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #2
According to Trump, McCain is a coward for fighting in a war and surviving a POW camp, NYC Liberal Jul 2017 #3
Fuck maxrandb Jul 2017 #4

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
5. Movement on a bill that can barely be said to exist...
Wed Jul 26, 2017, 01:03 PM
Jul 2017

...could be the signature Trump accomplishment. Vaporware.

NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)
3. According to Trump, McCain is a coward for fighting in a war and surviving a POW camp,
Tue Jul 25, 2017, 06:08 PM
Jul 2017

but brave for casting a vote.

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