Murkowski voted no on her partys health care motion heres why
Source: adn.com
Erica Martinson clock Updated: 7 hours ago calendar Published 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Alaska's senior Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday that her decision to vote no on beginning debate on health care legislation was a last-minute decision. In the end, an allegiance to "the process" won out.
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"I voted no on the motion to proceed today because I didn't think that we were ready for the debate. And I have said pretty consistently that process really does matter, particularly when you're dealing with something that is as direct and personal as health care, something that has an impact on one-sixth of the nation's economy," Murkowski said in an interview Tuesday evening after the vote. "This is big, and then you throw in major Medicaid reform on top of that," she said.
Murkowski argued that revisions to the Affordable Care Act, often called "Obamacare," are necessary, but that the Senate process has not been conducive to crafting good policy, "enduring policy."....................
"And so my vote today was one that said, 'We're not ready to go to the floor to wrap this up,' " she said.
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Sen. Susan CollinsVerified account @SenatorCollins 15h15 hours ago
I voted no on MTP. When dealing w/ a complex issue that affects millions of Americans & 1/6th of our economy, we must proceed carefully. 1/3
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Sen. Susan CollinsVerified account @SenatorCollins
Making sweeping changes to the 50-year-old Medicaid program without a single Senate hearing is a mistake. 2/3
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48 "Democrats" right now, but they have not offered anything like Medicare for all to lower costs, they are still on board looking at trying to dismantle the program through the state with block grants which are POS hand outs, and will starve the program.
Also lets not forget one very important item there are 139 judge seats open and to be filled, and these two and many others in that chamber are going to let the asshole pack the courts with people that have no business being a judge, for decades to come.
And many of them will rule on health care and other issues, because after all she voted and Collins voted to have Gorsuch sit on the bench.....................that's what is really scary
