Key Senate Republican warns GOP to change course on ObamaCare
Source: The Hill
Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Thursday told GOP colleagues bluntly that their efforts to repeal ObamaCare have failed and urged them to change course.
Alexander said Republicans need to come up with a new path on health care after holding dozens of votes over the years to repeal ObamaCare and always ending in failure.
Weve had about 50 votes, maybe more, and we lost them all. And we made thousands of speeches and we lost them all, Alexander said on the Senate floor.
He said that insisting on full repeal of the controversial law when the votes arent there would only hurt millions of Americans and could eventually lead to a single-payer health-care system if the current one collapses.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/356252-alexander-warns-gop-to-change-course-on-obamacare?rnd=1508436587
Mr.Bill
(24,104 posts)and I'll bet he voted for every one of them. And now he says they need to do something different?
At the risk of insulting those with learning disabilities, that is exactly how I would describe this Senator.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Just heard a interview with the RNC's head stooge,Mitt Romneys Niece,McDaniels. She just said the GOP will never fix the ACA,only killing it is their end.
Until Alexander puts concrete plans backed by the GOP,every thing else is pure Bull Crap for Media consumption,he has to feed his Media Outlet Fox so called News.
red dog 1
(27,648 posts)(From Reuters just minutes ago)
"Bipartisan Obamacare deal gains Republican support in Senate"
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray formerly introduced legislation to shore up the 2010 health care law....the support of 12 Republicans means the bill has the 60 votes needed to override a Trump veto.
I think we should cut Lamar Alexander some slack....Not all Senate Repubs are evil.
(I'm unable to post a link due to computer problems - --A Google search will locate the article, The Week Magazine is also reporting the story from 1 hour ago)