How the AHCA could come to a screeching halt tomorrow

[DonViejo]

By Jennifer Rubin March 15 at 12:30 PM

Tomorrow the Republicans’ American Health Care Act goes to the Budget Committee. What looked like another rubber stamp for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s and President Trump’s bill may instead mean the demise of the bill, at least this version of Republican health care. Moreover, a bombshell dropped in a meeting between Senate Republicans and the White House that would surely doom the AHCA.

The Post reports that as many as six Republicans could defect, including three Freedom Caucus members:

Republicans hold an eight-vote advantage over Democrats on the Budget Committee, and if four GOP members oppose it, the bill could stall. Three of the 22 Republicans on the panel are members of the House Freedom Caucus.

Aides to those three [Freedom Caucus] members — Reps. Dave Brat (Va.), Gary Palmer (Ala.) and Mark Sanford (S.C.) — did not respond to inquiries Tuesday about whether they intended to support the legislation in committee. Three other Budget Committee Republicans, Reps. John Faso (N.Y.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) and Bruce Westerman (Ark.), said Tuesday that they were undecided on their committee votes.

If the Budget Committee chairman Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) doesn’t have the votes locked up she could postpone the vote, but that would certainly signal the bill is stalled.

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[CTyankee]

1. Their constituents would revolt, even ones who voted for Trump, if they found their health

insurance (i.e. Obamacare) taken away from them. Idiots! I almost have no sympathy for them.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Watch and see,voice vote

to avoid recording of members.