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oberliner

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23. What they voted down was an amendment

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #16)

Sun Jul 30, 2017, 08:09 AM

Jul 2017

Not the bill.

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Be advised: They can still repeal/replace Obamacare [View all] oberliner Jul 2017 OP

51 to pass, juxtaposed Jul 2017 #1

They are one vote away oberliner Jul 2017 #3

Push just came to shove MFM008 Jul 2017 #35

McCain can be made to come around oberliner Jul 2017 #36

Not if hes MFM008 Jul 2017 #37

I agree technically SJMULE Jul 2017 #2

There is this Graham-Cassidy version oberliner Jul 2017 #4

Agree....he is weak HipChick Jul 2017 #5

OK, someone needs to find out the facts lapfog_1 Jul 2017 #6

Please don't rely on a random person's Reddit post oberliner Jul 2017 #7

Pieces could pass under reconciliation. But not matters unrelated to budget. n/t pnwmom Jul 2017 #8

The entire AHCA bill could still pass oberliner Jul 2017 #10

Not under reconciliation. They would need 60 votes to pass much of it, just as we needed pnwmom Jul 2017 #12

Parliamentarian says they need 60 votes for a fair amt, as pwnmom says below. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #18

I would be shocked if the AHCA doesn't 60 standingtall Jul 2017 #9

Rumblings are afoot that they may pass something oberliner Jul 2017 #11

I agree that we can't let our guard down. But they can't pass a whole repeal pnwmom Jul 2017 #13

Right oberliner Jul 2017 #25

Here's a thread on twitter explaining how it can come up again. tammywammy Jul 2017 #14

Thanks. nt ecstatic Jul 2017 #20

It's funny how many people took a random Reddit user's post so seriously oberliner Jul 2017 #26

Here's a note of encouragement WhiteTara Jul 2017 #15

That Reddit article is not true Motownman78 Jul 2017 #21

Damn. And I needed to think we might WhiteTara Jul 2017 #34

Don't take posts from random Reddit users too seriously oberliner Jul 2017 #24

I think they can only do one reconciliation bill every fiscal year. That's why kairos12 Jul 2017 #16

The skinny bill was an amendment to the House bill not the TrumpCare bill. tammywammy Jul 2017 #17

What they voted down was an amendment oberliner Jul 2017 #23

They did vote down the bill. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #28

The Senate voted on an amendment to the House bill tammywammy Jul 2017 #31

A number of Repub Senators have been saying for awhile that AHCA has no chance in the Senate Kaleva Jul 2017 #19

Not Paying ck4829 Jul 2017 #22

They do have to nuke the filibuster first. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #27

No, they don't oberliner Jul 2017 #33

How can republicans replace Obamacare with something better?? dubyadiprecession Jul 2017 #29

Trumpcare can't be voted on as a RECON budget item anymore this fiscal year... TheDebbieDee Jul 2017 #30

Yes, it can oberliner Jul 2017 #32