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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,037 posts) Wed Apr 5, 2017, 08:27 PM Apr 2017

House Democrats who opposed Obamacare say Trump never approached them

“We had no votes from the Democrats. They weren’t going to give us a single vote, so it’s a very difficult thing to do,” lamented President Donald Trump to reporters about 90 minutes after House Speaker Paul D. Ryan canceled the floor vote on the Republicans’ health care bill on March 24.

But if Trump wanted Democrats, why didn’t he approach those who’d opposed President Barack Obama’s signature health care law in 2010?

Trump and Ryan did not ask for support from the three remaining Democrats of the 34 who voted “no” on the 2010 law: Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Daniel Lipinski of Illinois, and Stephen F. Lynch of Massachusetts.

All indicated they would not have supported the GOP bill had it come to a vote. “I’d like to work with them, but they have not reached out at this point,” Peterson said just days before Ryan pulled the GOP bill.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-who-opposed-obamacare-say-trump-never-approached-them/ar-BBzn0OF?li=BBnb7Kz

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House Democrats who opposed Obamacare say Trump never approached them (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 OP

Why did they oppose it? Freddie Apr 2017 #1

Reasons are listed in the article Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #3

Sure hop somone Primaries Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #2

Any Dems who would vote for Ryan and trumps bill need to be primaried. As if Ryan/trumpcare would... brush Apr 2017 #4

Freddie

(9,268 posts)

1. Why did they oppose it?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 08:36 PM

Apr 2017

Because it wasn't single payer?
If they came up with something that would *improve* health care for all (like that would ever happen), unlike the R's, we'd be all for it.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,037 posts)

3. Reasons are listed in the article

Reply to Freddie (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 08:40 PM

Apr 2017

Only one seemed to have reasonable objections.

Lynch was a “no” in 2010 partly because the law didn’t allow states to create their own public insurance options. A longtime union member, Lynch also opposed the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost insurance plans offered by some unions.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Sure hop somone Primaries

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Apr 5, 2017, 08:38 PM

Apr 2017

Collin Peterson. Known this sucker for thirty years and he is a fair weather Democrat or I call him,Crystal Sugars go to Guy.

brush

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4. Any Dems who would vote for Ryan and trumps bill need to be primaried. As if Ryan/trumpcare would...