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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:28 PM Jun 2017

Forced To Retreat. Senate GOP Abruptly Delays Vote On Obamacare Repeal Bill

By Associated Press Published JUNE 27, 2017 1:51 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delivered the message to GOP senators at a private lunch also attended by Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. The decision was described by a Republican aide and another informed person who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the closed-door decision.

All GOP senators were planning to travel to the White House later Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump, one source said.

McConnell had hoped to push the measure through his chamber by this week’s end, before an Independence Day recess that party leaders fear will be used by foes of the legislation to tear away support.

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Forced To Retreat. Senate GOP Abruptly Delays Vote On Obamacare Repeal Bill (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2017 OP

Let's get busy tearing away whatever support remains! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #1

This republican deathcare bill is a brutal assault against America workinclasszero Jun 2017 #2

It's not true to say the 400 richest American families - example, certainly not supported Doodley Jun 2017 #4

But Trump had the celebratory kegger already cooling in the fridge! gratuitous Jun 2017 #3

It's not extreme enough for their extremists Warpy Jun 2017 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,641 posts)

1. Let's get busy tearing away whatever support remains!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:34 PM

Jun 2017

This travesty must not see the light of day.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. This republican deathcare bill is a brutal assault against America

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:40 PM

Jun 2017

by the 400 richest American families and their bought and paid for political party.

Doodley

(9,095 posts)

4. It's not true to say the 400 richest American families - example, certainly not supported

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:52 PM

Jun 2017

by Bill Gates or Warren Buffet's families.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. But Trump had the celebratory kegger already cooling in the fridge!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:44 PM

Jun 2017

It was going to be another pre-holiday pigfest on the White House lawn so President Trump could go into the long weekend with lots of pictures of all his winning. Now what is he supposed to do? Unfair!

Warpy

(111,277 posts)

5. It's not extreme enough for their extremists

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jun 27, 2017, 02:59 PM

Jun 2017

and that's the saddest part of all. Nobody is considering any of the people who put them into office, they're only focusing on what men like the Kochs want out of it.

Moderate Republicans objecting? Even if they existed (they don't), they know who their real masters are and vote accordingly.

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