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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums****BREAKING**** Bipartisan health care bill stalled out
PER CNN
If you put your trust in Trump you're a helpless chump.
Hugin
(33,169 posts)Has a ring to it. I may occasionally substitute it for "Trumpanzees".
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)political and personal spite. There will be no fix as long as the GoP holds a majority.
The best that can be done is hope you are giving Trump and the GOP the rope to hang themselves and be prepared to clean up the mess afterward.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,417 posts)If it can garner enough votes, Trump doesn't even factor into things. If nothing ends up happening, though, the consequences belong on Trump/GOP. Well, I guess that we'll probably just have to wait until the carnage starts for them to do anything (and maybe not even then).
LonePirate
(13,427 posts)Leadership wants to kill the bill otherwise it would likely pass in both houses and force 45 to sign or veto. If he signs it, the Repubs break a promise to repeal the ACA. If he vetoes it, then he and the Republicans fell the full wrath from Americans over the looming destruction of the health care system in this country which they caused.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,417 posts)chillfactor
(7,577 posts)and millions losing their health care...is going to fall into the lap of the GOP and this dotard of a president.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)spiked this big time.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)the Koch Brothers have instructed him to do. As long as the Campaign Checks keep coming,nothing changes.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)he demands more concessions. It's not just Trump who pulls that crap. Recall that when DEMs were crafting ACA, the GOPers were adding amendments to the bills. But when time to vote came, they wouldn't vote.