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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:01 PM Jun 2017

Schumer asks for all 100 senators to meet on health care

Source: Politico

By SEUNG MIN KIM and JENNIFER HABERKORN 06/16/2017 10:37 AM EDT Updated 06/16/2017 11:42 AM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just wants the Senate to talk it out over health care.

In a new letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the New York Democrat is asking all 100 senators to gather in the Old Senate Chamber next week to discuss health care — a tactic Democrats hope will pressure Republicans to drop their push to repeal Obamacare and instead work on fixes to the seven-year-old law.

“The U.S. Senate has long been considered the world’s greatest deliberative body and, as members of that body, we should each support open and robust debate,” Schumer wrote to McConnell on behalf of his 48-member caucus. “That is why we are dismayed at reports that there will be no public hearings on your proposed changes to the American health care system.”

The letter was obtained by POLITICO in advance of its release.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/16/senate-obamacare-repeal-chuck-schumer-239634

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Schumer asks for all 100 senators to meet on health care (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2017 OP

Asking for unity at a time like this? chelsea0011 Jun 2017 #1

A tactic, so they can say they tried. OnDoutside Jun 2017 #3

The Turtle's likely response to Schumer: COLGATE4 Jun 2017 #2

Not going to happen hibbing Jun 2017 #4

This is a great plan greymattermom Jun 2017 #5

Well played, volstork Jun 2017 #6

Time for single payer??????????? BarbD Jun 2017 #7

Damn Right turbinetree Jun 2017 #10

Long past time, but won't happen HopeAgain Jun 2017 #17

it's funny, i often express the same sentiment to repub voters. uncle ray Jun 2017 #18

'long been considered the worlds greatest deliberative body' NO LONGER! elleng Jun 2017 #8

and the streets are paved in gold elmac Jun 2017 #16

Good for Schumer, good theater, good tactics. lark Jun 2017 #9

Psst . . . Chuck. The 24 hrs. of kumbayah are over. Vinca Jun 2017 #11

Check out the Schumer letter to the turtle turbinetree Jun 2017 #12

Great idea! Equinox Moon Jun 2017 #13

Good, then we'll be able to put all this bi-partisan kumbyah DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #14

Round them up Chuck. riversedge Jun 2017 #15

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

1. Asking for unity at a time like this?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:05 PM

Jun 2017

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

3. A tactic, so they can say they tried.

Reply to chelsea0011 (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:06 PM

Jun 2017

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. The Turtle's likely response to Schumer:

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:05 PM

Jun 2017

"Nice idea, Chuck. Fuck you".

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

4. Not going to happen

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:11 PM

Jun 2017

You have the other party arguing about the proposal not being cruel enough.

Peace

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

5. This is a great plan

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:12 PM

Jun 2017

because their refusal to have an open discussion about their plan is out in the open. Commercials are being written already.

volstork

(5,402 posts)

6. Well played,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:15 PM

Jun 2017

Senator Schumer.

BarbD

(1,193 posts)

7. Time for single payer???????????

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:27 PM

Jun 2017

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)

10. Damn Right

Reply to BarbD (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:12 PM

Jun 2017

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

17. Long past time, but won't happen

Reply to BarbD (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:49 PM

Jun 2017

Not without Effing up the Republican's tax aspirations, which they aren't going to do.

uncle ray

(3,156 posts)

18. it's funny, i often express the same sentiment to repub voters.

Reply to BarbD (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:41 PM

Jun 2017

they are almost always in support of the idea. too bad the repub congress doesn't listen to their voters.

elleng

(130,974 posts)

8. 'long been considered the worlds greatest deliberative body' NO LONGER!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 01:29 PM

Jun 2017

The idjots lost that one years ago.

elmac

(4,642 posts)

16. and the streets are paved in gold

Reply to elleng (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:48 PM

Jun 2017

lark

(23,105 posts)

9. Good for Schumer, good theater, good tactics.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 02:00 PM

Jun 2017

It's not really a strategy because he knows the turtle will probably say no. Repugs want to keep Trumpcare hidden so that we can't effectively agitate against it. This is setting up the mid-terms, maybe sprinkled with just a tiny dollop of hope that a bad thing can be prevented.