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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts) Thu Oct 19, 2017, 02:27 PM Oct 2017

Key Senate Republican warns GOP to change course on ObamaCare

Source: The Hill

Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Thursday told GOP colleagues bluntly that their efforts to repeal ObamaCare have failed and urged them to change course.

Alexander said Republicans need to come up with a new path on health care after holding dozens of votes over the years to repeal ObamaCare and always ending in failure.

“We’ve had about 50 votes, maybe more, and we lost them all. And we made thousands of speeches and we lost them all,” Alexander said on the Senate floor.

He said that insisting on full repeal of the controversial law when the votes aren’t there would only hurt millions of Americans and could eventually lead to a single-payer health-care system if the current one collapses.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/356252-alexander-warns-gop-to-change-course-on-obamacare?rnd=1508436587

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Key Senate Republican warns GOP to change course on ObamaCare (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 OP

Over 50 attempts to repeal Obamacare, Mr.Bill Oct 2017 #1

More BS for the News Cycle. Wellstone ruled Oct 2017 #2

Lamar Alexander is the only GOP Senate leader who is willing to work with Democrats red dog 1 Oct 2017 #3

Mr.Bill

(24,300 posts)

1. Over 50 attempts to repeal Obamacare,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 02:35 PM

Oct 2017

and I'll bet he voted for every one of them. And now he says they need to do something different?

At the risk of insulting those with learning disabilities, that is exactly how I would describe this Senator.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. More BS for the News Cycle.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 02:41 PM

Oct 2017

Just heard a interview with the RNC's head stooge,Mitt Romneys Niece,McDaniels. She just said the GOP will never fix the ACA,only killing it is their end.

Until Alexander puts concrete plans backed by the GOP,every thing else is pure Bull Crap for Media consumption,he has to feed his Media Outlet Fox so called News.

red dog 1

(27,816 posts)

3. Lamar Alexander is the only GOP Senate leader who is willing to work with Democrats

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 03:28 PM

Oct 2017

(From Reuters just minutes ago)
"Bipartisan Obamacare deal gains Republican support in Senate"

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Democratic Senator Patty Murray formerly introduced legislation to shore up the 2010 health care law....the support of 12 Republicans means the bill has the 60 votes needed to override a Trump veto.

I think we should cut Lamar Alexander some slack....Not all Senate Repubs are evil.

(I'm unable to post a link due to computer problems - --A Google search will locate the article, The Week Magazine is also reporting the story from 1 hour ago)

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