I think WV will essentially cease to exist had the house bill gotten passed....
Commies come and go but the fascists are always with us. Unless the Reps succeed in literally killing off their base, the Reps will be with us a long. time.
More rumbling that the House will pass the "skinny repeal" if the Senate does.
Seems like the worst of all worlds. The big taxes/regulations pretty much stay intact. No Medicaid cuts to pump up future tax cuts. Arguable by primary opponents that you didn't really repeal. Will implode the individual markets almost immediately and hike premiums.
More rumbling that the House will pass the "skinny repeal" if the Senate does.
Seems like the worst of all worlds. The big taxes/regulations pretty much stay intact. No Medicaid cuts to pump up future tax cuts. Arguable by primary opponents that you didn't really repeal. Will implode the individual markets almost immediately and hike premiums.
I wondered if the house would go along with this, possibly just to throw something to T-Rump to sign. Not sure what the hope here is other than to say they did something, even if shitty, and then say "If the dems work with us, we can fix this mess". If this happens, I would suggest to the DEMS to go all in on single payer.
Cots at homeless shelters are free, too, and you can get one any time they're not full.
It will provide a GIGANTIC incentive for the lower-middle class to find some way to stay under the medicaid threshold. Basically once you make one dollar too much you'll go from free health insurance to completely unaffordable health insurance. If they actually pass that 'skinny repeal' into law they will be inflicting an enormous catastrophe on the country for no reason other than to say they passed something, as far as I can tell.
It's hard for me to believe enough of them don't know that it would be political suicide. Even people as craven and stupid as these are unlikely to cut their own throats for such a modest policy change in my opinion. I just can't see it happening.
Just an FYI Cots at homeless shelters are not free. At least at my local one they charge $10 a night.
Don't worry, GOP policy wonks are now furiously rewriting their opinions of states' rights. New talking points on Hannity at 10pm Eastern/9pm Central.Very Trump-esque
The Senate already rejected it, why would the House even bother? "Try try again?"
They had stuff to do, busy. They have lives, you know. They just look like the undead.7 years to prepare for this moment, and they are writing it over lunch on same day as the vote?
7 years to prepare for this moment, and they are writing it over lunch on same day as the vote?
Trump made the Interior Secretary call up Alaska's senators and threaten the state's economy to threaten retribution for Murkowski's "no" vote on the Motion to Proceed.
https://www.adn.com/politics/2017/0...e-could-have-energy-repercussions-for-alaska/
This seems pretty rash given the following:
Murkowski isn't up until 2022.
She won as a write-in candidate in 2010 defeating her GOP rival, only one of two US senators to manage this ever. Handily beat her opponent in 2016. Not super vulnerable.
Chairs both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committees. Committees Trump will need to pass shit that he wants.
Much harder to change her vote now without looking like she caved.
7 years to prepare for this moment, and they are writing it over lunch on same day as the vote?
Plan for what, doing something people DO NOT want them to do?
They rallied behind painting themselves into a corner. There is no way out for them but to face the music.
Not the skinny repeal. That's what McConjob is hoping to push through and then conference with the house to draft full legislation that both sides can agree on and pass. However, if the house just ups and passes the skinny bill too, oh shit.....
Even if the Senate passes it the house has already said it's dead on arrival.They will pass the skinny repeal then blame democrats for not working with them when the premiums skyrocket. Their base will eat it up. I have zero faith in the American public, too many idiots out their that vote against their interest. Oh well, screw it, I will get a big tax cut most likely. Woohoo.
The idea is that if they can pass something soon that will have enough time to get propaganda in place to blame the Democrats for it before the next election. The Republican base will believe anything if the Republican echo chamber is given enough time to convince them.
Just an FYI Cots at homeless shelters are not free. At least at my local one they charge $10 a night.
Best party ever.Lol, Senators want a pinky swear from the House that they won't just pass the skinny repeal if the Senate passes it and instead go to conference.
Some Senators expressing great unease about this approach...
7 years to prepare for this moment, and they are writing it over lunch on same day as the vote?