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Title: LoL - RINO John McCain REFUSES to end Obamacare
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URL Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/ ... raham-cassidy-health-care.html
Published: Sep 22, 2017
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Post Date: 2017-09-22 15:57:35 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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McCain Announces Opposition to Republican Health Bill, Likely Dooming It

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain of Arizona announced on Friday that he would oppose the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving Republican leaders with little hope of succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to dismantle the health law.

Mr. McCain, who killed the previous repeal effort with his dramatic “no” vote in July, released a statement saying that he could not “in good conscience” support the latest proposal, by Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is Mr. McCain’s closest friend in the Senate.

“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” Mr. McCain said. “I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not yet really tried. Nor could I support it without knowing how much it will cost, how it will affect insurance premiums, and how many people will be helped or hurt by it.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/us/politics/mccain-graham-cassidy-health-care.html
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McCain comes out against ObamaCare overhaul, dealing blow to GOP’s repeal hopes

Sen. John McCain announced his opposition Friday to Republican colleagues’ last-ditch ObamaCare overhaul bill, dealing a major blow to GOP leaders’ push to pass repeal legislation under President Trump.

His opposition could effectively doom the bill, which Senate leaders were hoping to bring to the floor next week ahead of a looming deadline. If Republicans cannot pass a bill in this window, it could also mark the end, for the foreseeable future, of the party’s broader efforts to roll back former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/22/mccain-comes-out-against-obamacare-overhaul-dealing-blow-to-gop-s-repeal-hopes.html
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
HAPPY2BME-4UM posted on 2017-09-22 16:00:13 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#2. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#1)
Let it stand on its own, when it collapses, McCrook will be shoveling coal on the fire.

Cynicom posted on 2017-09-22 18:15:54 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#3. To: HAPPY2BME-4UM (#1)
The best example of why the 17th Amendment should be repealed, immediately.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2017-09-22 18:20:42 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#4. To: Lod (#3)
Friday, September 22, 2017 -- Obamacare Games

Well, he did it again. Sen. John McCain killed the previous attempt to repeal Obamacare and he likely killed this one too.

The vote count on the Graham/Cassidy bill is nip and tuck, just like last time. But, honestly, I think a lot of games are being played by some Republican senators, and conservatives voters are increasingly feeling betrayed.

For example, Sen. John McCain said last time that he would not support anything the governor of Arizona did not support. Well, Governor Ducey supports this bill.

Now Senator McCain is obsessing over "regular order" -- process. He wants the legislation to go through the appropriate committees. He wants public hearings. I don't have the words to express my frustration!

Does McCain remember how Obamacare was rammed down our throats? Did he forget how Nancy Pelosi said we had to pass it to find out what was in it?

In a statement this afternoon, McCain said, "I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal. I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not yet really tried."

Good luck with that. Democrats are not moving to the middle. They are running to the left, demanding single-payer socialized healthcare.

We need to get this disaster off the backs of hard-working Americans, and I don't think they really give a hoot about "regular order" or the Senate's arcane rules!

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted for the previous repeal effort, the so-called "skinny repeal," which did very little. Yet now he says he is going to oppose this bill, which is much more conservative in that it turns over the funding and direction of Obamacare to the states, where major changes can be made.

The Graham/Cassidy plan at least puts "federalism" at the center of the program. If we're going to be stuck with Obamacare, I'd prefer to give the states, rather than Washington, more control. That should be a high priority for our libertarian-leaning friends.

Senator Paul could become a hero to conservatives if he reversed course and declared, "I am so frustrated with John McCain's repeated betrayals of our party that I am putting my objections to this bill aside for the greater good of the country."

Senator Lisa Murkowski is another holdout. Just to remind you, Republican voters in Alaska were so frustrated with Murkowski that they defeated her in the 2010 primary. But the GOP establishment abandoned the conservative Republican nominee, and Murkowski won as an independent candidate in the general election.

How's that working out for the party now? She is a major stumbling block on perhaps the biggest issue of the past eight years.

Then there's Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is unreliable on good days. Collins, the most liberal Republican in the Senate, was "leaning no" before McCain's announcement.

http://www.cwfpac.com/eod/friday-september-22-2017-obamacare-games-kims-threat-left-wing-jew-hater-exposed-values-voter-su
U.S. Constitution - Article IV, Section 4: NO BORDERS + NO LAWS = NO COUNTRY
HAPPY2BME-4UM posted on 2017-09-22 20:21:53 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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