Will Obamacare repeal/replace pass Congress?

[Ronnie]

Ryan says his plan will pass the House:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/paul-ryan-obamacare-repeal-votes-235793

I don't know, but I'm inclined to believe he's telling the truth.

[Ronnie]

Ryan says his plan will pass the House:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/paul-ryan-obamacare-repeal-votes-235793

I don't know, but I'm inclined to believe he's telling the truth.

There will be 218 votes. There won't be 51 votes in the Senate. Also RyanCare, interestingly, may end up not on the docket because of this. All the ObamaCare political capital may end up going to this and if it fails, RyanCare may not even come up.

Personally I think they end up leaving 90% of the law in and end up agreeing to a status quo, more or less, with a conservative dressing.

Aside from Rand Paul and perhaps Mike Lee, I can't think of anyone McConnell or Trump can't potentially convince to bring on board.  Ted Cruz seems like someone who should have already pushed back against it, but he has not, leading me to believe he'll back it when push comes to shove.  We'll see, I guess.

[Ronnie]

This might not even get past the House:

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney
House conservatives emerge from meeting suggesting GOP health care bill has serious problems, willl need D support - not theirs - to pass

He just appended that tweet with this one:

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https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/839308116227416064

[Ronnie]

Going further than Paul Ryan, Kellyanne Conway says that the president guarantees the bill will pass both the house and the senate:

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-guarantees-republican-health-care-will-pass-235819

[Ronnie]

Susan Collins says that the House Bill is DOA in the senate, and that she will push for her & Bill Cassidy's federalist proposal instead:

https://twitter.com/colincampbell/status/839544116396638218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Ronnie]

Susan Collins says that the House Bill is DOA in the senate, and that she will push for her & Bill Cassidy's federalist proposal instead:

https://twitter.com/colincampbell/status/839544116396638218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

What is her and Cassidy's federalist proposal? I think I read a while back it lets states decide if they want to keep their Obamacare which basically means their bill is Obamacare

Here's a summary: http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2.14%20One%20Pager.pdf

[Ronnie]

Trump going full psycho:

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Hey Donald, your party is in power in both chambers of congress and the executive branch.  You can blame the Democrats all you want for your party's inability to govern, but it won't work.

[Ronnie]

Tom Cotton made a few different tweets re: the house bill early this morning:

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https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/839791318020866048

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https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/839792503750602752

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https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/839793130425761793

[Ronnie]

Uh oh, Bill Kristol just said that the bill will fail:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/03/09/bill_kristol_house_gop_obamacare_repeal_and_replace_bill_going_to_fall_apart_will_not_have_a_vote.html

Is it already time for opponents of the bill to lay down their arms and give up?