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The Other Castro
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« on: March 15, 2017, 06:57:33 PM »
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Do you smell that? It's the scent of desperation and panic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/speaker-paul-ryan-doubles-down-on-gop-health-care-plan-amid-opposition/2017/03/15/872c4f3c-0974-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?utm_term=.186318d0dc2f&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bnation&wpmk=1
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2017, 06:59:51 PM »
Looks like Paulie boy is caught between a rock and a hard place. If he tries to fully repeal Obamacare, then Senate Democrats will filibuster his precious AHA to death. If he doesn't fully repeal it, he loses the Freedom Caucus.
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2017, 07:06:49 PM »
Quote from: GoTfan on March 15, 2017, 06:59:51 PM
Looks like Paulie boy is caught between a rock and a hard place. If he tries to fully repeal Obamacare, then Senate Democrats will filibuster his precious AHA to death. If he doesn't fully repeal it, he loses the Freedom Caucus.

Why is a full repeal something Dems can filibuster but not this bill?
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2017, 07:26:29 PM »
Quote from: senyor_brownbear on March 15, 2017, 07:06:49 PM
Quote from: GoTfan on March 15, 2017, 06:59:51 PM
Looks like Paulie boy is caught between a rock and a hard place. If he tries to fully repeal Obamacare, then Senate Democrats will filibuster his precious AHA to death. If he doesn't fully repeal it, he loses the Freedom Caucus.

Why is a full repeal something Dems can filibuster but not this bill?

A number of provisions are unrelated to reconciliation
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2017, 07:40:28 PM »
What a sh** show this has been for the Republicans. What a glorious day!!
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2017, 08:56:09 PM »
Wow, Obamacare might survive after all. Amazing.
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