Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his party might take another whack at Obamacare if they hold onto their congressional majorities in November’s elections.
“If we had the votes to completely start over, we’d do it. But that depends on what happens in a couple weeks,” he told reporters Wednesday, according to Reuters. “We’re not satisfied with the way Obamacare is working.”
The GOP’s Obamacare repeal efforts failed by just one vote last year. And with a number of red-state targets this fall, there’s a good chance Senate Republicans can grow their majority by a few seats if things break their way in the closing weeks of the election.
The House appears more likely than not to flip to Democrats, but it’s no sure thing. House Republicans will almost certainly have a smaller majority next year if they do hold the chamber, but they’re most likely to lose their more moderate members, meaning it might not be as hard for them to get on the same page with a repeal effort.
It seems highly unlikely this will happen. But as McConnell points out, there’s a chance.
Democrats have campaigned hard on protecting Obamacare this election cycle.
McConnell out there campaigning for the Democrats. Thanks, buddy!
If they keep both houses of Congress, and I definitely don’t think they will, it’s not a might, if or a maybe. They’ll most certainly repeal Obamacare. They’ll repeal the last century of progress and Susan Collins will be front and center voting for all of it.
I think this man is living with the delusion that the majority of people do not actually want healthcare.
I’m calling bullshit on this one. They been at this for 8 years. They have House, Senate and presidency. I think this is a carrot he’s dangling in an election year. If they could do it they would have done it already.
Thank you, Little Mitch - for once again reminding Americans why their very health depends on kicking Republicans out of the House and Senate.
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