Senate GOP Seeks To Revive Dead Repeal Effort With Last-Ditch Meeting

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 08: Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, makes his way to a Senate Republican luncheon in the Capitol. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 08: Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, makes his way to a Senate Republican luncheon in the Capitol. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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After a meeting at the White House where President Trump urged Republican senators to keep working on their Obamacare repeal effort—which was presumed dead due to resistance from both the conference’s right and centrist wings—the caucus is expected to hold a meeting Wednesday evening where hesitant Republicans can continue to talk through their differences.

Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) suggested it was possible that the Senate’s left-for-dead Obamacare replacement bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, could be revived, Politico reported.

“I’m more optimistic that that would be the case. But if there’s no agreement, then we’ll still vote on the motion to proceed but it’ll be to the 2015 just-repeal bill,” he said, referring to the back-up plan Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) offered up Monday night after too many Republicans defected from the replacement bill for it to have a hope of passing.

 

 

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  1. Its still dead IMO this is just to do a song and dance for drump.

  2. That’s why we can never spike the football while dealing with the don’t care gop

  3. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    DEAD” truly being the appropriate word here about this entire exercise. The only good thing about this as that while the Repugs and our whack-job “president” are preoccupied with this furtive health care disaster bill, they probably won’t be able to do too much other damage.

  4. That’s what I thought about the House bill.

    Trump remains insanely popular with the base and has put tremendous pressure on them. The Trump base is eating up what he did today.

  5. Hey Texas, Pick two new Rectums to send to the Senate, the two you have
    in there now are leaking !!

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