Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is considering bringing up an Obamacare repeal bill from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) at the end of the month if the legislation earns the backing of 50 senators, according to several reports out Sunday.
Politico was first to report that McConnell told Republicans he would bring the bill to the Senate floor if 50 senators back it. The Washington Post and CNN confirmed that Senate leaders are willing to bring the bill to a vote before the end of the month if it gains enough support.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, began whipping the bill late last week, prompting advocacy groups to warn Obamacare supporters that Republicans could make one last attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The White House will also get involved in the effort to gain enough support to the bill, and President Donald Trump plans to call senators this week, per Politico and CNN.
The legislation does not yet have the backing of 50 senators, however, according to Politico and CNN. It will be hard for Republican leaders to earn the backing of 50 senators, just as they struggled to pass previous attempts. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has already come out against the bill, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who both voted against past Obamacare repeal measures, may be hard to persuade.
The Congressional Budget Office is also working on a score of the legislation, the Washington Post reported.
The Congressional Budget Office is also working on a score of the legislation, the Washington Post reported.
This isn’t going to end until the GOP majority in one or both houses is smashed. Even then, there will be court fights for years.
McConnell and his cronies are a death panel.
“Reportedly considering.” No wiggle room there.
Old White Male Privilege!
This is really a damned if they do, damned if they don’t situation. They try again and if they don’t get enough, well, they look like fools because they have blabbed about it for, what, going on 8 years by now, and they can’t produce. One more failed try isn’t going to make them look better…
Of course, it does go through. then they have the problem that they will have to face that they have knocked down something which more American favor repairing, rather than eliminated, and also face what to do about the millions that they uninsure…
And then turn around and give big tax breaks to the rich after they take away affordable health care from those who need it…?
Yup. A real winner, no doubt about it.