Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told his constituents Tuesday he believes President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next health chief is “probably going to be confirmed,” according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Speaking at the Central Kentucky Association of Health Underwriters, the Republican also said Sylvia Mathews Burwell is “probably going to have the worst experience of her adult life” leading the Department of Health and Human Services, which is in charge of implementing Obamacare.
McConnell said Burwell, who currently directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, is “a pretty capable person” and that his issue was with Obamacare, not her.
McConnell’s aides, who confirmed the accuracy of his reported remarks, wouldn’t say if he’ll support Burwell’s confirmation in the Senate. Democrats can confirm her with 50 votes, thanks to the November filibuster rules change.
Agreed, dealing with you and your TP friends would make for a horrific experience for anybody.
Chew on this Chin Man:
The below statistics reflect activity on kynect as of noon, April 10:
-402,407 Kentuckians are enrolled in new health coverage
-322,827 have qualified for Medicaid coverage
-79,580 have purchased private insurance
-51 percent of all kynect enrollees are under age 35
-33 percent of all private health plan enrollees are under age 35
-Almost 1 out of every 11 or 9.3% of Kentuckians have insurance through Kynect.
*These numbers do not include:
-Folks who filed their applications after noon and until midnight on 4/11
-Those who signed up but hadn’t picked a plan and had until the 15th to select a plan.
-Those eligible for Medicaid who can continue to sign up.
-Those who purchased plans through an insurance agent.
By election day, we could be seriously looking at 500,000 or more Kentuckians insured under Obamacare. Good luck running on taking healthcare away from more than 10% of Kentuckians.
Now wouldn’t be great if the Turtle actually cared about his constituents
I think Turtle’s exaggerating. The worst experience of any woman’s life has got to be lying in bed next to Mitch McConnell.
The fact that McConnell is still playing Anti-Obamacare Warrior tells me his internal primary polling isn’t that great. A few months back he looked to be trying to slowly pivot away from repeal but lately he’s back to bug-eyed opposition. As I said in another post, even though yard signs aren’t a measure of votes, Bevin is kicking the crap out of McConnell in that department. I think there’s some real energy building for Bevin, particularly in Republican strongholds. This thing ain’t over.
Your mouth to diety of your choice’s ears