NARAL, a major advocacy group for abortion rights and contraceptive access, warned Democrats against supporting a GOP Obamacare replacement plan if Republicans repeal Obamacare, arguing that Republicans are unlikely to offer “a meaningful plan to ‘replace’ this historic expansion of Americans’ health care.”
“Democrats should not learn the wrong lessons from 2016. If they do, they will be without our support in 2018,” NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue said in a statement Thursday.
The statement came after a Thursday Politico report suggesting that many Senate Democrats had expressed a willingness to help Republicans replace Obamacare. Some of the same Democratic lawmakers told TPM earlier this month that they would be open to fixing Obamacare, but many objected to the idea of repealing the law without any clear replacement ideas first.
Republicans have signaled their intention to repeal Obamacare through a process known as reconciliation, which requires only a simple majority vote in the Senate and thus avoids a Democratic filibuster. GOP lawmakers have acknowledged that some of the provisions they would like to pass to replace would still require 60 votes and they’ve said they hoped to get Democrats on board.
In the six years since Obamacare passed, a few GOP replacement plans have been proposed, but none have gained the consensus of the Republican caucus, meaning it’s still very unclear what an alternative will look like or when even lawmakers will settle on one. But by floating a repeal model that would dismantle major ACA taxes right away — and thus, shut off a key revenue source for an alternative — it appears Republicans would be willing to settle for a replacement much more meager than Obamacare.
“Democrats should not play this game with them. Democrats fought hard to pass the law, and now millions of Americans are benefiting from those efforts,” the NARAL statement said.
Right of the bat I think it is given that quislings manchin, Donelly and Heitkamp will support their fellow knuckle draggers as fast as they can.
This gives the thugs the “bipartisan” support they want. If these three expect anything in return they are fools. people will always vote for a real thug instead of a pretend one every time.
Hell NARAL and other org’s. can expect to be put on terrorist watch list ( along with ACLU, Planned Parenthood, any Conservation group or anyone opposed to the usurpers misgovernment)
All the congressional D’s will do is wring their hands in consteration and keep collecting donations.
Heaven forbid if they do anything that might risk their future paychecks as lobbyist’s or consultants.
Now instead of actually fighting for constituency they will recognize the real power is with the Benjamins and the only sin is caring about anything else but their pay off is treason.
Now that in one fell swoop the “leaders” of the D party lost both the civil war and the cold war by incompetence, and unwillingness to stand for the people rather then to continue to empower the bankers, racist’s and delusional.
I will start wearing a Mourning band with
"Requiem en Paacem
USA Constitution, Gov and Aspirations
B July4 1776 - D Jan 20 2017 "
I don’t ask for any elected official to do so since this might be disruptive and heaven forbid if a D legislature risked offending the thugs. There are some things that just aren’t done if you wish to stay in the good graces of the “right” people.
Just take your cue from hillary. Give craven concession and slink off to a well feathered nest to call speakers bureau for next gig at Goldman Sachs.
Do you feel better now that you’ve shouted into cyberspace? Quelle asshole.
Quelle asshole? You are the definition of everything wrong with Democrats.
Good. Organizations like this need to play hardball with waffling Democrats just as Democrats need to play hardball with all Conservatives. The time for arguing about what is right or wrong is past, it’s time for action.
Donate: http://www.naral.org
Pretty sure that nobody will be supporting Democrats if they cave and help Republicans dismantle O’Care. Manchin, Heidtkamp, et al have to realize sooner or later that the only thing that will save their seats is switching to Republicans. If they simply carry Republican water, they’ll still end up facing actual Republicans, and no Democrat will go out of their way to help them.
By the way, what ever happened with Manchin’s stunt about shutting down the government to get health care for miners? I’m gathering that didn’t go so well.