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Weâve had a weekend to celebrate, to rub popular vote loser Trumpâs nose in the defeat of Trumpcare, but the partyâs over. The fight continues because Republicans are assholes and wonât stop until only the people who can afford to pay directly for medical care can get it. Obamacare repeal can, and very well might, still come back.
Despite a reddit post to the contrary thatâs been getting an awful lot of attention, the repeal bill is still on the Senate calendar with the threat of once again crawling out of its coffin. That doesnât mean Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is ready to bring it backâhis last words on the issue were âItâs time to move onâ directly following last weekâs dramatic failure. That failure was on the Better Care Reconciliation Act which was just an amendment to the actual bill on the floorâthe House-passed American Health Care Act. Which hasnât been defeated and still exists, even though it also doesnât have the votes to pass. Which is why McConnell was trying to pass these substitutesâthe BRCA and the repeal-only bill.
The possibility for the Senate to pass a repeal bill under reconciliation, which only takes 50 senatorsâ (plus Vice President Mike Penceâs ) yes votes, still exists as long as they come up with something that meets strict budget rules and can get 50 votes. The possibility to pass something exists until the House and Senate both pass the FY2018 budget resolution conference report. Itâs the getting to 50 thatâs the problem, but the efforts are still happening.
Trump, increasingly impatient with the long-stalled repeal effort, met with three Senate Republicans about a new plan to roll back the health care law on Friday, signaling some lawmakersâas well as the presidentâare not ready to ditch their seven-year campaign promise.The group is trying to write legislation that could get 50 Republican votes, according to multiple administration and Capitol Hill sources. The proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would block grant federal health care funding to the states and keep much of Obamacareâs tax regime. White House officials also met with House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) to brainstorm how to make the idea palatable to conservatives, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
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Despite a reddit post to the contrary thatâs been getting an awful lot of attention, the repeal bill is still on the Senate calendar with the threat of once again crawling out of its coffin. That doesnât mean Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is ready to bring it backâhis last words on the issue were âItâs time to move onâ directly following last weekâs dramatic failure. That failure was on the Better Care Reconciliation Act which was just an amendment to the actual bill on the floorâthe House-passed American Health Care Act. Which hasnât been defeated and still exists, even though it also doesnât have the votes to pass. Which is why McConnell was trying to pass these substitutesâthe BRCA and the repeal-only bill.
The possibility for the Senate to pass a repeal bill under reconciliation, which only takes 50 senatorsâ (plus Vice President Mike Penceâs ) yes votes, still exists as long as they come up with something that meets strict budget rules and can get 50 votes. The possibility to pass something exists until the House and Senate both pass the FY2018 budget resolution conference report. Itâs the getting to 50 thatâs the problem, but the efforts are still happening.
Trump, increasingly impatient with the long-stalled repeal effort, met with three Senate Republicans about a new plan to roll back the health care law on Friday, signaling some lawmakersâas well as the presidentâare not ready to ditch their seven-year campaign promise.The group is trying to write legislation that could get 50 Republican votes, according to multiple administration and Capitol Hill sources. The proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would block grant federal health care funding to the states and keep much of Obamacareâs tax regime. White House officials also met with House Freedom Caucus chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) to brainstorm how to make the idea palatable to conservatives, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
Read full article here.
