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28 Jul 17
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McCain sticks the knife in ! (He's a Republican, btw !)
Obamacare: US senate votes down 'skinny repeal' of health act after revolt by John McCain
Senators argued late into the night but a partial healthcare repeal was defeated with the maverick Arizona senator proving crucial for the loss
Arizona senator John McCain provided a historic and critical vote to torpedo the Obamacare repeal bill – and with it Donald Trump’s legislative agenda – in a night of high drama on Capitol Hill.
Live US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live
Senate Republicans are desperately trying to cobble together a compromise plan to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act
McCain, who only returned to Washington earlier this week after a diagnosis of brain cancer, joined fellow Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in voting down the so-called “skinny repeal” bill 51-49.
The six-term senator, who was his party’s 2008 presidential candidate against Barack Obama, told reporters “wait for the show” before arriving for the vote in the Senate chamber.
Once there, McCain was lobbied by vice-president Mike Pence, who was on the floor of the Senate to preside in case of a tie, for over 20 minutes. The two went back and forth and occasionally disappeared from the chamber altogether.
But as the votes were cast, McCain, who had long nurtured a reputation as a maverick willing to buck party lines, delivered a black eye to Trump, who had famously mocked McCain as “not a war hero” during the 2016 campaign.
The dramatic conclusion ended months of furious negotiating that exposed a party riven over how to dismantle a law that extended healthcare coverage to millions of Americans and has taken root in several states, in some cases with the help of Republican governors.
Friday morning’s vote also deprived Trump of his first major legislative victory six months into his turbulent administration. The president had campaigned on repealing Obamacare but intervened late in the process. His lobbying was sporadic, inconsistent and occasionally counterintuitive. He said in an interview that the House healthcare bill that passed in May and which the Senate bill mirrors, was “mean”.
Obamacare: US senate votes down 'skinny repeal' of health act after revolt by John McCain
Senators argued late into the night but a partial healthcare repeal was defeated with the maverick Arizona senator proving crucial for the loss
Arizona senator John McCain provided a historic and critical vote to torpedo the Obamacare repeal bill – and with it Donald Trump’s legislative agenda – in a night of high drama on Capitol Hill.
Live US Senate rejects bill to repeal Obamacare in huge blow for Trump – live
Senate Republicans are desperately trying to cobble together a compromise plan to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act
McCain, who only returned to Washington earlier this week after a diagnosis of brain cancer, joined fellow Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in voting down the so-called “skinny repeal” bill 51-49.
The six-term senator, who was his party’s 2008 presidential candidate against Barack Obama, told reporters “wait for the show” before arriving for the vote in the Senate chamber.
Once there, McCain was lobbied by vice-president Mike Pence, who was on the floor of the Senate to preside in case of a tie, for over 20 minutes. The two went back and forth and occasionally disappeared from the chamber altogether.
But as the votes were cast, McCain, who had long nurtured a reputation as a maverick willing to buck party lines, delivered a black eye to Trump, who had famously mocked McCain as “not a war hero” during the 2016 campaign.
The dramatic conclusion ended months of furious negotiating that exposed a party riven over how to dismantle a law that extended healthcare coverage to millions of Americans and has taken root in several states, in some cases with the help of Republican governors.
Friday morning’s vote also deprived Trump of his first major legislative victory six months into his turbulent administration. The president had campaigned on repealing Obamacare but intervened late in the process. His lobbying was sporadic, inconsistent and occasionally counterintuitive. He said in an interview that the House healthcare bill that passed in May and which the Senate bill mirrors, was “mean”.
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Sounds like he p1ssed on his chips
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Better than on his May :
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so McCain who had the best treatment for his cancer is making sure the vast majority of fellow Americans wont be privy to such luxary?
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They need a way of tracking the people so they don't exploit the system. They could try microchips?
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well that's planned already
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Crisp is just pun-sc*mming
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McCain flew across the country to vote to STRIP HEALTHCARE FROM MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. why do you think the opposite ?
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It would have resulted in 16 million people losing their health insurance by 2026, with insurance premiums increasing by 20%, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
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Shouldn't be long before he resigns now that they are close to exposing his financial dealings and tax returns. It took Al Capone down and like Trump he thought he was bulletproof.
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donny, millions are paying premiums every week for something they cannot access, without paying the first 5k for each illness, for each family member. This flaw was kknown and should have been resolved before launch, but Obama was in a hurry.
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Cooperman why do you think they want him out so badly
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do you really think trump wants to improve things for poor americans?
It would have resulted in 16 million people losing their health insurance by 2026, with insurance premiums increasing by 20%, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). |
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would the money spent on this kind of thing be better than the endless wars they invest in?
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I don't presume to know what someone else wants, donny. Obama care wasn't fit for purpose for several million people on launch. Should we guess if Obama really cared about them, as he launched it anyway?
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obama is not presidant, why ask?
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if trump wants to improve upon obamacare and it is so poor then
it should be a simple task for trump. tick tock |
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It's called Obamacare donny, it was no good and it carries his name. As for simple task, Obama couldn't get it right, why assume it is easy for Trump to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse?
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Obama could have got it right if he wasn't in the pockets of big pharma and the insurance industry like the rest of them. His plan was based on one by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. Republicans have a lot of trouble replacing it as it is in effect their plan.
Millions still uninsured, tens of thousands that die due to a lack of healthcare or go bankrupt due to medical bills each year, while America spends heading towards twice as much on health care as a % of gdp compared to us or Germany etc..... all in the self proclaimed greatest nation on earth. These things are the real issues. They should be a laughing stock. |
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its nicknamed obamacare,
its better than what came before it trump stood on a policy of improving it tick tock |
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It's called the 'Affordable Care Act' and not Obamacare.
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Keep staring at that clock donny
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like replying to my post
tick tock |