McCain Announces Opposition to Republican Health Bill, Likely Dooming It

[Anti Federalist]

McCain Announces Opposition to Republican Health Bill, Likely Dooming It

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/u...alth-care.html

By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEARSEPT. 22, 2017

WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain of Arizona announced on Friday that he would oppose the latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leaving Republican leaders with little hope of succeeding in their last-ditch attempt to dismantle the health law.

Mr. McCain, who killed the previous repeal effort with his dramatic “no” vote in July, released a statement saying that he could not “in good conscience” support the latest proposal, by Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is Mr. McCain’s closest friend in the Senate.

“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” Mr. McCain said. “I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not yet really tried. Nor could I support it without knowing how much it will cost, how it will affect insurance premiums, and how many people will be helped or hurt by it.”

With two other Republican senators likely to vote no, Mr. McCain’s opposition to the bill could be fatal, as Senate Republicans could afford to lose no more members.

Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, said this week that he would not vote for the bill because it did not dismantle enough of the Affordable Care Act. And Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, has expressed broad concerns about the legislation, strongly suggesting that she, too, would vote against it, just as she voted “no” in July.

[Zippyjuan]

After this (with the expiration of Reconciliation next week), the best one could hope for on ObamaCare will be minor tweeks. They will need at least 60 votes (meaning adding at least ten Democrats) to change anything after that.

[Swordsmyth]

After this (with the expiration of Reconciliation next week), the best one could hope for on ObamaCare will be minor tweeks. They will need at least 60 votes (meaning adding at least ten Democrats) to change anything after that.

Not when it explodes.

And they can kill the filibuster any time they want.

[Zippyjuan]

Not when it explodes.

And they can kill the filibuster any time they want.

They can. But they won't. They might want to use it themselves sometime in the future.

This vote will let Republicans go to claim victory and say they voted against Obamacare and nothing is really changed. McCain and Paul are giving them cover.

(Just like last time, it is being pushed through quickly without it being debated or available to be read and discussed).

[Anti Federalist]

You must work within the system for peaceful change.

God endorses those he chooses to rule us.







Horse $#@!...

[Brian4Liberty]

We should all thank McCain for Standing with Rand.

[Zippyjuan]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41367128

In a statement on Friday, the Arizona senator said such a bill demands extensive hearings, debate and amendment.

Mr McCain said he could not support a rushed bill "without knowing how much it will cost, how it will effect [sic] insurance premiums, and how many people will be helped or hurt by it".

One other Republican senator, Rand Paul, is also against the party's latest bill.

As several Republican senators explained - ones who were firm "yesses" - the main attraction for the plan was that it was the only plan on the table.

Now it appears Republicans will have to go back to the drawing board.

[oyarde]

We should all thank McCain for Standing with Rand.

In Bizzaro world , McCain just save the GOP by ensuring this crap does not hang around the neck of the Pubs . How crazy is that ?

[timosman]

[fedupinmo]

After this (with the expiration of Reconciliation next week), the best one could hope for on ObamaCare will be minor tweeks. They will need at least 60 votes (meaning adding at least ten Democrats) to change anything after that.

Maybe that's the play... keep your $#@!master's favorite tyranny alive to use it to gain those seats onto the GOPside...