The trickery of such votes became apparent to me during the various votes over Planned Parenthood funding through the decades.
A very rich man now deceased in my area supported the local GOP members of Congress in the past, but he was also a very devoted supporter of Planned Parenthood.
The way it worked was....
Bill Clinton is POTUS.... GOP member votes for cutting PP funding knowing Clinton will veto
George W. Bush is POTUS.... GOP member votes to oppose cutting PP funding knowing Bush will sign it
Barack Obama is POTUS....GOP member votes for cutting PP funding knowing Obama will veto
They all knew Obama would veto repeal of Obamacare it but it made them all look good on Obamacare in time for the election.
Now that Trump is POTUS the GOP leaders and most members can’t send him repeal of Obamacare with their special interest friends threatened by its repeal.
You might remember when O-Care first went through all but one GOP member opposed it and were able to look good on O-Care.
But the guy who supported it from the GOP was Congressman Cao from Louisiana who had won the Democrat New Orleans district for a short while in the wake of the Democrat Jefferson’s scandal downfall.
And now it's time to hold their feet to the fire and ensure that they do their job by repealing and not replacing.