Posted on 05/12/2017 1:50:50 AM PDT by davikkm
The Senate will take up health care reform; here are some of the ten most influential players in the battle to reform health care: 10. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Mitch McConnell, as leader of the Senate, will have to balance the competing interests between the moderate and conservative wings of the chamber. Republicans enjoy a 52-seat majority in the Senate, meaning that McConnell could lose two votes and still let Vice President Mike Pence break the tie and pass the bill. McConnell convened a working group of 13 senators to write a Senate health care bill, rather than taking up the House’s AHCA. McConnell said on Monday, “This process will not be quick or simple or easy, but it must be done.”
9. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Alexander serves as the chairman of the Senate Health Committee and runs a working group to devise the Senate version of the healthcare bill. Alexander promised that the Senate will not rubber stamp the House’s American Health Care Act (AHCA), instead, the Senate will write its own bill.
“The Senate will write its own bill. We’ve already started that. The House has passed its bill. If we find good ideas in it we’ll borrow and put them in our bill,” said Alexander.
Despite the Senate’s promise to write their draft a separate health care overhaul, Alexander stated that the committee has a “sense of urgency” to put the legislation together. The Health Committee chairman said, “In the next several weeks we need to come up with ways to make sure to rescue these Americans.”
8. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
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Cruz is a big player according to Politico and if they get a deal, it will most likely because of his leadership.
As long as Rand Paul is ok with it, I am.
Starting to write their own bill.
Great. Just great.
They’ve had EIGHT YEARS and the Party of Stupid is just now starting.
Absolutely thrilled that linda is not one of the 10.
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Starting to write their own bill.
Great. Just great.
They’ve had EIGHT YEARS and the Party of Stupid is just now starting.
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8 years of kabuki theatre (6+ full repeals, ‘angry’ talks about govt over-reach and Constitutionality)...but, put (R) at the writing table *crickets*.
Yet, the re-election rate will still be North of 90%. Just whom is ‘stupid’ in the party??
Whether you have the votes or not, have a roll call vote.
ID the scum.
Yup. All but a few love the idea of government control of healthcare.
Government attracts some of the most vile creatures.
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