Posted on 09/16/2018 4:03:52 PM PDT by TBP
Republican lawmakers have made it clear they have no intention of repealing Obamacare in the current Congress.
Republicans in the nation’s top lawmaking body have never really wanted to get rid of Obamacare. They would prefer to present the program, which David Horowitz correctly describes as “the greatest assault on individual freedom and individual choice in our lifetimes,” as a villain and whip up sentiment against it and run against it every election. They view Obamacare as good for the business of politics. They may chip away at it from time to time or tinker with it at the margins, but make no mistake: these creatures of Washington want to keep it in place. This is the Republicans’ dirty secret.
Republicans have been promising to rip Obamacare out root and branch ever since it was enacted. They ramped up their rhetoric after the allegedly conservative-dominated Supreme Court declared the blatantly unconstitutional Obamacare law constitutional in the incoherent NFIB v. Sebelius ruling of 2012. Americans responded to this government takeover of a huge chunk of the economy by electing GOP-controlled congresses in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016, and by electing Donald Trump as president.
Unintimidated by the Left and sneering hack journalists, Trump began the push to bury the misnamed Affordable Care Act and as a result the individual mandate will die at the end of this year. But the bulk of the statute and related rules such as the economically suicidal pre-existing medical conditions mandate remain in place, complete with federal insurance-purchasing subsidies for people who don’t need the help, as well as the sclerotic administrative apparatus, and the odious rule that prevents health insurers from competing across state lines.
The top vote-counters in both chambers say repeal is a no-go for the rest of the year. This ought to worry conservatives because there is a good chance that when the new 116th Congress convenes Jan. 3, 2019, one or both of its chambers will be in the hands of the government healthcare-loving Democrats.
So it’s now or quite possibly never.
“I’m not going to be asking for another vote on that this year,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas reportedly said last week when asked about Obamacare repeal. His counterpart in the House, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, offered excuses for his party’s inaction. “We need to win this election and then get more seats next year.”
Trump exposed them all as frauds his first month in office.
You don't say? We were one vote short in the Senate when we had 52 seats, and the writer of this article now believes we would have enough votes being down to 51 seats with Murkowski and Collins still opposed? Where does the writer get the math on that? He makes all of these arguments at the start of the article then mentions the fact only 49 votes exist in the Senate by mentioning Collins and Murkowski - he also mentions the repeal of the individual mandate but doesn't mention it was this Congress that passed such a repeal to get to President Trump's desk - that's nothing small.
There is much more to do and frustration is in fact warranted, but I just so tired of people writing like nothing has happened that at all that is good. Why constantly wanting to be nothing but discouraged?
Quite the incoherent message there sister!
In the future learn to organize your thoughts - assuming you can think - then try again.
Oh, and take the time to have a clue what you’re talking about. It helps.
You haven’t been to a doctor’s office in 5-10 years eh?
I was under the impression that the senate was in favor of eliminating Obamacare and Mc Cain voted against it
Most republicans favored gtting rid of it.
presently, there are other fish that need frying
Oh I see what happened. Those comments weren’t addressed to you Mike. I apologize for not clarifying. I was trying to explain what my recent (since Obama meddled) experiences in doctors offices have been. Seems like everytime the bastards want you to fill out the same questionnaires, etc. I was talking to the “system”. Sorry mate.
The article leaves out ONE BIG FACT ...
The mandate was the heart of Obamacare. And that has been repealed. The rest of the plan cannot fund itself. Obamacare effectively over.
Everytime I see posted stories like this, I have to wonder if it is just someone trying to stir up dislike for the GOP and maybe a plant trying to help the democraps.
Personally, I believe the Fraud has begun doing his stuttering tour lately to mobilize his “base” for their “disappointed” riotous activities on Nov. 7.
The day after our domestic enemies lose AGAIN.
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