Jordan: Freedom Caucus ‘Did the Country a Favor’ in Killing AHCA

Breitbart.com ^ | 26 Mar 2017 | PAM KEY

[Resettozero]

On this weekend’s broadcast “Fox News Sunday,” House Freedom Caucus vice chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the Freedom Caucus did the “country a favor” when they refused to support the House Republican health care bill.

Jordan said, “Let’s get back to work and do what we told the voters we would do. Remember this bill — 17 percent of the country approved of this bill. Maybe the fact that we opposed it, we did that country a favor because this bill didn’t repeal Obamacare. This bill didn’t do what we told the American people we would do. Let’s be responsible, get back to work and do what we told the American people what we were going to accomplish which is repeal Obamacare and replace it with a patient-centered health care program.”

[Resettozero]

How many more bullets can we dodge...

[Reno89519]

How about REPEAL (say by the end of the current policy cycle/year), then lets talk about replacement as there is plenty of time to work that out.

BTW, I'm getting HTTP500 errors on FR over the past few minutes.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Surprising how many faux conservatives are on this site.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Surprising how many faux conservatives are on this site.

[Sybeck1]

Obama says thanks

[HarleyLady27]

So am I quite a lot...

[SoFloFreeper]

Are any of the HFC in a position to introduce a bill to the whole Republican caucus that will get passed?

[wiseprince]

I love how he talks like he's got a bill on his lap that will pass both houses of Congress​. 17% approved but how many of the opposition is because it wasn't Liberal enough? Even among those who haste Obamacare there are a lot among who thinks it isn't far enough to the left and not enough subsidies. These guys act like they gave away the country in one bill and are thusly going to get it back in one bill. This is why none of them run for speakership. They just want to cast. Lame and scream , "Not constitutional". We know! We are, however, where we are and it'll take a generation or more to get the country back. It'll never happen if all you ever say is no

[Magic Fingers]

“BTW, I’m getting HTTP500 errors on FR over the past few minutes.”

Same here, along with the ongoing issue (since the last outage) of having to page back and forth several times to view a thread. Gettin’ better all the time...

[Magic Fingers]

“BTW, I’m getting HTTP500 errors on FR over the past few minutes.”

Same here, along with the ongoing issue (since the last outage) of having to page back and forth several times to view a thread. Gettin’ better all the time...

[laweeks]

Much as I love Trump, I have no intentions as a taxpayer to pay for Planned Parenthood, medical coverage for ANY illegal aliens. DAMMIT . . . STOP IT!!!!!

[Moonman62]

I’m getting occasional blank pages.

[wiseprince]

Nope. That's why some people are frustrated. It's not that we don't agree in principle, it's that mnone of them​ seem to want to tackle the problem as it exists in reality

[wiseprince]

Nope. That's why some people are frustrated. It's not that we don't agree in principle, it's that mnone of them​ seem to want to tackle the problem as it exists in reality

[newfreep]

Ditto on the errors, too.

In fact, this is third attempt to post the above.

[chris37]

I’m not going to lie, I’m glad Ryan’s insult of a bill got shot down too.

Now lets get’r done.

I’m also getting all sorts of errors this morning too.

[meyer]

Lots of RINOs coming out of the woodwork on FR today.

[CincyRichieRich]

Is it possible Jim Jordan and the FC know Trump will be pounding on them a bit and he has said to them it will be for show? Meaning, the alliance is in place?...I’m sure, too, he’s let them know they better support him due to their boneheaded Ryan SOTH endorsement. This would mean the bill going down in flames was also on purpose.

[Alberta's Child]

Remember this bill — 17 percent of the country approved of this bill.

Nothing more needs to be said. It's pathetic how many people right here on FreeRepublic would criticize ANY House member (of EITHER political party) for refusing to support a bill that had such little support.

You could probably get 17% of any random group of people to support the Third Reich ... which shows you how abysmally awful this bill was.

[Alberta's Child]

Remember this bill — 17 percent of the country approved of this bill.

Nothing more needs to be said. It's pathetic how many people right here on FreeRepublic would criticize ANY House member (of EITHER political party) for refusing to support a bill that had such little support.

You could probably get 17% of any random group of people to support the Third Reich ... which shows you how abysmally awful this bill was.