Gutless Republicans. Beller about “repeal and replace” for seven years, vote on it when you know there’ll be a veto pen, and backtrack now that the pen to sign repeal and replace is there. Disgusting!
Anyone have a breakdown on the republican “no” votes? Need to look hard at supporting primary challengers.
Time for new blood...
They’re all afraid of Rat propaganda if they vote it out.
They should be more afraid of being primaried and disappearing from the political scene forever.
They can’t do this, they can’t do anything.
Time to replace.
The Republican Senators who will abolish Obamacare have not been born.
Most likely, their grandparents are yet to be born.
This was intentional.
Leadership added a conservative amendment that the ‘progressive’ R’s would vote against and a liberal amendment that conservatives would vote against.
NO votes: Collins, Corker, Cotton, Graham, Heller, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul
Just repeal, do not replace. You ran on repealing this monstrosity. We do not want a replacement that enslaves us and can become a greater burden once dems are back in power.
The super majority, 2/3rd vote, is a Senate rule that is contrary to the will of the writers of the Constitution. They made it abundantly clear in eight years of contentious negotiating, that simple majority was the means of passing legislation and that the 2/3rd vote was needed only to approve treaties and overturn vetoes. The Senate blatantly acts contrary to the will of the framers.
We need new Republicans.
Alexander, Corker, Flake, Gardner, Graham, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Murkowsky, McCain, Rubio, Burr, Tillis, Portman, McConnell, Thune, Cornyn, Cochran, Isackson, Blunt, Johnson, Toomey, Capito, Rounds, Fischer, Collins, Wicker, Sasse are all Democrats in R jerseys.
They are going to obstruct Trump at every turn.
Obamacare will not be repealed.
The wall won’t be funded.
Nothing Trump wants.
7/17/2017, 11:34:48 PM · 8 of 28
MountainWalker to jonefab
“Oh, I hear Mitch is bringing a full repeal vote. I’ll set the O/U at 43 votes, and I’ll take the under. Any takers?”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/3569977/posts
Damn I’m good
How is 43 a to 57 Vote called “narrowly”?
A herd of cats might be easier to lead.
How about we all just say no?
Really. Refuse to take part in Obama care.
will there be any further votes on any variants?
GOP `nay’ votes in 2017 on repeal of the `Affordable Care Act’: Collins, Corker, Cotton, Graham, Heller, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul
The same GOP senators in office in 2009, `nay’ votes against the `Affordable Care Act’: Collins, Graham, Murkowski
Roll Call Vote 111th Congress - 1st Session XML Vote Summary
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3590 as Amended )
Vote Number: 396 Vote Date: December 24, 2009, 07:05 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 3590 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act )
Measure Title: An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Vote Counts: YEAs60
NAYs39
Not Voting1
*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Burris (D-IL), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kirk (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
LeMieux (R-FL), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (D-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
All of the GOP senators voted `nay’ in 2009. Of course it was purely cynical on their parts. They knew the `rats had the votes. When the chips are down for conservatives, when we really need them, they show their true colors.
Here’s a formula for Senate Republicans: Repeal or Replace the Senators!
Acting just like the commie big staters they actually are!
Saw this from a politico article on Drudge:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/obamacare-repeal-vote-senate-republicans-240926
Shortly before 6 p.m., Republican leaders released the text of the new amendment.
“Just to show you how troubling this process is, at 10 of 6 we received a [178-page] amendment,” Collins said. “That is major policy and we’re going to have potentially an hour and a half to read through that many pages?”
Dozens of other amendments are planned, including the lengthy “vote-a-rama” process of unlimited amendment expected on Thursday evening.
“We’re going to be doing a lot of voting so I hope you eat your Cheerios,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas).
This is no way to legislate when they have had YEARS TO PLAN...
Of the nine Republicans who voted no, only two are up for reelection in 2018: Corker of Tennessee and Heller of Nevada.
The no votes: Susan Collins (Maine), Bob Corker (Tenn.), Tom Cotton (Ark.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Dean Heller (Nev.), Mike Lee (Utah), Jerry Moran (Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul
No one thought this would pass. The media is deliberately misleading in their reporting to create another 'Republicans in disarray' narrative.