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Collins, Murkowski: We Sunk Skinny Repeal to Protect Planned Parenthood
Townhall ^ | August 7, 2017 | Cortney O'Brien

Posted on 08/07/2017 3:42:14 PM PDT by EveningStar

Two of the senators who singlehandedly derailed the skinny repeal of Obamacare were awarded a sit down interview with the admiring Dana Bash Friday on CNN. The bright faced journalist applauded Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) for having the “cajones” to vote against the Republican bill when they knew half the country would view them as heretics.

Collins admitted it was an “uncomfortable” vote. But, they both insisted it was the right thing to do, which is why they did not fear backlash from GOP leadership, or even intimidating tweets from the Oval Office.

Both women said they were voting for their constituents, not the Republican Party...

Part of standing up for their states, the senators argued, was protecting Planned Parenthood funding...

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: 115th; cnn; collins; cortneyobrien; danabash; lisamurkowski; murkowski; obamacare; plannedparenthood; plannedperverthood; proaborts; repealandreplace; skinnyrepeal; susancollins; taxpayerfunding
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To: EveningStar

They want to keep their pleasure centers free of any unwanted baby punishments.


41 posted on 08/07/2017 4:37:27 PM PDT by batterycommander (I learned my Artillery skills from the United States Marines. USNA 65)
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To: EveningStar

Baby killers!


42 posted on 08/07/2017 4:39:00 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Fantasywriter

Didn’t see her vote since they had the numbers without her. Probably why she decided to vote yes and keep he scam going


43 posted on 08/07/2017 4:39:42 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: Anti-Bubba182

And they are at it again:

“McConnell is responding in kind. His super PAC is set to spend as much as $8 million to boost his favored candidate, recently appointed Republican Sen. Luther Strange.

McConnell has activated his sprawling donor network and pressed the White House for more resources. And the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Senate GOP campaign arm McConnell controls, has warned consultants they’ll be cut off from future work if they assist Strange’s opponents.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3575266/posts


44 posted on 08/07/2017 4:40:38 PM PDT by FreeInWV
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To: Fantasywriter

Has she ever been the reason why a bill was passed? A lot of 50-50 votes were because of the two chicks


45 posted on 08/07/2017 4:42:21 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: EveningStar

So Planned Parenthood is a branch of the federal government now?


46 posted on 08/07/2017 4:44:16 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: EveningStar

The worst thing to ever happen was to give women the vote.

Nothing but horror ever since.

From the IRS to FDR to the Clintons.


47 posted on 08/07/2017 4:44:21 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: wiseprince

I am neither a Collins expert nor a defender. The question was, has she EVER voted on our side. On Gorsuch she did. That’s the extent of my involvement in the matter.


48 posted on 08/07/2017 4:45:53 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: EveningStar

And McCain.


49 posted on 08/07/2017 4:48:12 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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To: EveningStar

Because only that private company is entitled to federal money.


50 posted on 08/07/2017 4:48:58 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Not sure why Republicans like Collins and Cow Ski are better than a Democrat, but I have to be thankful their pizz poor representation still helps keep “R’s” in the senate majority.


51 posted on 08/07/2017 4:59:57 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

They knew they could vote against the American people without repercussions from the GOP, because they know McConnell is a gutless tool of the Uni-party. McConnell is too busy sending millions to a GOP-e dupe in the Alabama Senate primary to take action about those responsible for breaking the biggest promise made by the GOP in 10 years.


52 posted on 08/07/2017 5:02:26 PM PDT by littleharbour
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To: Anti-Bubba182

She was the last time and lost, but ran as a independent write at the general and won...


53 posted on 08/07/2017 5:04:23 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: EveningStar

I live in Maine and I despise Collins....with a passion!

In 2014 I wrote in someone else’s name rather than vote for this witch.


54 posted on 08/07/2017 5:16:31 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
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To: EveningStar

The RIGHT thing to do would be to get these two out of politics completely.


55 posted on 08/07/2017 5:19:34 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: snuffy smiff

I believe it was Olympia Snowe, the other Maine Senator (now an ex-Senator) who brought Obamacare out of committee.


56 posted on 08/07/2017 5:20:38 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation ("You can't fix America without pissing off the people who broke it".....Bill Mitchell)
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To: MountainWalker; LS; BenLurkin; xsmommy
The hypocrisy of the claimed "Right to Privacy" that a 5-4 vote in the Supreme COurt found to allow abortion in all 50 states is that, the very same Court "found" a non-tax-fee could be discovered in a Senate bill to fund ObamaCare illegally without the House of Representatives, and ... The absolute medical intrusions and complete control of ALL MEDICAL CARE for EVERYBODY is a direct REQUIREMENT of the liberal's ObamaCare! So, abortion is legal because of a "right to privacy" for a woman's abortion, that does not exist and cannot exist for anybody else's medical care.
57 posted on 08/07/2017 5:23:24 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: smalltownslick
So. How is Collins any different from a Democrat? Has she ever voted with us?

Depends on the "us". Republicans Are Loyal to the Establishment, Not You


58 posted on 08/07/2017 5:24:36 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (RuPaul and Yertle - our illustrious Republican leaders up the Hill - God help us!)
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To: EveningStar

“Part of standing up for their states, the senators argued, was protecting Planned Parenthood funding...”

Enabling baby killers must get these two airheads into all the right parties in the Dist. of Corruption.


59 posted on 08/07/2017 5:28:32 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

60 posted on 08/07/2017 5:33:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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