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Could John McCain kill the Republican health-care bill again?
The Hill ^ | September 21, 2017 | Jeva Lange

Posted on 09/21/2017 3:00:14 AM PDT by C19fan

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) stunned his colleagues in the Senate when he torpedoed the Republican health-care bill with a tie-breaking no vote in July. With the GOP prepared to send its latest iteration of the health-care bill to the floor sometime next week, McCain is now poised to potentially make or break the legislation yet again.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: mccain; obamacare; repeal
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McCain on his "Regular Order" crusade. No wonder nothing gets done from Rand Paul with his everything must fit his libertarian utopia to the RINOs like Flake and Murkowski to now McCain and his fetish for wanting to tie one hand behind the GOP backs.
1 posted on 09/21/2017 3:00:14 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Seriously, is there any bigger jerk in congress that this piece of crap???
And why the hell is McDumb@ss still Senate “leader”????


2 posted on 09/21/2017 3:04:22 AM PDT by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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To: C19fan

When counting the votes, count John McCancerBrain as a solid Democrat.


3 posted on 09/21/2017 3:05:36 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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The real question should be;

Could the Republican healthcare bill kill John McCain.

America supports the Healthcare bill.

Tippecanoe and Lyndsey too.

4 posted on 09/21/2017 3:30:04 AM PDT by bagster
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To: C19fan

To answer the headline question. Yes.


5 posted on 09/21/2017 3:31:57 AM PDT by marygam (can this country do a U turn and be great again?)
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To: Lazamataz
I'll stand by my previous suspicions that McCain's incredibly timed lethal cancer is bogus. Senator McCain is a hateful man who has gotten away with so much in his life, managing to turn every misstep into an advantage. It never mattered how much damage he did along the way.

Look what President Trump did. Trump is a true accomplished Alpha-Male who has succeeded where Senator McCain failed miserably. McCain cannot handle failing where the superior-in-every-way Trump succeeded. I don't know if McCain was a designated loser put in that role by his owners or that a majority of voters realized he's nuts, but he lost miserably to Obama. So what's his MO?...revenge, and screw the nation if that's what it takes.

McConnell could stop this if he wanted to. Let those 'pubs who are tempted to vote against this know that they will be stripped of committee assignments.

I don't know if it's a good bill, or not. I do like it going back to the states and with no mandate because people have more scrutiny at the state level. One thing is forsure. A lot of good Republicans will be defeated next November if the 'pubs don't get their act together.

6 posted on 09/21/2017 3:38:01 AM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: C19fan

Worst case wait until Feb or so for the vote and the problem in all likelihood will be solved.


7 posted on 09/21/2017 3:49:37 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: wyowolf

Yes,
Everyone knows McLame is a a-hole., but I think the real problem is the fact that not ONE dem supported repeal.
NOt one.
They are the ones who should be held responsible.
Besides, the “leaders” on both sides are equally horse crap.


8 posted on 09/21/2017 3:52:56 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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thats because as bad as they are, they stick together on what they want to achieve as a party. and they have this silly thing called “leadership”... something we sorely lack in the senate...


9 posted on 09/21/2017 3:55:43 AM PDT by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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To: bagster
If John McCain nixes Obamacare Repeal again, it will be his legacy.

What a way to be remembered, making health care affordable for working class Americans!

10 posted on 09/21/2017 3:58:00 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: C19fan

The insurance company bailout bill? The idea of block grants to states would be ok except.. it hasn’t worked. I was encouraged to hear the bailout bill would distribute evenly to states, but the devil is in the details. You can’t tell me that California will get one dollar for every dollar Mississippi gets! For example, Cali will go full single payer. How many taxpayer dollars will we burn bailing them out?
This bill is increased spending and we don’t even know how much. Block granting to states who already have a failing Medicaid program? I just think we are being set up.. again.theyhave had years n years to work on a plan.
When this bill goes to committee.. o my.
Why are we bailing out insurance companies? They have done nothing but deny care, even for policy holders.


11 posted on 09/21/2017 3:59:55 AM PDT by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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Mitch and Ryan have failed to fully support the Donald.
It is apparent cause they have NO penalty if some member refuses to support.
Take away their assignments, force a move from their cushyu office and put em in a basement some place. There are ways.


12 posted on 09/21/2017 4:00:40 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (President Trump makes obammy look like the punk he is.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
What a way to be remembered, making health care affordable for working class Americans!

The only way McCain will be remembered is as that old weird guy with the funky arm that ran for president that one time. And lost.

Come to think of it, history doesn't remember losers.

Never mind.

13 posted on 09/21/2017 4:04:06 AM PDT by bagster
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To: C19fan

Lindsey Graham is lead name on the new bill precisely so they can take credit. John was upset with the previous bill due to who would get credit, not because he cared one twit about the content of the bill.


14 posted on 09/21/2017 4:05:04 AM PDT by spintreebob
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This bill deserves killing. But with Graham as a sponsor, I don’t see how McCain goes against it.


15 posted on 09/21/2017 4:08:30 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: wyowolf
And why the hell is McDumb@ss still Senate “leader”????

Mitch will remain Senate Leader as long as he obeys his Master


16 posted on 09/21/2017 4:08:40 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (RuPaul and Yertle - our illustrious Republican leaders up the Hill - God help us!)
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The Keating-Five’s gift that keeps on giving. The Republicans should have gotten rid of John McCain back then when they had the chance.


17 posted on 09/21/2017 4:18:48 AM PDT by Tallguy (Twitter short-circuits common sense. Please engage your brain before tweeting.)
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To: C19fan

McCain will in the end back his butt boy Graham.


18 posted on 09/21/2017 4:21:42 AM PDT by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE)
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To: C19fan

Or, Mc Cain killed the other bill in order to vote for this one.


19 posted on 09/21/2017 4:24:02 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: wyowolf

This is why I was incredulous when McCain became the GOP choice in 2008 and why I purchased my farm in KY two weeks before the 2008 election - and I expected McCain to win.

He’s worse than Jimmy Carter and an embarrassment to his party and the nation. Trump was absolutely right about the guy. His claim to fame is that he was a lousy pilot that got shot down and survived a prison camp.

He was also part of the Keating five but nothing happened because they figured he was just a stupid dupe in that one.


20 posted on 09/21/2017 4:26:58 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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