WaTimes: The Senate voted Tuesday to begin debate on a health care bill, acceding to President Trump’s demands and opening the door to Republican plans to repeal Obamacare on a partisan basis after a series of false starts.
GOP leaders swept aside opposition from every Democrat and two Republicans in a gripping, 50-to-50 vote to take up a House bill that passed in May. Vice President Mike Pence broke the stalemate from the chair, allowing the chamber to proceed to a free-wheeling debate.
The vote was steeped in drama. Senators sat in their chairs instead of roaming in and out, and Democrats who silently refused to vote during the initial roll call either looked glum or glared at Republicans.
Protesters in the gallery shouted, “Kill the Bill! Don’t kill us!” and their cries could still be heard once they were shooed into the hallway. more here
I have a flaming liberal friend that also works in health care… He cannot wait for obamacare to be ‘repealed or .replaced. He even has a subsidized policy that he says is useless.
McCONnell and the RINOs in the Senate were cornered.
The only way McCONnell can lead is if he is led by the nose.
After debate and McCONnell’s submission to Schumer and the democrats the bill will be unrecognizable
Kill the Bill! Kill the Commies! BRING BACK HUAC! I Like IKE!
Wow. The GOP has the House, Senate and Presidency and can barely squeak by with enough votes to DEBATE the bill, let alone repeal and replace Obamacare.
This will not go well…
Murkowski and Collins, what a couple of shitheads!
Murkowski is Mitch McConnell’s special pet, she’s doing the lifting for Mitch while he cowers away. Collins is just a slow witted stooge who can take an entire coffee break to complete a short phrase.
Trumps demands?! LOLOL
What planet does this idiot live on?
Obamacare is a YUGE reason why the political class has lost so many local-state-federal seats since 2010.
Now, dems having clerk read every word of amendment-
Why didn’t republicans demand full reading of Obamacare by clerk before vote?
There are no “Republicans” in either House of Congress. The real republicans are President Trump and his appointees. The rest are self centered Thumb suckers who only represent theselves. All the Dhimmicretins could be nailed for violating their oath of office.
The m is missing from themselves above, OOOPS!
I can’t afford healthcare anyway $400.00 plus a month.
I ain’t got it.