Is anyone shocked to learn the GOP are as lazy and incompetent as democrats when it comes to doing their lousy job? If elected officials are not going to read bills then they shouldn't be voting on them... they shouldn't hold office! How many Congressmen voted today, to retain and rename obamacare, who didn't read the bill like Rep Chris Collins?
Collins' excuse that his staff read the bill and most likely advised him is beyond insulting. The people of the 27th District of New York did not vote for his staff, they deserve better! The same goes for anyone in Congress relying on their staff to do their work. If you don't want to do your job RESIGN!
This is just one more reason why Americans should support an Article V Convention of the States. If these people don't refuse to do the jobs the people hired them to do fine, we'll just pass term limits to remove clowns like this from political power.
The GOP is just as bad the DNC, both are nothing but the two faces of the progressive beast. Vote them all out.
In a vote of 217-213 the House republicans have voted to take ownership of obamacare, it will now be known as Ryan/TrumpCare! These people were elected based on a promise to REPEAL obamacare. No one ever asked any of them to take over healthcare let alone replace the existing disaster. It took dems over a year to cook the law up and pass it, yet the repubs in less than 4 came up with a lighter version and passed it.
Democrats KNEW 0-care was going to crash and burn, they were banking on Clinton winning so they could replace it with single payer. Now the GOP taking ownership will make matters worse, it is still a disaster. The bill wasn't scored by the CBO, no one read it, those who did read it are already pointing problems with it like penalties/surcharges. Oh the SOB's exempted themselves from many of the mandates, yes they're in there, too!
House rule for AHCA & Member of Congress health care waiver exemption bills were issued tonight. Both will be voted on by House Thursday. pic.twitter.com/TYWD7qO17n
The democrats are so happy about this, they were singing (per Rep Sean Duffy(R)) "na na na na hey hey goodbye" after the bill passed, do you know why? The dems know come 2018 the GOP will be gutted, they will gain majority power which means Pres Trump could very well get impeached!
Chants of "nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye" break out on the House floor after AHCA passes https://t.co/o6UZV35F1S
Good jobs republicans you fell for the trap. I've been warning about it for years, the dems created such a mess with healthcare and the economy the GOP would win majority power take ownership of it all. One party rule is now possible, time will tell but when the economic bubble bursts, as I warned, the GOP will be blamed for it giving the dems what they want. Repubs took the bait and now we're on course for major shift in political power.
Thanks to a handful of conservatives, rebels really, there wasn't enough votes to bring obamacare lite to the House floor for a vote. The democrats like clockwork ran to the cameras and social media claiming victory. They seem to forget the temper tantrums they've been throwing for the last couple of weeks let alone 24-48 hours defending obamacare. Fmr pres obama and hillary clinton chimed in as well, all of which are taking full ownership of this law NO ONE asked for.
Democrats are on official record now claiming obamacare is a wonderful bill, a savior to mankind and overwhelmingly successful. As Pres Trump stated clearly it will stay in force until it collapses. Democrats had their chance to chime in with the GOPe's horrible bill to possibly produce something workable, but instead chose to stay on the sidelines. That's great because they helped prove conservatives point how bad it all really is while also providing ammo for the midterm elections and 2020 general election! That's right! The threat of republicans losing in the midterms just took a nosedive after today. Democrats should have jumped on board with this bill with so many republican and conservative voters opposed to it because it would have meant primary challenges. And dems it also means your dream to impeach Trump, for breathing at this point, are nothing but dreams now!
You all fell for it, you now completely and totally OWN obamacare. You had a chance to transfer ownership and pin it on republicans but blew it! Thank you!
So by all means continue to run to MSNBC, CNN and the networks about how awesome your bill is, when it collapses there will be no question who is responsible.
"God bless him [Trump] he's been lied to, we've been lied to, this is a bad bill. It keeps Obamacare in place in perpetuity you won't get rid of it."
Rep Louie Gohmert read the bill. Sen Rand Paul read the bill... it seems those who have read the bill are adamant Paul Ryan's healthcare bill is a disaster. Pres Trump asking Ryan to pull this obamacare replacement is a smart move. Gohmert is right as painful as this may be for Trump right now it saves him from the democrats regaining majority and impeaching him for breathing!
IMO Trump doesn't know the whole story, he is only being told the "good parts" by his handlers like Reince Priebus and Ryan, convincing him AHCA is the best deal.
#1 Paul Ryan DID NOT want to be Speaker of the House. Conservatives were against him being Speaker. Ever since he lost the 2012 Presidential election he went left joining the GOPe. If you think what he's done with this healthcare bill is bad wait until you see what he will do with immigration! This is same guy who went dark after his 2012 loss working behind scenes with socialist Luis Guteirrez on immigration reform. This is the same Ryan who told town hall attendees in 2013 "We’re going to vote on a bill to legalize people who are undocumented”
#2 The GOP has majority after winning multiple elections because they PROMISED they would repeal obamacare. Voters elected these people on that sole issue. NO ONE asked them to create a bill that was a lite version. NO ONE asked them to take ownership of the very bill that is collapsing on itself. Obama and the democrats stand by their law, fine leave it in place, let it collapse they will be to blame because they are the ones thundering away it will be the end of the world if the GOPe's version replaced it.
#3 "Millions are without health coverage," fine then why not create something for those without and leave the rest of us the hell alone!?
NO ONE ASKED CONGRESS TO TAKE OVER THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. This is progressives (D's&R's) using a "crisis" to seize more power.
#4 If this bill is resurrected passes the House, makes it through the Senate those who vote for it will be primaried and thrown out of office. They better hope they're replaced with a conservative otherwise Nancy Pelosi will be Speaker again.
#5 Gohmert and the Freedom Caucus ARE NOT to blame for the bill failing today (for now). They are standing on principles unlike the GOPe who have been smoked out supporting this law the people never asked for.
Rep Thomas Massie, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, just dropped more bad news about obamacare lite/ RyanCare. The powers that be, aka swamp monsters, have cut a provision that would prevent illegal aliens from getting coverage! Yea you heard and read it right, the GOPe tweaked their plan that would allow illegals to get healthcare tax credits. It sounds crazy but read it for yourself....
"The provision would have allowed the Treasury Department to access data at the Department of Homeland Security to verify that healthcare tax credits went only to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, not to illegal immigrants.
In a largely procedural move, it was dropped from the bill after the Senate Parliamentarian determined that the Senate Finance Committee, which handles tax credits under the bill, does not have purview over the Department of Homeland Security.
Republican Representative Lou Barletta issued a statement on Monday evening, after the change was made, saying he could no longer support the bill, citing the obscure provision." -Reuters
To make matters worse Massie pointed out veterans who could go to the VA but choose not to, will not receive healthcare subsidies as everyone else in the individual market!
Glenn Beck's response to Massie's bird bath analogy to the Senate's "Byrd Rule" is right, "I'd like to drown a lot of these birds!"
How can anyone vote for this mess!? And make no mistake about it Paul Ryan is the head.. King Swamp Monster behind all of this nonsense! Careers will be ruined if this law passes, not to mention heavy damage to Trump's presidency!
Anyone... ANYONE in Congress voting in favor of this bill should be primaried (thrown out of office), especially those who have campaigned in the past saying how bad obamacare is and they would do everything possible to repeal it! The American people didn't protest and elect people to go to DC to replace obamacare with another horrible healthcare law.
Let's hope Rep Massie, Sen Paul and others are correct that many republicans will vote against this law that will be as bad if not worse than barackobamacare.
The CBO report released today warns millions will lose their health insurance under the GOP's proposed bill to replace barackobamacare. Naturally the White House 'strenuously' disagrees with the CBO's report. The CBO was way off with obamacare and it's safe to assume they are way off with the impact of it's replacement! That means AHCA will be much worse than what we're already hearing about. WHY does Congress feel the need to control our healthcare to begin with? Who asked them?
Granted states and people have asked the govt to step in over the years because of issues with regards to pre-existing conditions, tort reform, rising costs etc but that didn't mean take over the 1/6th of the US economy! When it comes to the govt going into "business" it sucks! They can't run Amtrak why in God's name would anyone want the govt involved with their healthcare? And we don't need some monstrous comprehensive bill either. Every single time they introduce a comprehensive bill its loaded with tons of bs, pork and power grabs. They need to pass stand alone bills on issue that need to be addressed like pre-existing conditions. other than that open of the state lines let insurance co's in CT compete with those in CA that is how you bring costs down and address other issues. OR Congress can just put all of us on their sweet healthcare policy!
America do you believe Congress will sign up for the AHCA like they ran out and signed up for obamacare? Nope.
No doubt democrats have selective memory in their never ending quest to rewrite history. Cory Booker was not in Congress when barackobamacare was passed, rammed through in the middle of the night Christmas Eve 2009, but he's been a staunch supporter of the law.
Yes, America democrats, like Booker and Pelosi, believe you are this dumb to forget what THEY DID. If Jake Tapper and CNN had any integrity they would have asked Booker to address Pelosi's comments about passing the bill to find out whats in it and this gem...
Democrats are in opposition to the GOP's obamacare-lite bill because they didn't think it up. Obamacare was designed to fail so democrats could come to the rescue with single payer. Booker, Pelosi etc are just pissed because republicans have taken their glory.
Either way the American people are getting screwed though...
