The Republican majority manipulated in order to get their man appointed to the Supreme Court and now they are doing tricks to get their health care bill passed. The Senate health care bill is once again on hold. Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is postponing debate on the bill to give Senator John McCain time to recover from surgery for a blood clot above his left eye. Mitch McConnell needs that vote in order to pass the bill. So, now our government is being run by manipulators that will do things just to influence voting. Why can’t John McCain say yea or nay from his hospital bed anyway? All of those Senators are very old anyway. When Obama had a perfectly good choice to be the next Supreme Court Judge the Republicans delayed any thought of a nominee until their candidate became President. Maybe all of them were in on the plot to get Trump elected with the Russians. Anything seems to be possible,
The only truth in all this is that winning is more important than the needs of any American citizen. Or maybe they just didn’t want to delay their all-important August vacation. After all there are priorities for rich Republicans. Now they call the mess “The Better Care Act” and they will need the support of 50 out of 52 Republicans in order to pass the thing. They are so desperate for votes that they will delay the whole thing even if it means getting sick people out of their hospital beds. They should vote with whoever is present at the time and stop the fake manipulations. Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky have already said they will not support a motion to proceed to floor debate on the legislation because there is nothing better about this care act.
Senate Republicans unveiled a revised version of their health care bill only on this past Thursday, and Republican leaders had planned a quick vote without much debate. Or at least to take the procedural steps towards a vote in the upcoming week. Should millions of people’s health care be determined by just a few that clearly have their own agenda? The bill is flawed and they know it but they just want to pass it anyway. Who has the best interest of the Americans anymore in Washington? The President could care less. He spent both days of the weekend at golf events at his golf club. The procedural vote would have come as early as Tuesday but now with McCain’s illness it is postponed probably till after their so well deserved vacation. NOT!
Senate Republicans unveiled a revised version of their health care bill only on this past Thursday, and Republican leaders had planned a quick vote without much debate. Or at least to take the procedural steps towards a vote in the upcoming week. Should millions of people’s health care be determined by just a few that clearly have their own agenda? The bill is flawed and they know it but they just want to pass it anyway. Who has the best interest of the Americans anymore in Washington? The President could care less. He spent both days of the weekend at golf events at his golf club. The procedural vote would have come as early as Tuesday but now with McCain’s illness it is postponed probably till after their so well deserved vacation. NOT!
We don’t need laws to be passed that just makes Republicans happy or just select Senators from select states happy. We need honest voting not determined by how many guys they can get together in a rushed deal. Somebody in Washington needs to start thinking about the needs of ALL Americans and stop the manipulation!
McCain has expressed reservations about the bill and might not vote for it anyway. He is 80 years old and is concerned about what they are doing to Medicaid that will reduce benefits over time. McCain said on Thursday, ”The revised Senate health care bill released today does not include the measures I have been advocating for on behalf of the people of Arizona” McCain said that he would file amendments that would address concerns of leaders from his state about how the bill would affect Medicaid.
ReplyDeleteWe don’t need laws to be passed that just makes Republicans happy or just select Senators from select states happy. We need honest voting not determined by how many guys they can get together in a rushed deal. Somebody in Washington needs to start thinking about the needs of ALL Americans and stop the manipulation!