Washington – McConnell Intends To Replace ‘Obamacare’ Without Democrats

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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, as Republicans prepare to use their majority to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, despite calls from Democrats to delay until requested emails are release. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Washington – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans intend to overhaul health care and the tax code this year without Democratic help.

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    In the past, McConnell has condemned Democrats for passing “Obamacare” in the first place without any Republican votes, claiming that approach set the law up to fail.

    But now McConnell is promising the same approach himself, indicating partisanship and polarization will continue under President Donald Trump.

    A strictly partisan approach on major legislation is a departure in the Senate, where most major bills require involvement by both parties.

    But McConnell says the polarization in Congress is Democrats’ fault because they haven’t come to terms with the fact that Trump won the election.


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    7 years ago

    Yes of course that’s the way to go. And its very different than what the democrates did when passing the ACA. At that point it was a new terrible bill being stuffed down people’s face. Now its just about cleaning up the mess. Its not about stuffing new bills on people.

    So why is the ACA so bad?
    1) More than half is simply medicad expansion. Only 9.8 million have plans on the exchanges. Medicad expansion is not free. Someone has to pay for it. I actually propose keeping the expansion but charging every medicad recipient a $5 co pay. Its about the price of a big Mac and will reduce costs.
    2) Pre existing conditions mandate is bad: Insurance is about risk mitigation. If you want to be insured when sick then get it when healthy. But don’t demand that companies take you when you get sick. If you can’t afford it get medicad. I do agree that we need a program for those that are self employed. And thats a deficiency. But there should not be a green light for pre existing conditions. And no the mandate does not solve that issue.

    Bottom line 175 million people are paying more and receiving less just for the very few at most 20 million needy. There are no free lunches.

    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    7 years ago

    First ask him if he will take the exact same insurance! No excuses!

    SandmanNY
    SandmanNY
    7 years ago

    Great Dem lies we heard.
    Pelosi: “We have to pass the bill so you can see what’s in it, away from the fog of controversy.”
    Obama (at least 25x): You’ll see this transparent government functioning live on CSPAN.
    Obama: You like you doctor, you can keep him. You like your plan, you can keep it.

    Dems are owned by Soros. Soros is owned by evil. The rest is commentary.