Obama attacks Republican health bill as 'massive transfer of wealth' to the rich

[umbertino]

Democrats plan to delay vote by forcing bill into committee, says party aide, as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren plan Facebook event

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Monday 19 June 2017 20.27 BST

 

 

Chuck Schumer said Republicans were ‘ashamed’ of the bill.

Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/19/republican-healthcare-bill-senate-secrecy

[umbertino]

 

Young voters also swing heavily toward Democrats in six states as polls suggest GOP congressional candidates are taking brunt of Trump’s base’s dissatisfaction

 

 

Ben Jacobs

Tuesday 20 June 2017 03.00 BST

 

 

 

 

2 vids in link

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/19/republicans-generic-ballot-poll-donald-trump-effect

 

 

[umbertino]

Draft language will come after weeks of secrecy surrounding bill to repeal Affordable Care Act, which could see Senate vote as early as next week

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thursday 22 June 2017 03.17 BST

 

 

Health secretary Tom Price (center). According to reports, the bill proposes repealing key provision of the ACA, restructuring subsidies and cutting Medicaid funding.

Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/21/senate-republican-healthcare-bill-draft-release

[bostonangler]

DOA

 

 

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[umbertino]

Former president criticizes ‘fundamental meanness’ in Republican bill

 

‘If you might get sick, get old, or start a family, this bill will do you harm’

 

 

 

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

Thursday 22 June 2017 22.10 BST

 

 

 

Obama wrote: ‘Small tweaks, under the guise of making these bills easier to stomach, cannot change the fundamental meanness at the core of this legislation.’

Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/22/obama-republican-healthcare-bill-senate

[umbertino]

Senate healthcare bill suffers swift blow as four GOP senators voice opposition

 

Rand Paul and other conservatives say bill resembles Obamacare too closely

 

Decision of quartet puts Republicans’ healthcare overhaul in jeopardy

 

 

 

Ben Jacobs, David Smith and Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thursday 22 June 2017 19.32 BST

 

 

 

 

Rand Paul said: ‘The current bill does not repeal Obamacare. I will oppose it coming to the floor in its current form, but I remain open to negotiations.’

Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/22/republican-healthcare-bill-senate-opposition

[coorslite21]

There certainly are issues with the health care proposals.  As for Obama and his view, he may be right....but he created a failed program himself which was supposed to be his "legacy" legislation.  Perhaps this is just sour grapes on his part.  As to the other link.......yes there is a thin margin in the Senate.  

 

The sad part in all of this is the dysfunction of the 2 party system.  They seem to have no interest in trying to work together for the good of the American people.  What will make Trump a great President is if he can somehow make that happen.  Reagan and Bill Clinton were able to accomplish a good deal of positive things for the country even when the opposing party held both houses.  

 

Time will tell.........things seem to be pretty stacked against Trump........but I wouldn't bet against him.........JMO as always....

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

Some are saying they can't get on board because, once again, it's ho'bummer's same old Bill with a few of the words tweaked...

 

So if it's still pretty much ho'bummer-lack-o-care, what are the leftists kicking about...? 

 

And why all their caustic, hair-on-fire rhetoric over a Bill none of them have even read yet...? 

Coming to the podium with prepared statements written before ANY of them even had a chance to read the damned thing,

 and screaming about Repubs murdering the masses with this thing... 

 

Their claims that " it's only making the rich richer point out that those "rich" are the massive Insurance Companies...

But they wouldn't say THAT out loud... oh, no, no, no... as SO many of those giant Insurers throw money at their campaigns.

 

Tsk, tsk... shame, shame, shame...  Gubment needs to get out of the HealthCare bidniz.

 

 

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Edited June 23, 2017 by SgtFuryUSCZ

[md11fr8dawg]

Please stop bringing this "Failed Fool's Presidency" up for discussion. He did his best to take down this country (remember "fundamentally change this country"). Now that he is no longer Prez he just won't shut up and GO AWAY. He is like and inflamed boil on the country's ass that we cannot lance!!!

[DinarDavo]

Just now, md11fr8dawg said:

He is like and inflamed boil on the country's ass that we cannot lance!!!

 

I totally agree md....just a little early for that visual.....LOL   

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

kids... it is what it is... ho'bummer's dicktater-ship has not ended...

he's still a deep-state operative, a tool-for-evil,  still in charge of taking down our Republic.

 

Incapable of bowing out gracefully and dedicating himself to charitable works and good deeds,

 

he has ASSembled a veritable who's-who of evil,

 

formed the caustic "resist" movement to encourage further chaos,

 

continues to accept millions for speeches to those orgs he accuses of getting rich off the health-care bills,

 

pursuing the fake climate-change ruse because it's SO lucrative for him and his partners-in-crime,

 

and generally being the same LIAR he's always been by going back on his word to support President Trump..

 

 

Why are ya'll shocked he keeps poppin' up like a whack-a-mole all over the place...?

 

 

[bostonangler]

Sorry folks but this healthcare bill is DOA...

 

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