Schumer To Hold Senate Floor 'Late Into The Night' To Protest ACA Repeal
Source: Talking Points Memo
By MATT SHUHAM Published JANUARY 9, 2017, 1:02 PM EDT
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to occupy the Senate floor late into the night Monday to protest Republicans' plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, streaming the event on Facebook and talking calls from activist groups.
We cannot allow Republicans to make America sick again by repealing the ACA without a replacement plan that will ensure millions of Americans are not kicked off of their insurance, seniors do not face cuts to their Medicare, women are not denied access to care because of their gender, and many other groups, including Medicaid recipients, rural hospitals and more, do not suffer, Schumer said in a statement.
Tonight, we are taking to the floor and social media to denounce this plan and warn the American people that the Democrats will be fighting tooth and nail against this potentially catastrophic move, the statement continued.
Though Schumer said in the statement that he would be joined on the floor by fellow Senate Democrats, who are also expected to hop on calls with groups including Families USA, Planned Parenthood and the Service Employees International Union. It's unclear which senators specifically will join the minority leader.
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msongs
(67,409 posts)rtracey
(2,062 posts)AND if the threat, or the actual repeal of ACA (Obamacare), if that does SPARK THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS (DNC, ETC) to get the vote out and to send voters to the polls in 2018 to vote out the repubs leadership in the Senate, its time to scrap the party, fire all the DNC officials, and start a new tea-party type situation in politics.
padfun
(1,786 posts)The Repugs will blame the Dems for this and their voters will believe it.
And the Dems have tough Senate races in 2018. It looks better for them in 2020.
lastlib
(23,238 posts)Harder, faster, smarter.....
We need to keep all of the Dem seats and take back at least 3 of the Repug seats.
mcar
(42,334 posts)riversedge
(70,239 posts)riversedge
(70,239 posts)riversedge
(70,239 posts)Sissyk
(12,665 posts)This is about all they can do, and it's what we need them to be doing.
I support them!
riversedge
(70,239 posts)Sissyk
(12,665 posts)I'm wondering where all the people are that have been yelling "WHERE ARE OUR SENATORS! WHERE ARE OUR SENATORS!!L!111!! Why are they not speaking out????!!!????"
They seem to be missing this.