GOP Rep.: O'care Repeal May Not Have Enough Votes After Town Hall Pressure

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published FEBRUARY 24, 2017, 2:37 PM EDT

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) on Thursday warned that some congressional Republicans may no longer have the guts to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act after facing pressure from constituents at town halls this week.

Brooks said on WBHP's "The Morning Show with Toni & Gary," first flagged by CNN, that he believes "a significant number" of his colleagues "are being impacted by these kinds of protests and their spine is a little bit weak."

"And I don't know if we're going to be able to repeal Obamacare now because these folks who support Obamacare are very active, they're putting pressure on congressmen and there's not a counter-effort to steal the spine of some of these congressmen in tossup districts around the country," he said.

Brooks, a member of the House Freedom Caucus who advocates a full repeal of the health care law, worried there may not even be a vote at this point.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mo-brooks-obamacare-repeal-town-halls

[Hortensis]

1. So they'll try to destroy in stages, getting people used to

doing without piece by piece, blaming it all on the Democrats.

Well, our people undoubtedly have plans for both big-picture approaches. And after tomorrow, there won't be the distraction of electing a DNC chair among 3 men who basically agree on virtually everything.

[Metro135]

2. It takes GUTS. . .

to deprive people of health care?

Talk about perverse priorities.

[cstanleytech]

6. I guess in their twisted minds it does take guts to see someone having to suffer with an illness

or watch as their child dies because they cannot afford health insurance that might have been able to save them.

[Submariner]

3. The wimpy new VP thinks otherwise

[Bayard]

4. I think we've had enough of that already

"steal(ing) the spine of some of these congressmen".

[BumRushDaShow]

5. "House Freedom Caucus" are the Teabaggers

THEY were the ones who caused us to get to this point and it's time to show them real grass roots - MASSIVELY.

[yellowcanine]

7. "there's not a counter-effort to steal the spine" Well thank GAWD for that.

Spine stealing is nasty business!

[hibbing]

8. Well that's too bad

I thought their idiot leader and everyone else in that putrid party had a great plan coming. All poor people and everyone else needs to do is take all that extra money they have floating around and put it in a health savings account, problem solved.


Peace

[DeminPennswoods]

9. Another success!

This is just the latest in a string of success for the resistance/protest movement. That should breed even more confidence and lead to bigger turnouts and more Americans signing on.

Remember, Success breeds Success.

[wishstar]

10. I was able to get through to my Congressman's office today to let him know my opinion