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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:05 AM Jun 2017

I remember their rewrite of history by claiming Obamacare was...

... "rammed through" with "no debate". Nothing could be farther from reality but that doesn't stop them.

Now look at what they themselves are doing with Trumpcare.

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I remember their rewrite of history by claiming Obamacare was... (Original Post) SHRED Jun 2017 OP
times flies for us old folks, but 17 months is still a respectable DK504 Jun 2017 #1
This legislation they want is horrendous SHRED Jun 2017 #4
Trump tweeting lies just one hour ago. #WealthyCare gives a $$ Trillion $$ to the billionaires. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #2
Lying asshole SHRED Jun 2017 #6
Republicans had 161 amendments accepted to Obamacare. kentuck Jun 2017 #3
Thanks for that link. SHRED Jun 2017 #5
I borrowed it for twitter sphere. Historic NY Jun 2017 #7
We need an applet to append the time to every post. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #8

DK504

(3,847 posts)
1. times flies for us old folks, but 17 months is still a respectable
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:07 AM
Jun 2017

amount of time for such legislation to go through. Not like healthcare is complicated or anything.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
2. Trump tweeting lies just one hour ago. #WealthyCare gives a $$ Trillion $$ to the billionaires.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:11 AM
Jun 2017



So, how big will just Trump's family's tax breaks be?

kentuck

(111,082 posts)
3. Republicans had 161 amendments accepted to Obamacare.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:12 AM
Jun 2017
http://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/hcr_amendments/

<snip>
As the healthcare reform bill waddles toward reconciliation — a maneuver that would let the Senate pass certain budget-related provisions with “only” a majority vote — Republicans are complaining, louder than ever, about being excluded from Democrats’ efforts to craft legislation. And some in the media are buying it.

Newsweek gave voice to GOP grievances in a piece titled “How the GOP Sees It.” It begins with this John Boehner lament: “We’ve offered to work with the president all year. We’ve been shut out, shut out, and shut out.” Newsweek characterizes the minority party’s point of view this way: “Republicans want to help the president succeed, but he won’t let them.”

Almost no one is noting the extraordinary influence Republicans had on the healthcare reform bill crafted by the Senate, as it made its way through the committee process last year. The bill approved by Sen. Christopher Dodd’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, for instance, included 161 amendments authored by Republicans. Only 49 Republican amendments were rejected out of 210 considered. Yet the bill got zero Republican votes when it passed out of the committee.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
8. We need an applet to append the time to every post.
Tue Jun 13, 2017, 12:00 PM
Jun 2017

Of course, that fails to include resignation or impeachment, the likelier way he will be leaving. Or, health reasons.
Or, to spend more time with the family.

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