Schumer says Senate Democrats will not block votes on healthcare amendments

[Miles Archer]

Schumer says Senate Democrats will not block votes on healthcare amendments



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/schumer-says-senate-democrats-will-not-block-votes-on-healthcare-amendments/

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will not block efforts by Republicans to vote on Tuesday night on amendments to a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.

“We’ll have to see what they propose, but we don’t mind having a few votes tonight,” Schumer told reporters after the Senate voted with no Democratic support to open debate on healthcare reform.

[unblock]

1. why not delay things as much as possible?

[still_one]

8. It won't stop it from occurring. What the Democrats should do though is offer their own

amendments

As I said in a previous post, add single payer, or a public option

[unblock]

13. republicans did this when we were in control

they put in spurious amendments and delayed everything every way they could. it slows things down. it doesn't prevent any one particular thing from getting done, but it does prevent some things from getting done because eventually they run out the clock.

plus it's a big distraction, ruins any politically advantageous timing, allows time for people to get on the air and rail against it or contact congresscritters, etc....

[still_one]

16. I am not suggesting it as a delay strategy, I am suggesting it as a way to bring single payer,

or a public option into the discussion.

No doubt your analysis is right on, but since we are here why not bring it to the front, and let's see if we can get the public to weigh in on it

[unblock]

17. Sure, might as well

[Me.]

2. What?

This is his strategy...let them vote?

[still_one]

3. Here is an idea Chuck, why don't the Democrats add their own amendement to the bill. Let's start

with Single Payer?

[BigmanPigman]

4. I vote for that!

[still_one]

11. I just called my Senators, and also Chuck Schumer's office suggesting they do it

[Warren DeMontague]

5. Now that's a fine idea.

[still_one]

9. They sure have nothing to lose, and it brings the issue right up front

[dalton99a]

6. Seconded.

[deminks]

7. Great start.

[leftstreet]

14. +1

[MiddleClass]

10. More amendments, more chance of 60 requirement

Democrats must have a plan for a most desirable "poison pill"

cupcake that nobody can resist, if you forgive my analogy, something is up

[standingtall]

12. Could be Schumer is gambling because he thinks there are just enough repukes

to vote for the newest Trumpcare bill because they believe Democrats will give them cover with a filibuster. Which is probably the desired result of Moscow Mitch that way they can blame Democrats. Of course Trump could screw that up by demanding to end the legislative filibuster forcing Mitch to break the rules to get this through.

[Weekend Warrior]

15. The only thing I can come up with...

Is that Schumer sees that the Republicans are imploding as they negotiate among themselves. That and some of their more draconian thoughts will be put forward in some of these amendments. No matter what it is I don't envy the position Schumer is in.