Top Dem Threatens Gov't Shutdown Over Quick Vote On O'Care Repeal
Source: Talking Points Memo
By TIERNEY SNEED Published APRIL 27, 2017 11:29 AM
A top House Democrats threatened a possible government shutdown if Republicans scheduled a quick vote for their Obamacare repeal bill.
“If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose a one-week Continuing Resolution and will advise House Democrats to oppose it as well,” House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said in a statement Thursday.
The threat comes has rumors have circulated that Republicans are hopeful for a vote this weekend, in time for President Trump’s 100th day in office, on their recently revived health care overhaul bill, the American Health Care Act. In the meantime, Congress will need to pass a short-term funding bill by Friday to avert a government shutdown and give them a few more days to pass a longterm spending measure.
Trump appeared to respond to Hoyer’s threats in a tweet that referenced a provision in the short-term bill protecting miners’ health benefits.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/hoyer-shutdown-threat-obamacare-repeal-vote
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know what, I and millions of others like you and me are ready to take this on head on Medicare for all
Thousands of retired coal miners and their families are approaching a health benefits cliff, and Congress and the President must take immediate action -
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/09/opinions/mine-workers-health-care-van-jones-opinion/index.html -
Always willing to oblige.....
The TPM link said nothing of the sort, and was so full of spelling errors on its own, that I figured he was talking about the young folk.
Thanks for your link, btw!
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