Key GOP Moderate Still Hasn't Slammed Door On Obamacare Repeal

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published JULY 24, 2017 10:42 AM

In a video posted over the weekend, a key Republican senator who has helped scuttle previous Obamacare repeal votes signaled openness to voting for some kind of Obamacare replacement plan this week, though she seemed to hold firm on opposing repealing the Affordable Care Act with no replacement.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is among the most closely-watched Republican senators heading into a highly uncertain week, where the long held GOP goal of Obamacare repeal hangs in the balance.

“I want to be clear that I am committed to repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a health care system that provides access to affordable care to West Virginians,” Capito said. “That has always been my goal, and I am not giving up on it.”

Capito’s office did not respond to TPM’s inquiry on whether she plans to vote for the motion to proceed this week, but her statement suggests she is, in Capitol Hill lingo, “working to get to yes.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/capito-obamacare-repeal-vote-statement

[geek tragedy]

1. not a moderate, she just represents a really poor state that would be hurt

by Medicaid cuts

[kimbutgar]

2. They got to her and offered her some pork to vote for the repeal

I hope the resistance in West Virginia pushes back against her hard.

[WinstonSmith4740]

3. In other words...

She's waiting to see how much of the Koch bribe money Mitch is spreading around she can get for her "state."

"...but her statement suggests she is, in Capitol Hill lingo, “working to get to yes.”

I don't know. Maybe she's a decent human being who really wants a workable health care bill. I just can't equate that mind set with being a Republican today.