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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:14 PM

Otto Lidenbrock (581 posts)

Biden called McCain before the Senate voted on repealing Obamacare urging him to vote No (2017)

Former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly called Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ahead of Friday's vote on Senate Republicans' healthcare bill, asking that he oppose the legislation.

According to a report by The Washington Post, McCain was called by both Biden and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) ahead of the vote, both pleading with McCain to oppose the "skinny' repeal.

Lieberman supported voting for ObamaCare while a senator, and reportedly explained that continued support to McCain during his call.

The Post reported that Biden had a more emotional discussion with McCain, reflecting on his son Beau Biden's death to the same brain cancer McCain was diagnosed with earlier this month. Biden's son died in 2015, two years after his initial diagnosis.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/344476-biden-lobbied-mccain-on-healthcare-vote-report

Maybe Senator McCain planned to vote No anyway but even if Vice President Biden picking up the phone helped affirm it and save millions of people their healthcare, then I am very grateful. Whatever health care plan you want your next Democratic president to pursue, always remember the Trump-Pence-McConnell cronies want to take away what you already have.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Biden called McCain before the Senate voted on repealing Obamacare urging him to vote No (2017) (Original post)	Otto Lidenbrock	Aug 2019	OP
Joe Biden has been working on	Cha	Aug 2019	#1
Democratic president not Democrat president, please.	ChiTownDenny	Aug 2019	#2
Thank you.	ChiTownDenny	Aug 2019	#5
Always planning, working the "ropes" Mr. Biden has every reason to tout his record	Thekaspervote	Aug 2019	#3
K&R! Thanks for posting this!	highplainsdem	Aug 2019	#4
"Show me your budget and I'll show you where your heart is"	MaryMagdaline	Aug 2019	#6
That's a good one! Great quote, well worth keeping!	calimary	Aug 2019	#9
Joe is such a decent and compassionate person, always fighting for us even when we are unaware of it	Skya Rhen	Aug 2019	#7
Post removed	Post removed	Aug 2019	#8
Iraq War	yellowwoodII	Aug 2019	#10
Right. The entire Middle East turmoil	SCVDem	Aug 2019	#11
you realize many voters were in diapers when that vote was taken	wyldwolf	Aug 2019	#12
We are fortunate that Senator McCain listened to Joe Biden	Gothmog	Aug 2019	#13

Response to Otto Lidenbrock (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:20 PM

Cha (286,526 posts)

1. Joe Biden has been working on

helping Obamacare for a long time now!

Thank You for this, Otto!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:26 PM

ChiTownDenny (747 posts)

2. Democratic president not Democrat president, please.

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:40 PM

ChiTownDenny (747 posts)

5. Thank you.

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:27 PM

Thekaspervote (29,669 posts)

3. Always planning, working the "ropes" Mr. Biden has every reason to tout his record

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:28 PM

highplainsdem (44,549 posts)

4. K&R! Thanks for posting this!

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 04:46 PM

MaryMagdaline (6,690 posts)

6. "Show me your budget and I'll show you where your heart is"

Love joe Biden!

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 06:17 PM

calimary (75,942 posts)

9. That's a good one! Great quote, well worth keeping!

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 05:28 PM

Skya Rhen (2,701 posts)

7. Joe is such a decent and compassionate person, always fighting for us even when we are unaware of it

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 06:42 PM

yellowwoodII (610 posts)

10. Iraq War

He voted for it. We're still paying the price.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 06:58 PM

SCVDem (5,103 posts)

11. Right. The entire Middle East turmoil

Can be laid on one person.

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 07:04 PM

wyldwolf (43,797 posts)

12. you realize many voters were in diapers when that vote was taken

It's lost it's bite as meaningful argument, despite the best efforts of "progressives."

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Sun Aug 4, 2019, 08:03 PM

Gothmog (130,300 posts)

13. We are fortunate that Senator McCain listened to Joe Biden

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