These seven GOP senators voted to keep $35 insulin cap in reconciliation bill

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Seven Republican senators voted with all 50 Democrats to maintain a $35 monthly cap on the price of insulin in the Democrats’ $700 billion climate, health and tax reconciliation bill.

The measure targeting people not covered by Medicare was ultimately blocked from being included in the Inflation Reduction Act when it fell three votes short of the 60 required to override a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian.

The seven Republican who voted with Democrats were Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan Collins (Maine), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.), John Kennedy (La.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (Alaska).

Many of the seven Republicans who supported the measure have been vocal in their criticism of the reconciliation package broadly — and all of them voted against the bill as a whole.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/these-seven-gop-senators-voted-to-keep-35-insulin-cap-in-reconciliation-bill/ar-AA10pFa3

[Kingofalldems]

1. Well their vote was pretty meaningless.

In the end they voted against capping the price of insulin which should be a campaign issue.

[EnergizedLib]

2. I got to say I'm shocked

Hawley actually did something humane for once in his life?

Not that it means much since he voted against, but still.

[moonscape]

4. Nothing he does is humane,

n.o.t.h.i.n.g …it’s all calculation all the time.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Exactly, this vote is cleared with MOscow Mitch first, the convo goes something like this

" Mitch, I need your help. Some of my voters are starting to catch on that I'm an employee of the Putin government in Russia as you are and I've gotta do something to get their support again and if I vote with the Democrats on this it might help me a little, may I make this vote please Sir? We both know there wont be enough votes for it to pass so it will be all for show, but my voters are too stupid to know this."

[crickets]

6. +1

It's the scenario for more than just Hawley - easy points on a vote they know will not count.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[elleng]

3. Thanks. Spreading it around.

[Sneederbunk]

8. They must have had a personal connection with diabetes.

[DFW]

10. My thoughts exactly

The perception changes when the question under debate affects someone close.

[PortTack]

9. With the exception of ME, all these states have incredibly high rates of obesity and diabetes.

It was strictly a political ad..nothing more.