Senate Republicans get green light for ObamaCare repeal bill

[saturnsring]

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that defunding Planned Parenthood can be part of a special Republican package repealing parts of ObamaCare, The Hill has learned.

The parliamentarian on Tuesday gave word that the provision passes muster under the Senate’s Byrd Rule, which means it can be attached to a reconciliation package that cannot be filibustered on the Senate floor.


http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/259752-senate-gop-gets-green-light-for-obamacare-repeal-bill

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. In the end it will just get vetoed by PBO

nothing will actually be accomplished and more time will be wasted. Hope the *satisfaction* that Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan feel if they pull this off (which is also still in question) is worth the waste of time and taxpayer money (which they obviously do NOT really care about).



*This should, however, show how necessary it will be to make sure that we at least hold on to the WH in 2016, esp. if the Senate stays Republican.

[saturnsring]

2. it's a post to help show what is in store for us if we lose the w.h.

[longship]

3. Lather, rinse, repeat!

Oh! And now they've added Planned Parenthood.

Still lather, rinse, repeat.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. List is getting longer, isn't it?

n/t