Now 22 "no" votes for TrumpCare 2...enough to kill it.

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

1. I hope Emily is right.

[riversedge]

2. Thank you Rep. Long.

[riversedge]

3. "No Democrats are expected to vote for the measure, meaning Republicans can only afford 22 defection

[underpants]

4. Tired of winning yet?

Trump saaaaaalute

[David__77]

5. The Republicans know that they must fast track something to get it through.

The longer the issue lingers, the more that the polls will turn against them, which will further reduce the appetite of Republican lawmakers to simply go with the flow.

[briv1016]

30. They're in a race with the CBO.

Once that report hits, it's game over.

[CousinIT]

6. KEEP CALLING them (or call if you haven't) We need a safer margin!

http://www.house.gov/representatives/

[oasis]

7. "pre-existing conditions" is the hot potato. nt

[Thinkingabout]

8. Probably the fear of the same protesters will be voting in 2018. It sounded good while

they were campaigning to overturn ACA but now we are thinking about the results of not having it, it has awakened the silent majority.

[ailsagirl]

9. Didn't ryan say "Obamacare is the law of the land?" awhile back??

[swag]

10. Chaffetz is now flying back early from knee surgery to give the Rs an extra vote. CALL R REPS NOW.

[rzemanfl]

12. He's a Republican. Did he even have knee surgery? I believe not a word they say. n/t

[Rebl2]

15. Thought it

was foot surgery not knee.

[rzemanfl]

17. I thought so too, but since I don't believe anything they say.... n/t

[charlyvi]

24. Heh. Good one. eom

[LS_Editor]

18. Source?

[swag]

31. Why, allow me to Google that for you!

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865678992/Chaffetz-set-to-return-to-DC-for-key-health-care-vote-after-being-released-from-hospital.html

[TeamPooka]

11. I'd like a cushion of a few more No's

[kimmylavin]

13. Called my undecided rep.

He's a Republican, but he remained undecided the last time, so we'll see.

[superpatriotman]

14. Not even close to enough

For me to breathe out

[Johonny]

16. Thank God

[lpbk2713]

19. That makes it an official "Screw You Trump" vote.

The whining and moaning might be interesting in what he posts on his 3 AM Tweets.

[pnwmom]

20. I'd read they could only afford to lose 22 votes. So this isn't quite enough. nt

[Rustyeye77]

21. WAIT till the CBO report comes out.

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[Ms. Toad]

28. And until the amendment is published.

How on earth it is democratic to have representatives voting on a bill - especially one this significant - that has not even been published is beyond me.

(As of the wee hours of the morning today, it was noted that there was an amendment - but no text was available.)

It ought to be prohibited to vote on a bill into which constituents can have no meaningful input becuas the content is unknown.

(In contrast (and contradictions to the idiots who say it was passed in secrecy in the dead of night) I read multiple versions of the ACA before - and each was available before it was ever voted on.)

[LeftInTX]

22. I read that Chaffetz is flying back to vote

Gosh, I thought he was in dire straits

[MadLinguist]

23. I just called my undeclared representative

from the 6th district of Louisiana. The woman taking my call said the phone was ringing non-stop about this vote.

[Phentex]

26. Nice!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

27. My worry is that the no votes are not because

those Republicans actually care about people losing their coverage and so on, but they don't think this bill strips enough from people.

If they actually present the sort of vicious roll-back that so many of them seem to want, it will be passed and signed so fast we won't know what happened.

[brooklynite]

29. There are, in fact, some Freedom Caucus member who don't like the idea that...

...States have to "ask" for permission to waive the existing condition rules. But there are actually "moderate" House members who worry that they'll lose the next election if they vote for this.