Senate already telling House 'thanks, but no thanks' on Trumpcare

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Literally at the same time that House Republicans were celebrating their Trumpcare vote with popular vote loser Donald Trump, like they'd won the Super Bowl or something, Senate Republicans were throwing the bill under the bus. They are starting over from scratch.

Several key Senate Republicans said they will set aside the narrowly passed House health-care bill and write their own version instead, a sign of how difficult it will be to deliver on seven years of promises to repeal Obamacare.

Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who chairs the Senate health committee, and Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of GOP leadership, both described the plan, even as the House was celebrating passing its repeal after weeks of back and forth. The decision will likely delay even further the prospect of any repeal bill reaching President Donald Trump’s desk.

But in the wake of the House’s razor-thin 217-213 vote, the Senate made clear it was going in a different direction. Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, who has been very critical of the House bill, said Thursday she hopes they start with "a clean slate" in the Senate.

In short, without changes, the House bill arrives in the Senate well short of the 50 votes, plus a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence, that will be needed to pass.

"We are not under any deadlines, so we are going to take our time," No. 2 Senate Republican John Cornyn of Texas said. "When we have 51 senators we will vote but not until then."

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/4/1658999/-Senate-already-telling-House-thanks-but-no-thanks-on-Trumpcare

[still_one]

1. Smart move. I suspect anything the Senate comes up with will not be accepted by

the assholes who make up the "freedom caucus"

With a little luck, and a lot of determination, hopefully we take back Congress, at least the house, but if we won both houses, then trump can go f**k himself, like he is trying to do to the American people

[grantcart]

2. Dead in an hour

Collins plans allows states to opt out if they have an alternative