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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs the GOP Health Care Effort Really Dead?
July 28, 2017 at 7:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Playbook: It is not completely clear. Talk to Hill Republicans and the big problem is this: House Republicans do not believe Senate Republicans can pass anything substantial period. And the idea that a bi-cameral negotiation called a conference committee would have somehow produced a compromise was also a bit of a fantasy.
Repealing and replacing Obamacare is still the partys central tenet and has been for nearly a decade. But it will have to start anew, now. And it will continue to eat up much of the partys time and energy on Capitol Hill. Obamacare was on life support many times in 2009-2010. Democrats eventually got it through There will definitely be a push to starve the law of funding.
Sam Baker: Conservatives were particularly stung by last nights defeat, and said they would keep up the pressure for some sort of action on repeal. But, realistically, its hard to see leaders in either chamber wading back into such a bruising fight any time soon.
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Is the GOP Health Care Effort Really Dead? (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2017
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MineralMan
(146,329 posts)1. For the time being. But, it's really just in a dormant state,
sort of like hibernation. It could be reawakened at any time. Be watchful.
still_one
(92,394 posts)2. Excellent question Don
tblue37
(65,487 posts)3. Not really. They will keep trying to slip something through on the sly. nt
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)4. They Will Keep Trying But McCain Made It All Even More Daunting.