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greeny2323

(590 posts) Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:12 PM Jul 2017

Senator Hatch says Senate too divided to do healthcare

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Exclusive: Senate too divided to keep up healthcare push - Senator Hatch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said on Monday that senators for now are too divided to keep working on healthcare overhaul legislation and that he and other senior Republicans will take that message to the White House.

President Donald Trump has been urging lawmakers not to drop the matter, despite a series of failed votes last week. "There's just too much animosity and we're too divided on healthcare," Hatch said in an interview with Reuters.

Interestingly, he also added this:

He said he would prefer Congress not appropriate cost-sharing subsidies that help make Obamacare plans affordable but added, "I think we’re going to have to do that."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-hatch-idUSKBN1AG29J

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Senator Hatch says Senate too divided to do healthcare (Original Post) greeny2323 Jul 2017 OP

yea, hatch would rather screw his constituents but 'we're going to have to do that' spanone Jul 2017 #1

Hee hee greeny2323 Jul 2017 #2

Had a conversation will someone who was Wellstone ruled Jul 2017 #5

good news spanone Jul 2017 #6

No that's not it. C_U_L8R Jul 2017 #3

Yeah, that and they're just too EXHAUSTED from all that legislatin'. trof Jul 2017 #4

I saw him once in the SLC airport. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2017 #7

spanone

(142,065 posts)

1. yea, hatch would rather screw his constituents but 'we're going to have to do that'

Reply to greeny2323 (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:14 PM

Jul 2017

greeny2323

(590 posts)

2. Hee hee

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:17 PM

Jul 2017

Yes.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

5. Had a conversation will someone who was

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:38 PM

Jul 2017

one of the go to people in Utah for ACA yesterday. Last week thousands of ACA Utah Insured called Hatch and Lee,complaining about the possibility of Insurance loss.

Hatch and Lee are now on notice that their Senate seats that for the most part,are protected by the Church is about to end.

spanone

(142,065 posts)

6. good news

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:39 PM

Jul 2017

C_U_L8R

(49,539 posts)

3. No that's not it.

Reply to greeny2323 (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:21 PM

Jul 2017

Republicans are clearly confused.

trof

(54,274 posts)

4. Yeah, that and they're just too EXHAUSTED from all that legislatin'.

Reply to greeny2323 (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:23 PM

Jul 2017

Poor babies.

leftyladyfrommo

(20,028 posts)

7. I saw him once in the SLC airport.

Reply to greeny2323 (Original post)

Mon Jul 31, 2017, 04:41 PM

Jul 2017

he is very tall and very patrician looking.

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