GOP Leaders are Trying to Bribe An Alaska Senator to Repeal Obamacare-By Letting Her State Keep
GOP Leaders are Trying to Bribe An Alaska Senator to Repeal Obamacare—By Letting Her State Keep Obamacare
Sens. Graham and Cassidy are reportedly considering a brazen legislative handout to win over a single vote.
Peter Suderman|Sep. 21, 2017 4:12 pm
The desperate Republican effort to cobble together the votes necessary to pass legislation that would rewrite Obamacare has now descended into low farce.
For backers of Graham-Cassidy, which supporters have described as a repeal of Obamacare, the number one target is Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was one of three Senate Republicans who voted against a previous repeal plan in July. The way they are trying to win her over is by offering legislative kickbacks that are explicitly designed to help Murkowski's home state.
One funding boost was already included in the initial draft of the legislation. A report this afternoon indicates that the chief backers of the bill, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are looking to add several more carve outs that would specifically target Alaska. If added to the legislation, these carve outs would let Alaska escape the core features of Graham-Cassidy.
In essence, they would be attempting to bribe Murkowski to vote to repeal Obamacare by letting her state keep Obamacare.
http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/21/gop-leaders-are-trying-to-bribe-an-alask
