Pence: Obamacare Repeal Will Happen By End Of Summer

[turbinetree]

Source: Talking Points Memo

CLEVELAND (AP) Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday reiterated a promise to repeal former President Barack Obamas health care reforms by the end of the summer despite uncertainty over whether a Republican bill has enough votes to pass the Senate.

In a speech delivered at a Cleveland manufacturing facility, Pence defended the bill, saying its measures to expand health savings accounts and create tax credits would make insurance more affordable. He said the legislation would cut costs for businesses and give states flexibility to tailor Medicaid programs to local needs.

(President Donald Trump) believes in state-based solutions, not one-size-fits-all Washington answers, Pence said.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pence-obamacare-repeal-end-of-summer

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lets not forget that this right wing self styled "christian" believes that its just fine and dandy, to be a bigot, and a supporter of a sexual predator, great christian values

[MontanaMama]

1. I don't doubt it.

The repukes are circling the wagons over the holiday and maybe doling out Russian money for 2018 re-election to ensure that all the stragglers fall in line. They'll trot out some talking point that the problems with the DeathCare bill have been resolved and that'll be that. They ALWAYS fall in line. And, since we haven't done jack to get Putin out of our elections, the deck is being stacked as we speak.

[Cosmocat]

11. YEP

as noted, they ALWAYS fall in line, and will until this country WTFU and stops indulging right wing fuck wittery.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. Meaning, after the August break

They just keep moving the goalposts. Time will not be kind to them, though, as more people see what a toxic load of manure that bill is. They'll never reconcile the far right teabags with the center rights. Even Dump knows that; he seems to have given up on the possibilities of passing ANY health care bill.

[DetlefK]

3. End of Summer? Won't they be busy with debt-ceiling, budget and tax-reform?

[CountAllVotes]

4. Faux born-again loser!

_ you Pence! You suck!!

[Javaman]

5. and it will probably look exactly like Obamacare...

they keep watering down the right wing deathcare to the point where it will eventually help people and will look no different that the ACA.

then the orange menace can strut around claiming he repealed Obamacare.

[LongTomH]

7. I doubt that! Remember, some of the holdouts are complaining that it's not cruel enough!!!

The Randroid faction (Ayn Rand devotees) won't support anything that uses government money to help people.

[Javaman]

9. Oh I know.

but I still wouldn't put it past the orange menace

[haele]

13. If they end up with a tweaked ACA in reconciliation, they'll be able to peel off some Blue Dogs.

I don't think Schumer can keep Manchin and some of the others in line if it's at least possible most of their states can keep an illusion of the ACA in place for the vocal "RscCC" and White-Flight Suburbanites.
A half-dozen in the Senate, and they can pass a re-imaged ACA. House won't do anything, because then they can claim victory in "killing Obamacare".

(RCC = Rural "So-called Christian" Class)

Haele

[MFM008]

6. If these losers

Are still around.......

[lark]

8. Pence, like his boss, is a total liar.

He pretends to be a true Christian, but it's all front and fake. He's every bit as hateful as Drumpf, just isn't so stupid that he tweets out so much evidence of this.

[FakeNoose]

10. Let's make sure they're both impeached by the end of the summer

Come on Mueller! We're counting on you.

[joshdawg]

12. Oberleutnant Pence

walks in lock step with his "leader."