GOP senators are rushing to pass Graham-Cassidy. We asked 9 to explain what it does.
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Source: Vox
Republican senators are struggling to articulate why they are rushing to pass their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace Obamacare over the next 10 days before running into their September 30 deadline.
In interviews with Vox on Tuesday, nine Republican senators primarily argued that their “Hail Mary” bill — spearheaded by Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC) and Bill Cassidy (LA) — would return federal power to the states, giving them greater flexibility to improve their health systems locally. “The heart of the legislation takes the policymaking role of Washington and sends it to the states,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said.
Far less clear is exactly how Graham-Cassidy would pull off this feat without resulting in millions of Americans losing their insurance — and the number of millions is still unknown, since any vote would likely have to come before the Congressional Budget Office completes its analysis of the bill. The GOP senators insisted that the tens of billions in cuts to federal health spending proposed in the bill would not result in coverage losses because, they said, the states would have more flexibility.
“They can do it with less money,” said Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who was unable to explain how or why.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/9/20/16333876/republican-senators-graham-cassidy
“You have to have a car to get into, and this is the only car there is,” one said of the Obamacare repeal push,” Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) said."
Just think the above comments are from an ass**** that will keep his or her current health care being paid by the taxpayers, while they try to pass a law to give everyone sh*t, and this "guy" gets over $174,000 a year saying and I quote:
“You have to have a car to get into, and this is the only car there is,” one said of the Obamacare repeal push,” Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) said."
Never mind about fixing the issues with the ACA, never mind that "Medicare for all is cheaper". And the only thing right wing republicans want to do is confuse the public>
Never mind that Toyota moved its operation to Canada, because the health care system is cheaper and simpler for the company per employee value, when compared to this mess with the for "profit" sh*t system " here in the United States.
Call these nine senators and ask them about the Toyota plant moving to Canada, and why they moved and see what you get.
They make over $174,000 trying to kill human beings
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and the bipartisan moment, with Patty Murray (WA)................it was a ploy on Alexanders part.................he has to have had meetings with the "republican caucus" so I will leave it at that, the bi-partisan moment is out the door, they had one meeting, it was a republican delaying tactic in my opinion
Get the story in the news that there's a "bipartisan" group working on "fixing" healthcare--lull people into a sense of relief that the pukes are finally being reasonable and working with dems (although we know better), then spring the trap of the last-minute repeal effort when they think no one's paying attention.
Evil bastards. McTurdle was planning this new iteration of dumpcare all along.
and is in complete violation of the legislative process of the Constitution, just like that ass**** Ryan
Not one of these people deserve to win re-election because not one has done anything constructive during their time in office.
They make more the $174K per year because they also have staff, entertainment and travel budgets that aren't included in the base salary. Most of these guys make $200K and the leaders/committee heads get more.
They've done nothing this year except push BS about a bad "healthcare" bill down our throats. It's not a healthcare bill it's a taxcut bill, and nobody wants it. Everybody wants the ACA, stop trying to take it away. Before this year, all they did was obstruct Obama at every turn.
None of these people deserve to be re-elected. They should all be replaced by Democrats who will get the job done.
Some shit does 'trickle down.' 
Watching your loved ones lose their battle is a heartache, every single time. You don't get tougher.
We had orthopedic ailments in out family, and long-term care for healing.
I just posted this on Yahoo:
Here's a nutshell description of my white, middle-class upbringing, circa early 1960s: When I was 8, I was put in charge of my bed-ridden, stroke-impaired great aunt, who had come to live with us. I was unsupervised. My family ran a grocery store. My parents and the older kids worked there after school, my youngest brother was in a children's hospital for 29 months. Bankrupted my parents. Who's for stealing the youth of your children? Who's for endangering the old folks? Who's for bankrupting small business owners?
My bed-ridden aunt slept with her sister, my grandmother, from 1957 to 1972, in Gram's double bed. I do not have that much love and sense of duty. My younger brother developed Legg-Perthys disease and had spent 29 months in Rainbow Hospital in Cleveland, in traction. $29/day. My parents couldn't afford to keep him there, so they got a hospital bed and he was in traction at home another 2 years. In a 2 year span, around 1961-1963, my younger brother was in traction and had a bed in the living room. My sister developed scoliosis and had to have surgery to straighten her spine. Six weeks in University Clinic in Cleveland and another 6 months bed-ridden at home, then 9 months in a walking cast. My sister was in a body cast and had a bed in the dining room. It was like living in a hospital. I think my parents had gotten some medical insurance, so my sister's care didn't break the bank like my brother's care did. I pity my parents, they had all this and so much more. I am lucky. I was the only one with no health problems. 
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