Cruz: ObamaCare repeal bill doesn't have my support yet

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 09/24/17 11:05 AM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Sunday that he isn't yet ready to support the latest GOP effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, increasing uncertainty that Republicans will be able to pass the legislation.

"Right now they don't have my vote and I don't think they have [Sen.] Mike Lee's (R-Utah) either," Cruz said at the Texas Tribune Festival. "Now, I want to be a yes," he added, indicating a willingness to be won over.

He said that he and Lee sat down with GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) to pitch changes to their legislation, which replaces ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion and healthcare insurance subsidies with federal block grants.

"We said if you take these edits we're a yes. They took our edits and then a day later they removed our edits," Cruz added.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/352133-cruz-obamacare-repeal-bill-doesnt-have-my-support-yet

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. am I the only one who is so angry i cant see straight that

someone as dumb, mean and childish as Cruz has anything to say about anything that has anything to do with anything anywhere on the planet?

[oberliner]

4. Trump is dumber, meaner, and more childish

Cruz at least, in theory, has principles (misguided and ugly as they are) that he believes in. Trump does not even have that.

[FakeNoose]

23. Cruz just wants a cushy offer like they gave Lisa Murkowski

He probably resents the fact that they're taking his "vote" for granted.
So now he's letting them know that he can be bought.
What a complete a-hole!

Hey Cruz this is for you:

[tblue37]

24. Well said! nt

[still_one]

2. I don't believe him

[Old Vet]

8. I dont believe it either, Bastards(Republicans) got something up there sleeves.

They definitely would not bring it to a vote and be humiliated if they didn't think they could ram it thru. Nobody should be satisfied or celebrate b4 the morning of Oct 1.

[still_one]

11. Exactly Vet, thanks

[Pope George Ringo II]

27. I believe him

He wants some pork or dimwit pet project as a bribe.

[joeybee12]

3. Apparently the repeal doesn't kill enough people for Cruz.nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Maybe it isn't cruel enough for him.

[Doitnow]

21. This was my first thought. There seems to be no end to how rotten reThugs can be.

[yallerdawg]

6. If Graham admits they don't have it and should pull the vote...

we'll be getting every senatorial presidential candidate Trump insulted denying him a win of any kind!

What chapter in that book is this on "deal-making?"

[briv1016]

7. Any changes at this point would invalidate the "abridged"

CBO report due out tomorrow. Same goes for that deal for Hawaii and Alaska.

[Dopers_Greed]

9. Maybe they should add a porn video to the repeal bill

Then Cruz would support it

[dalton99a]

10. "Hey, I need some mention of Ted Cruz in the news"

[monmouth4]

12. "I want attention and people begging me toooooooo." n/t

[wolfie001]

13. Not enough people kicked off the rolls

The man is a spawn of satan. Evil nasty f@cker

[riversedge]

14. CALL YOUR SENATORS. DO NOT TRUST CRUZ #PROTECTOURCARE

[Pope George Ringo II]

28. Cruz is my Senator

Maybe I should tell him the Zodiac Killer is inside the Senate?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. Cruz is pulling a Ruse!

Lying sack of shit just wants it 10X meaner.

I hope every single Senate and House member that expresses support for this monstrosity gets taken to the woodshed by the electorate. And afterward, not a one of them should be employed at anything better than a Putin house servant.

[Honeycombe8]

16. He just wants attention. He'll vote for it. nt

[BigmanPigman]

20. He wants attention and more $$$$$$$$$$ (that is what makes the GOP go 'round).

[Honeycombe8]

22. +1. Yeah. They're lining up to get a payoff. nt

[Pugster]

17. Bullshit. He knows it's doomed

So he's pretending to be undecided.

[Man_Bear_Pig]

18. +1

[tblue37]

25. My take: He thinks it's *probably* doomed, so he doesn't want to say get that he is for it,

but he also doesn't want to say he is a definite "no," just in case it doesn't fail.

He is hoping it won't actually reach the floor for a vote, so he can have it both ways, claiming he didn't support the bill as it stood, with all its flaws, but that he would have supported it if there had been time to fix it.

Of course he won't clarify what he didn't approve of or how he thought it should be fixed. That way he can pretend to be all things to all people.

[xor]

19. I take it Cruz is against it because it's not cruel enough...

Like Rand Paul??

I find it unlikely he's one of the few republicans who are against it because they think it is TOO cruel/harmful for the American people.

[Eyeball_Kid]

26. It doesn't have his support. YET.

Cruz thrust his hand out, palm up. Yeah, Two-Scoops, show us all how you're going to adorn Mr. Cruz with riches.

[Doreen]

29. Yet.

In a week he will vote how he really feels and we all know what that is.

[Retrograde]

30. "yet" means they haven't bribed him enough (n/t)

[stopbush]

31. Cruz and Paul will vote for this POS legislation, just like they voted for the last one.

They're just inserting themselves into the public debate for exposure.

It will be up to the same people who blocked the last POS to block this POS. The only difference this time will be that McTurtle won't bring it to the floor for a vote if McCain et al let him know they're voting against it.

[vlyons]

32. A hollow threat

Cruz will end up voting for it. He's just fishing for some pork.