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Elizabeth Warren Just Offered Terrifying Proof Republicans Have Given Up on Democracy [View all]

Elizabeth Warren Just Offered Terrifying Proof Republicans Have Given Up on Democracy
The GOP won't even let Democrats participate in negotiations over the Senate health care bill.
By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet May 15, 2017

According to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), "The Republicans have literally locked the Democrats out of the negotiations over the Senate health care bill. They have gone into closed rooms and they will not let the Democrats participate at all."

A week and a half later, "what the Republicans are planning to do with the House version of the bill remains a mystery [even] to those of us who serve on the committees to consider health care in America and those of us who are deeply concerned about the impact of health care changes on our home states," she told MassLive on Monday.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/elizabeth-warren-just-offered-terrifying-proof-republicans-have-given-democracy

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Elizabeth Warren Just Offered Terrifying Proof Republicans Have Given Up on Democracy [View all] workinclasszero May 2017 OP

This is what Gingrich and republicans have designed since 1993. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #1

Just wait for the Trumpcare abomination these scum balls will deliver up to cheeto cancer's desk workinclasszero May 2017 #4

My hope is that the House Reps will be butt-hurt forgotmylogin May 2017 #41

This is unfortunately our current atmosphere (current for over 25 years). BigmanPigman May 2017 #11

Yep. GoCubsGo May 2017 #14

"Let Medicare die on the vine". Gingrich's solution to rising cost. oasis May 2017 #20

Message deleted by DU the Administrators mvd May 2017 #2

Projection workinclasszero May 2017 #5

They always did. As former Republican John Dean sadly Hortensis May 2017 #25

And every single non Republican Senator JustAnotherGen May 2017 #3

Damn right workinclasszero May 2017 #6

This is bad, but it is benign when compared to other examples of them being done with democracy. StevieM May 2017 #7

Everything will turn around and Dems will be in control again. I keep thinking that Maraya1969 May 2017 #10

You bring up an interesting question. StevieM May 2017 #12

Yours is a good point too. And now I am really confused!!! Maraya1969 May 2017 #38

Trump sure paid Comey back for his help huh? workinclasszero May 2017 #15

He cheered Comey on regarding the October letter that sunk Hillary at the last moment Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #36

Looks like Comey might have the last laugh workinclasszero May 2017 #37

When Mitch says he wants less drama, he really means he wants to hurry and finish repeal, get tax Justice May 2017 #8

Once again a reminder of why 'bipartisan' should be banished from Democrats' vocabulary dalton99a May 2017 #9

+1000% mazzarro May 2017 #17

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And start Gerrymandering ourselves!!!!!! Amimnoch May 2017 #30

Oh to dream! Plucketeer May 2017 #33

another heads up early on bora13 May 2017 #13

The Senate will mull around with it for the next 6 months and won't have anything better to show politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #16

I hope you're right not fooled May 2017 #19

GOP senators are trying to figure out how to stabilize the exchanges Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #35

Or they're waiting for the exchanges to meltdown..... lastlib May 2017 #39

The "Dream" scenario...(tin foil recommended...LOL!!) Moostache May 2017 #18

This is not giving up on democracy Scalded Nun May 2017 #21

This isn't the first time DarleenMB May 2017 #22

Yeah we need hard pipe hitting liberals who are ready to tell Republicans to go fuck themselves. 47of74 May 2017 #24

Well, Ryan and House Repugs did the same, didn't they?? riversedge May 2017 #26

Let this be a lesson to Democratic Sebators and House Reps DFW May 2017 #27

Let this be a lesson to Democrats. Jakes Progress May 2017 #28

Do we really need a shooting war again? SCVDem May 2017 #29

Republicans do not regard Democrats as legitimate. WinkyDink May 2017 #31

I'm glad Sen. Warren made a statement that defacto7 May 2017 #32

Not saying this is ok Proud Liberal Dem May 2017 #34

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The R's did that with the 2003 "Medicare D" act, too Grins May 2017 #42

I'm sure our republican overlords are plotting workinclasszero May 2017 #43

Didn't Democrats do the same thing when creating the ACA? Kablooie May 2017 #44

Not really. Here's an article from 2010 catbyte May 2017 #45