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Beaverhausen

(24,699 posts) Fri Jun 23, 2017, 02:46 PM Jun 2017

Why aren't we hearing about the so-called moderate Republican Senators? [View all]

This is all I could find:

Other Republican senators, like Dean Heller of Nevada and Rob Portman of Ohio, expressed their own qualms, as did AARP, the American Hospital Association, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Association of American Medical Colleges.

from here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/politics/senate-health-care-bill.html

I thought Murkowski and Collins didn't want medicaid cuts, etc.

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Why aren't we hearing about the so-called moderate Republican Senators? [View all] Beaverhausen Jun 2017 OP

They are cowering - hoping that the legislation will be blocked by conservatives ... dawg Jun 2017 #1

Some of those against the Senate Bill think it's to rich and should provide more cuts and even less Hoyt Jun 2017 #2

They are just part of the RNC shameless cast of nobodys. CK_John Jun 2017 #3

primary fears. pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #4

Collins is holding out to see how she will vote jpak Jun 2017 #5

Where's McCain? NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #6

Portman is not a moderate, he only plays one when cameras are on. irisblue Jun 2017 #7

For the same reason we don't hear about unicorn sightings gratuitous Jun 2017 #8

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