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Rollo

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14. If Collins, Murkowski, and McCain voted as before, against the Wealthcare bill, then...

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 01:22 AM

Sep 2017

The Wealthcare bill will be dead for the rest of this year. The GOP can go through the same motions next year, and they probably will. Hopefully the Dems will win enough seats in Congress in the '18 elections to prevent further repeats.

Time will tell.

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I've been told that if the ACA is not overturned by Sept 30 [View all] uppityperson Sep 2017 OP

They have until the 30th to do it by reconciliation with a simple majority Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #1

Can't they keep doing it under the 2018 fiscal year? Kablooie Sep 2017 #4

Not by reconciliation, which requires a simple majority. They'd need 60. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #8

No, because they want to use the 2018 reconciliation for big tax cuts for their tblue37 Sep 2017 #10

Thank you for that bit of info, it's helping make more sense uppityperson Sep 2017 #13

Thank you, that makes more sense uppityperson Sep 2017 #5

Which means, they won't be able to do it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #22

Can they change or abolish the reconciliation rule and then do it the way Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #27

I believe they will need 60 votes after that. Of course they can and have Hoyt Sep 2017 #2

No, but I'm not sure on the specifics myself. W_HAMILTON Sep 2017 #3

See my post #10 above. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #11

My understanding is that they would have to pass a budget for the new fiscal year first unblock Sep 2017 #6

Can they attach elements of Trumpcare to the budget?? alfredo Sep 2017 #7

In theory yes, but that requires 60 votes. unblock Sep 2017 #9

Can they do away with the filibuster? alfredo Sep 2017 #16

yes, they could go nuclear at any point unblock Sep 2017 #17

Never use a weapon that can be used against you. alfredo Sep 2017 #18

How long did a party representing a minority of the people rule over South Africa? unblock Sep 2017 #19

A thousand year Reich alfredo Sep 2017 #20

! unblock Sep 2017 #23

I remember a Rep saying they will rule for a hundred years alfredo Sep 2017 #28

Na. They know if they go nuclear, Dems only need one good election to get enough decent Volaris Sep 2017 #24

I dunno, they're determined to hold on to power unblock Sep 2017 #26

And they want to use reconciliation for tax cuts during fiscal year 2018. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #12

As things stand, if we don't take back the Senate . . . ATL Ebony Sep 2017 #31

I think we have a better shot at the house unblock Sep 2017 #32

If Collins, Murkowski, and McCain voted as before, against the Wealthcare bill, then... Rollo Sep 2017 #14

But how much longer will McCain be with us? Kablooie Sep 2017 #15

I wouldn't count McCain out yet... Rollo Sep 2017 #29

Wealthcare is such an appropriate name for it. nt R B Garr Sep 2017 #21

They can still rip it apart piece by piece, federally and by state. Hortensis Sep 2017 #25

If the repeal doesn't pass they will use other methods to kill it. I think a rapid repeal would be Autumn Sep 2017 #30

After Sept 30, it will no longer be a budgetary matter Warpy Sep 2017 #33

Deadline winetourdriver01 Sep 2017 #34