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turbinetree

(27,564 posts)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 10:36 AM Jun 2017

Johnson: I Never Said I Opposed Senate Repeal Bill, I Just Needed More Time [View all]

Source: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-johnson-

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Wednesday morning clarified that he never outright opposed the Senate bill to repeal Obamacare and gave a more positive assessment of the legislation than he has offered previously.

“I never said I was ‘no’ on this bill. I was very hard ‘no’ in terms of taking a vote this week,” Johnson said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “That was absurd because we didn’t have the information, and now we’re starting to get some information.”

Johnson said on Monday night that he would vote to block the Senate bill from proceeding if leaders pushed for a vote this week. He also penned an op-ed in the New York Times on Monday arguing that the Senate bill does not adequately address the issues he sees with Obamacare. Senate GOP leaders have since delayed a vote on the bill until July.

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This a quote from this idiot:

“First of all I did not agree with leadership when they immediately said we’re going to do this on a purely partisan basis. We should have focused on the damage done by Obamacare, the skyrocketing premiums,” Johnson said, adding later that “it’s not like Democrats are stepping up to the plate.”


Hey Johnson, lets get something straight, ever since 1964 and earlier, the Democratic party has been looking at how to get human beings on Medicaid and health care, if you think that we haven't stepped up to the plate, here if you read anything or something about what we did, what has your party done in comparison.....................and in other words Johnson, if you can be bribed by your illustrious 'leader" in your conference to screw people you will do it, it just depends on how you want the bribe money

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/medicare-made
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Senator,,,,,,, Cryptoad Jun 2017 #1
Can you imagine the outrage if a Dem had said awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #2
Johnson is a teabagger. He votes with Koch Brothers, Gov Walker and trump from riversedge Jun 2017 #3
and Wisconsin choose this idiot over Russ Feingold. Pathetic still_one Jun 2017 #4
Wisconsin is a deep red state now, just like Kansas. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #5
I don't consider it a deep red state, but definitely a purple state, whose politics have been hurt still_one Jun 2017 #6
No doubt you have identified two of the biggest causes of our current predicament. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #9
We will see what 2018 brings still_one Jun 2017 #12
Hopefully Tammy Baldwin can hold onto her seat. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #13
THIS. He was elected in the teabagger wave BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #16
Hey Johnson: Chasstev365 Jun 2017 #7
Bunch o' low information Fox news addicts and upper middle class racists. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #10
Talk radio big factor in rural votes HelenWheels Jun 2017 #17
Not bad ideas at all. We love our fish frys and beer on Fridays... Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #19
Progressive talk radio is now available in southeast Wisconsin dragonlady Jun 2017 #20
Thanks! I live in a different part of the state now, but family and friends are still around MKE Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #21
don't be deluisional he is not gonna vote no...buy a powerball...better odds dembotoz Jun 2017 #8
No doubt. He's posturing. He will fall in line. n/t Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #11
Johnson got bought. ananda Jun 2017 #14
Johnson votes no for all the wrong reasons. HelenWheels Jun 2017 #15
aka they got to him. Javaman Jun 2017 #18
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