Biggest Show of All: Step Right Up Folks, One Thin Dime, One-tenth
of a Dollar
(No, not Little Egypt this time)
The wrecking crew is coming
to town – get ready.
“GOP
House and Senate move to repeal ACA but with no idea how to replace it … and the
AMA weighs in…”
From The AP: The American Medical Association wants
Republicans to show how they would replace President Barack Obama's health care
law before Congress votes to repeal it.
In a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders, AMA Chief Executive
Officer James L. Madara writes that before lawmakers dismantle the law,
“they should show in reasonable detail what will replace current policies.”
GOP
leaders hope to approve legislation in the next few weeks or months dismantling
much of the law. It is expected to take them months or years to approve
replacement legislation. The AMA represents many of the nation's doctors. It
supported passage of Obama's law when it was enacted in 2010. The AMA letter
was first reported by Politico.
Meanwhile in the all-GOP Senate – GOP Majority “Leader” Mitch “Our Priority is Make Barack Obama a One-term
President” McConnell (R-KY) come all this:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is
poised to complete its initial step toward dismantling President Barack Obama's
health care law, as Republicans divided over how to replace it face pressure from
Donald Trump for quick action.
By a near party-line 51-48 vote early
Thursday, the all GOP-run Senate approved a budget that eases the way for
action on subsequent repeal legislation as soon as next month.
In the all GOP-run House planned to complete the budget on Friday,
even amid misgivings by some GOP lawmakers. Aiming to build
momentum, the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) distributed an email
underscoring support for the measure from
by the ultra-conservative think tank, Heritage Action.
McConnell meanwhile says: “We must act
quickly to bring relief to the American people.”
(I Note: GOP defines
“relief” as kicking 20 million Americans off of decent health care back into
the poor houses and ER for primary care, or far worse: straight under the
closest bus or into a GOP outhouse).
Donald
Trump said in his press conference: “We're going to do repeal and replace, very
complicated stuff.” That promise, however, will be almost impossible to fulfill
in the complicated web of Congress, where GOP leaders must navigate complex
Senate rules, united Democratic opposition and substantive policy disagreements
among Republicans.
Passage of Thursday's measure would
permit follow-up legislation to escape the threat of a filibuster by Senate
Democrats via the so-called budget reconciliation process. Only simple majority
vote. No DEM filibuster. For those keeping score:
GOP: 1 / Democracy: Ø
However,
Republicans are not close to agreement among themselves on what any Obamacare
replacement would look like at the end of the day. Republicans plan to get
legislation voiding Obama's law and replacing parts of it to Trump by the end
of February, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on “The Hugh
Hewitt” conservative radio talk program. Other Republicans have said they
expect the process to take longer.
(I
Note: He makes major policy
statement on rightwing Talk Radio – how frickin’ low or lower should I say, can
the GOP go than this? Seems a whole lot lower).
And,
right on the heels of all that is this great piece from at the Daily Beast written Michael Tomasky – a must read –
highly factual for those of us paying close attention to this GOP wrecking crew
that goes with that super graphic above, don’t you think.
I leave you with this question: “How much longer will the general public
accept this latest GOP plan, or perhaps better to say: “this GOP out-of-control
scheme” to run and then ruin everything that the country has ever worked hard
for and indeed stands for?” This is not a rhetorical question, either.
So, my
fellow Americans, hang on tight – it’s going to get mighty ugly mighty fast.
Stay tuned.
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