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Post by annaj26 on Sept 21, 2017 10:09:27 GMT -5
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Jessiealan
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Post by Jessiealan on Sept 21, 2017 12:33:48 GMT -5
Where it stands this afternoon.
Health care state of play: The sleeping giant of pre-existing conditions awakens Republicans in the Senate have just nine days left before a crucial deadline to pass their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Here are three key takeaways: - GOP leaders still don't have the votes to pass a bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy. - Those Republican leaders are doing everything they can behind closed doors to get those votes - The next few days are likely to be quiet in terms of news and information. The Senate is out of session and lawmakers themselves are back home. Key vote Lisa Murkowski even told CNN how excited she was to get back to Alaska and go for a long bike ride in this, the "perfect time of year" for the state (FWIW, she defined "perfect time of year" as around 50 degrees and sunny). McConnell's 'intention' to vote: Graham sent everyone scurrying Wednesday when he said explicitly the Senate would vote next week on the Graham-Cassidy bill. Graham isn't the Senate's majority leader, so it's not really up to him. Shortly thereafter Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's team released a statement saying it was his "intention" to vote next week. Those are two different things. What it all means: McConnell is ready to green light this -- he's made that very clear. His floor and health care teams are fully engaged and he's doing everything in his power to get this across the finish line. BUT: CNN reports the Kentucky Republican is taking this day-by-day. There's not going to be a scheduled vote until they have the votes or are on the cusp of having them. They aren't there yet. An enormously public floor failure is not something anyone wants again. At least for now. www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/health-care-state-of-play-pre-existing-conditions/index.html |
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