Rand Paul (R-Ky.) quickly declared victory on Friday, praising conservatives for "standing up against ObamaCare Lite."
“I applaud House conservatives for keeping their word to the American people,” Paul said in a statement.
Republican leaders pulled their bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare on Friday afternoon, acknowledging that it was headed toward defeat.
Paul — who has been a top antagonist of the House bill — added that "I look forward to passing full repeal of ObamaCare in the very near future.”
Paul and other House conservatives have offered an alternative repeal bill that mirrors 2015 legislation cleared by Congress but vetoed by then-President Barack Obama .
The bill would effectively separate repeal and replace into two separate pieces of legislation, a move that would likely draw pushback from a coalition of moderate lawmakers.
GOP lawmakers haven't signaled that they are preparing to take up another healthcare bill, instead telling reporters that they didn't have a plan B.
"I have no idea because we have not discussed a plan B," Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) told reporters.
Senate leadership also signaled this week that they weren't preparing a backup plan if the House couldn't pass its repeal and replace bill.
"I'm not aware of any backup plan," Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the Senate's No. 2 Republican, told The Hill. "I think our plan B is the same as our plan A."
The Senate will focus on Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination ahead of a two-week recess, and lawmakers are expected to focus on avoiding a government shutdown once they return.
President Trump told The Washington Post on Friday afternoon that he is moving on from healthcare after the House GOP pulled its bill.
#1: misterwhite To: hondo68 (#0)
misterwhite posted on 2017-03-24 17:57:35 Reply Private Reply
#2: misterwhite To: hondo68 (#0)
misterwhite posted on 2017-03-24 18:02:00 Reply Private Reply
#3: Tooconservative To: hondo68 (#0)
I'm sure His Donaldness will be calling with his congratulations.
Rand isn't up for re-election until 2022. : )
Tooconservative posted on 2017-03-24 18:05:16 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: Tooconservative (#3)
Yep. And I'm guessing that had a lot to do with his opposition. I look forward to seeing his replacement bill.
misterwhite posted on 2017-03-24 18:14:33 Reply Private Reply
#5: Tooconservative To: misterwhite (#4)
It was and is unlikely that any 0care repeal/replace or even a fix-it bill will originate in the Senate.
Tooconservative posted on 2017-03-24 18:31:46 Reply Private Reply
#6: Hondo68 To: misterwhite, Tooconservative (#4)
S.222 - Obamacare Replacement Act - Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Introduced 01/24/2017)
www.congress.gov/bill/115...%22%3A[%22S.+222%22]}&r=1
Enjoy!
Four page fact sheet.... https://www.paul.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ObamacareReplacementActSections.pdf
Hondo68 posted on 2017-03-24 18:44:35 Reply Private Reply
#7: Tooconservative To: hondo68 (#6)
I knew of it. Yet that bill was dead on arrival in the Senate, as you probably know. It never had any real support in the Senate. However, the Senate wasn't any better prepared to modify the House's bill than the House was to create one to begin with. The public thinks this repeal/replace was greatly rushed (60%). I think that is pretty accurate. Think of how long it took the Dems to pass it and it still barely squeaked past with parliamentary skullduggery.
Tooconservative posted on 2017-03-24 18:49:33 Reply Private Reply
#8: Hondo68 To: Tooconservative, the dog ate my homework (#7)
Well, they've had 6 years, but they haven’t really thought beyond pointing fingers and playing drama queens, until the past couple of weeks.
They did have fun though, riling up the Trumpkin sheeple rubes. But when the rubber hit the road, they had nothing. All show, and no go!
Hondo68 posted on 2017-03-24 19:02:34 Reply Private Reply
#9: Gatlin To: All (#0)
Yep, this was a BIG WIN for Rand Paul in the Senate and the Freedom Caucus in the House.
What “The Donald” prometh they taketh away …
with the Dims in control of the Senate and the House?
“You people wanted the Republicans, now you got the Republicans….
a bunch of prima donnas who only talk and fight with each other.”
Gatlin posted on 2017-03-24 19:18:09 Reply Private Reply
#10: Tooconservative To: Gatlin (#9)
Translation: Give me what my personal Molech demands or I shall call doom upon thy head.
Tooconservative posted on 2017-03-24 19:33:44 Reply Private Reply
#11: Hondo68 To: Gatlin (#9)
You'd vote for her if your Senator Juan ISIS McCrazy was her running mate!
Hondo68 posted on 2017-03-24 21:48:46 Reply Private Reply