Morning Briefing: 5 Things for Tuesday – GOP Health Care Bill in Crisis as Republicans Dropping? Don’t Believe Them.
Here’s What You Need to Start Your Day
Good Tuesday morning! Today the GOP health care bill that will kick 22 million people off their coverage could gain new life, or get a major setback. GOP is playing the same game they always do. Remember how the House health care bill was “dead,” yet came back to life and was passed? The bill is dead only when it’s dead, not before.
Here are five things you need to know for today:
- There are at least four, and probably six GOP Senators are right now saying they will vote no against allowing debate on the Republican bill to repeal and “replace” ObamaCare.
Four GOP Senators have said they’ll vote NO on motion to start debate on healthcare bill (unless it’s changed):
Collins
Johnson
Rand
Heller— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) June 27, 2017
- That would kill it automatically, but…
- Enter Mitch McConnell, who has a briefcase full of hundreds of billions of dollars he can use to bribe Senators to give them what they want – programs, changes to the bill, etc. – which may sway just enough Senators to vote to allow debate, keeping the bill alive.
- Here’s how the bill could affect you:
Must watch explainer of Senate healthcare bill. Please RT. pic.twitter.com/bb9sLII8GU @voxdotcom @ezraklein
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 27, 2017
- How can we trust the White House on the health care bill when they can’t even do basic math?
FACT: when #Obamacare was signed, CBO estimated that 23M would be covered in 2017. They were off by 100%. Only 10.3M people are covered. pic.twitter.com/A7Kthh3gDQ
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 26, 2017
Math was not my best subject, but I’m confident in saying 100% of 23 million is 23 million – NOT 10.3 million??
— Jay Estis (@jayestis) June 26, 2017
White House unaware what 100% means.
These people control nuclear weapons. pic.twitter.com/IA0BaFWYst
— ChristianChristensen (@ChrChristensen) June 26, 2017
Your point here presumably is that the estimates that say a 64 Year old earning $57k would be paying $20k for healthcare could be off too?
— Tom Coates (@tomcoates) June 27, 2017
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