GOP SENATORS THINK McCONNELL

artappraiser — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:42:45 +0000

In reply to ‘Simply Unworkable’: Insurers Blast Cruz Amend to Health Bill

GOP SENATORS THINK McCONNELL WILL SHAFT THEM: The Washington Examiner reports that some GOP senators are reluctant to vote to move the health-care bill to debate because they don’t believe Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) will allow a real amendment process before a final vote. As the Examiner notes: “They fear that the bill is cooked and that McConnell and his leadership team will block any attempt at substantial change.”

If correct, the game here would be to entice the moderates to support the “motion to proceed” on the understanding that they can “soften” the bill through amendments, but McConnell would effectively block any real changes, banking on enormous pressure forcing them to support it in the final vote.

From WashingtoonPost.com's The Morning Plum by Greg Sargent, July 14

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GOP SENATORS THINK McCONNELL