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Kinda looks like the republicans are having second thoughts on killing 22 million American citizens…at least till they come up with a band-aid.:2wave:
<Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are scrambling to ease growing concerns among GOP lawmakers about rushing to repeal the federal health-care law before plans for a replacement take firmer shape, addressing complications to the effort to deliver on one of the party’s signature campaign promises.>
<In the Senate, where Republicans are using a budget package to move swiftly ahead with repeal, leaders are looking at ways to adjust their plans to address the skittishness that GOP senators have voiced in recent days.>
<Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the third-ranking Senate Republican, told reporters Monday that GOP members of the House, Senate and the incoming administration are having ongoing conversations as they formulate a “path forward” for addressing the health-care law.>
<“I would fully expect that a repeal vote could be followed by several proposals, many of which our members have been trying to get voted on for years. You might see this thing in a very step-by-step way as opposed to having one huge 2,700-page bill,” Thune said.>
<The amendment was introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Several of them have been outspoken about their reluctance to pursue repealing the law without having put forth plans for a replacement measure.>
<“I have great concerns that we inject a level of great uncertainty into an already uncertain environment if we don’t give people a clear indication as to what will come once we repeal,” Murkowski said Monday.>
<Still, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that in a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump last week, the two agreed on the need to immediately tackle replacement.>
<“He showed willingness and openness and was interested in getting a replacement that could be passed as part of repeal,” Paul said. “Now, we’re trying to get a bill out there this week.”>
<Meanwhile, several lawmakers have floated the idea of breaking up the replacement into a handful of smaller parts.>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...to-ease-concerns-about-obamacare-replacement/
<Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are scrambling to ease growing concerns among GOP lawmakers about rushing to repeal the federal health-care law before plans for a replacement take firmer shape, addressing complications to the effort to deliver on one of the party’s signature campaign promises.>
<In the Senate, where Republicans are using a budget package to move swiftly ahead with repeal, leaders are looking at ways to adjust their plans to address the skittishness that GOP senators have voiced in recent days.>
<Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the third-ranking Senate Republican, told reporters Monday that GOP members of the House, Senate and the incoming administration are having ongoing conversations as they formulate a “path forward” for addressing the health-care law.>
<“I would fully expect that a repeal vote could be followed by several proposals, many of which our members have been trying to get voted on for years. You might see this thing in a very step-by-step way as opposed to having one huge 2,700-page bill,” Thune said.>
<The amendment was introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Several of them have been outspoken about their reluctance to pursue repealing the law without having put forth plans for a replacement measure.>
<“I have great concerns that we inject a level of great uncertainty into an already uncertain environment if we don’t give people a clear indication as to what will come once we repeal,” Murkowski said Monday.>
<Still, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that in a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump last week, the two agreed on the need to immediately tackle replacement.>
<“He showed willingness and openness and was interested in getting a replacement that could be passed as part of repeal,” Paul said. “Now, we’re trying to get a bill out there this week.”>
<Meanwhile, several lawmakers have floated the idea of breaking up the replacement into a handful of smaller parts.>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...to-ease-concerns-about-obamacare-replacement/