Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

More from the Senate (and this all makes sense from here):

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/331842-in-senate-pessimism-over-obamacare-repeal

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Republican senators say they don’t see a way to get healthcare reform over the finish line, even if the House passes a bill this week.

A senior GOP senator said the chances of getting 51 votes for legislation based on the House healthcare bill are less than 1 in 5.

The senator also put the chances that the House bill will meet Senate budgetary rules preventing a filibuster at less than 1 in 5, meaning portions of the legislation would have to be removed.

Lawmakers are keeping quiet about their concerns because they want to help Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), whose job they fear may be in jeopardy if the House fails again to approve an ObamaCare repeal bill.

“Paul Ryan is a talented and thoughtful legislator and leader. It’s important for him to succeed,” said one GOP senator.

So basically they're risking what they are for temporary stability. Who knew!

Further:

Cornyn said the House bill — if it passes — will have to be revised.

“I suspect the bill the House passes will be modified if for no other reason that the reconciliation rules would require it,” he said. “My goal would be if they pass a bill, which I hope they will, it will come over here and we’ll do our best work to cobble together 51 votes.”

Another GOP lawmakers said the House bill will have to be changed “a lot.”

Some senators argue the push in the House could set up the Senate for blame.

“All they care about is getting it out of the House so they can say that the Senate couldn’t pass healthcare reform,” said a second GOP senator who requested anonymity.

Still, this lawmaker said GOP senators are ready to help Ryan out even if it means they shoulder the blame for killing a bill that faces a steep climb to enactment.

“Paul Ryan is a talented and thoughtful legislato

As opposed to an alto or soprano.

maybe the senate GOP will find the upper bracket tax savings parsimonious, and rewrite the bill to cut them further? they can still 'reconcile' if they raise taxes on everyone else who doesn't have enough skin in the game

“Paul Ryan is a talented and thoughtful legislator and leader. It’s important for him to succeed,” said one GOP senator.

It's important to cheer for your kid when he crosses the finish line even if he's in last place but I didn't realize this was a justification for killing people. I wonder if this GOP senator has ever complained about participation trophies.

My Ohio people on Twitter now saying Joyce and Turner are solid "no" votes.

I wonder if this GOP senator has ever complained about participation trophies.

he received one for being on the Debate Team iirc

xp

As opposed to an alto or soprano.

or a castrato

there's still time for him to become a castrato

is that covered under the congressional health plan

no, but members of congress are exempt

Cry, the beloved Speaker

I've covered Paul Ryan for a while. Never seen him so anxious. Fidgeting in his seat; clasping hands, rolling neck, opening/shutting binder.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) May 4, 2017

Let me know when he shits his pants and dies.

LBJ he is not

I've covered Paul Ryan for a while. Never seen him so anxious. Fidgeting in his seat; clasping hands, rolling neck, opening/shutting binder, snorting coke

I want the last paragraph in Ryan's biography to read, “Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. South-south-west, south, south-east, east...”

Indeed.

Cases upon cases of beer just rolled into the Capitol on a cart covered in a sheet. Spotted Bud Light peeking out from the sheet

— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) May 4, 2017

Fidgeting in his seat; clasping hands, rolling neck, opening/shutting binder.... just went full Scanners

WTF who are the two Democrats who just voted for this?

they just changed their votes.

Back to zero.

aaaaand it's passed. good luck guys.

Roffle. Wonder what prompted this?

Amash a late yes.

— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) May 4, 2017

christ

this is gonna pass by one vote isn't it

it just did

by 2 reps. 217-213.

Making the Senate's job even worse from their standpoint. If this had been an easy majority that's one thing; as it stands, obviously a whole lot of looking at everyone else going to happen.

not sure how the democrats singing 'na na na na hey hey goodbye' on the house floor can be so confident that this will come back to hurt the republicans, but we'll see

Apt Twitter comment: "Now it’s the House’s turn to root for paralysis in the Senate."

yea that's the "hope Trump wins cuz he'll be easy to defeat" thing coming back, how'd that work out?

hey i win this bracket

@SteveRattner May 2
Under (the MacArthur) amendment, here are est hikes in premiums for ppl w/:
Asthma: $4k
Diabetes: $5.5k
Pregnancy: $17k
Arthritis: $26k
Cancer: $140k!

jesus

The attack ad writes itself: the GOP celebrated on the floor of Congress when they took away health care from millions of Americans

If I were Bud Light I'd be desperate not to see those photos.

lol the prevision to exempt Congress from their own shitty healthcare plans is still in there, these guys do not care about the optics one bit

their base doesnt see the optics

cant these congresscritters buy beer thats not disgusting and maybe a brand thats actually american owned?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjuLsvPu0jfUehaLOvUGKoP2aFkWOisH6ahdzDaiXXN8fPq6Hz

the house is gerrymandered as tight as the rictus of betsy devos's "smile" and there are what, 10 more democratic than republican senators up for re-election in 2018? can't wait for the midterms!

I won't go as far as actually wishing it, but I certainly wouldn't discourage a flesh-eating virus from ravaging the bodies and faces of everyone who voted for this thing.

.@Reince exiting gop cloakroom tells me: "The president stepped up and helped punt the ball into the end zone."

— Molly Hooper (@mollyhooper) May 4, 2017

do these guys even watch sports?

you could say he threw the ball into the basketball ring

Enough to find an offsides ploy with Garland and Gorsuch palatable.

As self-described conservatives, they don't seem to respect the past norms very much. I'm all for the media banning the term "conservative" for anyone who can't quote Burke. Reactionary is a a fine term.

And it's already dead:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senate-wont-vote-on-house-passed-healthcare-bill/article/2622152

Senate Republicans said Thursday they won't vote on the House-passed bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, but will write their own legislation instead.

A Senate proposal is now being developed by a 12-member working group. It will attempt to incorporate elements of the House bill, senators said, but will not take up the House bill as a starting point and change it through the amendment process.

"The safest thing to say is there will be a Senate bill, but it will look at what the House has done and see how much of that we can incorporate in a product that works for us in reconciliation," said Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

...which will likely pass with the fifty-one votes needed, I suspect, for Maine's Susan Collins is on board

It's less the pass, more the try and put the two together that'll be the 'fun' bit.

wouldn't the reconciliation period be over by then and require 60 votes tho