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It hasn’t even been a full week since House Republicans jammed #TrumpCare through the House, but constituents are making their concerns known and voicing their strong opposition to the bill. Here’s a look at what they are saying:
Another weekend, another set of false claims from Republicans regarding their TrumpCare bill. NBC News breaks down some of the false claims we heard from Republicans on the Sunday shows:
While Republicans celebrate jamming #TrumpCare through the House of Representatives, their constituents back home are voicing very real concerns about the adverse impact the bill will have on themselves and their families:
California’s 21st District: David Valadao, Kevin McCarthy vote for health-care bill; critics include governor
Here’s a quick reminder of what Republicans voted for yesterday, courtesy of NBC News:
House Republicans are celebrating their “win” after voting to kick 24 million Americans off of their coverage, but it’s not playing out so well in the news. From breaking Trump’s promise of insurance for everybody to the bill’s poor reception among Senate Republicans and doctors, hospitals, and insurers, here’s a look at the headlines:
Washington Post: This is not the health-care bill that Trump promised
Yesterday, 217 House Republicans voted to pass their TrumpCare bill, but it didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome across the Capitol. While Trump and the House GOP were busy taking a premature victory lap in the Rose Garden, Senate Republicans were dismissing the bill out of hand:
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV): “I think it needs a lot of improvement.”
Has Rep. Walden forgotten how this bill has been received at home? Here’s a reminder of how town halls went over the last recess.
Sorry to break it to Rep. Walden, but Americans are not excited about a bill that:
-Takes away health coverage from 24 million Americans;
-Allows discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions;
BREAKING: John Boehner came out of retirement to share his thoughts on how TrumpCare is being considered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwrzsLYt-uI
(jk)
As you follow today’s disastrous TrumpCare vote, just a quick reminder that you can do so on-the-go and in real-time on Whip Watch, the Whip Office’s iOS app. You’ll be able to see the current vote totals, including break down by party, as well as the time remaining during the vote. And if the Republican leadership holds the vote open to twist arms, then Whip Watch – unlike CSPAN – will show you how long they’ve kept it open past the time the vote was supposed to close.
Remember that time when Speaker Ryan told reporters that Congress shouldn’t “pass bills that we haven’t read and don’t know what they cost”?
Who knew that just a few years later, House Republicans would change their tune:
