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Conservative House Freedom Caucus ENDORSES the new "TrumpCare" health bill

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From the liberal leaning THE HILL

LINK => http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/330681-freedom-caucus-endorses-revised-obamacare-repeal-bill

Still no guarantee it will pass. The original bill went down in flames and the Freedom Caucus was blamed, but there were others who also objected. So Ryan and other establishment members need to whip the other dissenters into submission before this bill will have enough votes to pass.


Freedom Caucus endorses revised ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill

Cristina Marcos 04/26/17 01:02 PM EDT

The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday announced it will back the GOP's healthcare plan now that an amendment allowing states to opt out of key ObamaCare rules is included.

The group of roughly 30 hard-line conservatives held out for weeks, scuttling a planned House vote on the bill last month after it became clear there was't enough Republican support to pass it.

The group said it sees the new amendment, brokered by Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and centrist Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), as the best option short of fully repealing the 2010 law.
"While the revised version still does not fully repeal Obamacare, we are prepared to support it to keep our promise to the American people to lower healthcare costs," the Freedom Caucus said in a statement. "We look forward to working with our Senate colleagues to improve the bill. Our work will continue until we fully repeal Obamacare."​

The MacArthur-Meadows amendment lets states apply for waivers from ObamaCare provisions that ban insurers from charging sick people higher premiums and mandate minimum insurance coverage requirements, as long as the state offers high-risk pools as an alternative.

Moderate Republicans are facing a difficult decision on the bill now that the Freedom Caucus has backed it, bringing the legislation close to the 216 House votes needed for passage.

Members of the centrist Tuesday Group said Wednesday they were either still opposed or on the fence.
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Re: Conservative House Freedom Caucus ENDORSES the new "TrumpCare" health bill

I don't think that they will ever drop the whole thing at once, so better to chip away at it a bit at a time til it is all gone. But the next health care bill should not give health care to everyone, if you get it you need to have some skin in the game. Too many freeloaders already on the governmental tit, if you are able to work you should have to contribute, even if its volunteer work picking up trash on the side of the road. Make the "give me free stuff" crowd get off their asses and do something to earn their keep. Too many government grants and programs that are overseen by folks that are in it for their own monetary gain or it is only aimed at a small population, not for everyone who needs the help.
 
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Re: Conservative House Freedom Caucus ENDORSES the new "TrumpCare" health bill

rugerman said:
I don't think that they will ever drop the whole thing at once, so better to chip away at it a bit at a time til it is all gone. But the next health care bill should not give health care to everyone, if you get it you need to have some skin in the game. Too many freeloaders already on the governmental tit, if you are able to work you should have to contribute, even if its volunteer work picking up trash on the side of the road. Make the "give me free stuff" crowd get off their asses and do something to earn their keep. Too many government grants and programs that are overseen by folks that are in it for their own monetary gain or it is only aimed at a small population, not for everyone who needs the help.
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