Friday, April 21, 2017

Dave Brat, R-Va. of the House Freedom Caucus: New health care bill can be done in a week

Via Billy

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., a member of the House Freedom Caucus whose conservative GOP members derailed the Republican health care bill last week, leaves a closed-door strategy session with Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., and the leadership as they try to rebuild unity within the Republican Conference, at the Capitol, in Washington, in this Tuesday, March 28, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Rep. Dave Brat said Friday the GOP can get the new health care bill done in a week.

“It’s not really a new bill,” Mr. Brat, Virginia Republican and a member of the House Freedom Caucus, said on CNN’s “New Day.” “We’re still waiting on the official text.”

Mr. Brat said that after the Republicans’ failed attempt at putting together a replacement plan for Obamacare last month, Vice President Mike Pence came together with House Republicans to work out the issues from the last bill.

“Vice President Pence came over and met with all of us. He had a great compromise. That’s what we’re working on right now is the text of what he said. And if that goes into play, we’re all at yes” Mr. Brat explained.
 
Mr. Brat said the bill isn’t that hard to craft the language for since it’s not all that different than the bill that failed to be voted on last month.

“*It just allows the states to opt out of some of the regs,” he said.


*"Liberals will be horrified!"

6 comments:

  1. I guess that the whole 'repeal' is off the table and out the window?? How about trying the free market?? Nah, can't do that!! The politicians now hold too much power to ever let it go now. What a bunch of slimy backstabbing A holes.

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    1. There is a bill in Congress that is a one line repeal, for what it's worth.

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  2. Ann Barnhart had a good post last week.
    http://www.barnhardt.biz/2017/04/06/insurance-the-abject-fraud-of-covering-pre-existing-conditions/
    Key quote:
    "Health insurance” that “covers” pre-existing conditions IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. It is a fraudulent asset-shifting racket. "

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    1. Excellent and hadn't thought of this. https://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2017/04/insurance-abject-fraud-of-covering-pre.html

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    2. "Health insurance” that “covers” pre-existing conditions IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. It is a fraudulent asset-shifting racket. "

      AKA...'welfare.'

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