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About a half-an-hour before the vote was expected to begin, the House was abruptly called into recess and House Republicans were summoned to the Capitol basement in for conference meeting.
Members entering the conference meeting appeared unsure what was going on. After 20 minutes or so, they emerged saying the bill had been pulled because they didn't have the votes. Members were not told whether the bill would be brought up again, but Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) said the current bill is done and won't come up for a future vote.
Now we'll have to stick with that horrible failing Obamacare that's crashing and burning bigly and taking the choice of going uninsured and poor away from thousands.
Sad!
I'm sure they'll actively try to murder the ACA now, out of spite. You know, to warm them up for the upcoming fights to end Medicaid and cut way back on Medicare and Social Security. Those tax cuts ain't gonna pay for themselves, ya know.
"Though some conservative outlets have already begun pinning responsibility for the shaky-legged legislation on House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), the White House has emphasized that they have worker with the Speaker."
Trump's a loser! Sad!
Shane GoldmacherVerified account @ShaneGoldmacher
Source says "You can't always get what you want" is playing in the House conference meeting
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Brutal.
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YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
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Now we'll have to stick with that horrible failing Obamacare that's crashing and burning bigly and taking the choice of going uninsured and poor away from thousands.
Sad!
I'm sure they'll actively try to murder the ACA now, out of spite. You know, to warm them up for the upcoming fights to end Medicaid and cut way back on Medicare and Social Security. Those tax cuts ain't gonna pay for themselves, ya know.
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OMFUG LOL
Here, this is great fun and will be our new meme:
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(Do you think Matt realized that was Nazi airship?)
Bannon's already working on his |Program of Retribution.|
"Though some conservative outlets have already begun pinning responsibility for the shaky-legged legislation on House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), the White House has emphasized that they have worker with the Speaker."
Sure, because they want to blame Ryan.
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Exercise for the reader: How many minutes beforehand was the collision inevitable?
(About 60 days, hey-o!)
I have a book they need to read…
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cain't see/open Lot's post. and I want to enjoy all of these.
It opens in chrome, if you have it.
"How a Bill Becomes … ah, naaaah."
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ow
Adam JentlesonVerified account @AJentleson 30m30 minutes ago
I cannot imagine how Republicans feel knowing Ryan was going to force them to take a politically toxic vote because Trump told him to.
Oof.
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Bradd JaffyVerified account @BraddJaffy
AP: Trump says health care bill fell short in lead-up to House vote because of no support from Democrats
(GOP controls WH, House, Senate)
Double Oof.
Whereas Obamacare got how many GOPer votes? Let me see…oh: none
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H E L L Y E A H, M O T H E R F U C K E R.
That's not all that Trump has Ryan pull…
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Is it supposed to be this soft?
Ha ha, DERP!
| Scott Walker: "House members need to vote to repeal Obamacare today." |
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https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/8453434242…
HA!
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Ivanka'n'Jared are skiiing in Aspen this weekend, so it's good to know they'll be spared the ridicule and contempt.
From Breitbart comments: <img src="http://i63.tinypic.com/2hqvtq9.png">Laughing at Gomert! The very idea!
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Sweet!
And then he said | Pelosi and Schumer were the real losers. |
Per the NYT, [Donald is blaming the Democrats]
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He hasn't seen the favorable polling that Obamacare is now getting, has he?
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w/twerking!
DEWEY WINS! (Not that Dewey)