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June 27, 2017 11:27 AM UTC

Hickenlooper, Kasich Jab Senate Republicans on Healthcare

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  • by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: Via the New York Times–apparently you’re not the only one who can’t get ahold of Cory Gardner:

This can’t go on forever. It can’t, can it?

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Gov. John Hickenlooper and Gov. John Kasich today in D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

While Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) tries to ignore the CBO score of the Republican Senate healthcare bill, Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) is in Washington D.C. with Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) to voice strong bipartisan disagreement with Trumpcare. From CBS News:

Democrat Hickenlooper applauded Kasich’s “courage” to stand up to Republicans, saying the health care debate “isn’t a political discussion, it’s a moral issue.”

“The fact that the Senate is going to do a bill in secret in a short period of time and try to sell the notion that this is an improvement of health care is a bad joke,” said Hickenlooper.

The governor said in his state alone, 188,000 people, more than half in rural areas, would see negative impacts by the bill, many losing coverage as a result.

“Governor Kasich and I won’t agree on everything, but agree we’ve got to control the rise in health care costs on all levels,” said Hickenlooper.

Hickenlooper echoed Kasich’s suggestions for bipartisan action on a new version of the bill, which he recommended would take 6-8 months to complete.

Kasich also dismissed the idea that the Senate bill could be more appealing if billions of dollars were included for specific opioid treatment programs. Kasich said on Tuesday that a “few billion” dollars for opioid addiction treatment in Ohio would be like “spitting in the ocean,” given the bill’s deep cuts to Medicaid.

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12 thoughts on “Hickenlooper, Kasich Jab Senate Republicans on Healthcare

    1. Are you shitting me? Link please.

      The only thing I could find was this CNN report that the bill is "hanging by a thread".

      I did see that the vote on the bill is delayed til after July 4. That’s something – these guys will get an earful from their constituents at the BBQs and patriotic photo ops. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/27/senate-will-delay-vote-on-health-care-bill-until-after-july-4.html

      Here’s the same story in HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-health-care-bill-delayed_us_59529978e4b02734df2dcee1?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

  1. I heard a CPR story on my way home from work saying Hickenlooper said he'd camp on Gardner's doorstep if he has to in order to get a `no' vote. It's pathetic that Gardner won't give the time of day to the governor.

     

    1. He won't even talk to Hick? He's a bigger chicken than I thought. People with the courage of their convictions don't hide. He's counting on voters' memories not stretching to four years from now when he's up again.

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