UPDATE: Via the New York Times–apparently you’re not the only one who can’t get ahold of Cory Gardner:
Hickenlooper (D) says he's been unsuccessfully seeking a mtg w Cory Gardner (R) on the health care bill #copolitics https://t.co/GQQawW8EQ3 pic.twitter.com/DtcjjKsOdV
— Nick Riccardi (@NickRiccardi) June 27, 2017
This can’t go on forever. It can’t, can it?
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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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They just pulled the bill.
McConnell backed down.
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
The thread apparently snapped at their lunch meeting today.
The Moderate John Kasich, of course.
Vladimir Lenin would not be far enough to the left to satisfy Zappatero.
Who would be? Mao? Che Guevera? Pol Pot?
You know, you could just ask Zap about his politics, instead of talking about him. Personally, I'd be interested to know.
Good suggestion! I'll try it.
Question to Zapp: Who is sufficiently liberal to satisfy you? Anyone besides Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders?
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.
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.
only three years and four months from now, but who's counting…..