Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:42:20 PM
Inside the final conservative push to thwart Trump’s health care bill
March 22, 2017 4:01 PM
.. before the GOP abort ..
From left, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips, Tea Party Patriots President Jenny Beth Martin, and Club for Growth
president David McIntosh walk out of the West Wing of the White House to give a statement, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in
Washington. These conservative activists are opposed to the current health care overhaul proposal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Andrew Harnik AP
By Katie Glueck
kglueck@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON
In the final hours before a vote on the Republican health care overhaul, powerful conservative groups raced to ensure that their Capitol Hill allies will oppose a bill they see as too weak, despite mounting pressure and threats from President Donald Trump.
Influential conservative groups treated Wednesday as a national day of action, flooding phone lines of members of Congress, running ads urging “no” votes in key congressional districts across the country and engaging in last-ditch lobbying efforts with Capitol Hill, demanding changes to a bill that, they argue, doesn’t go far enough in repealing former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Republicans who vote for the current measure “are going to own a bill that breaks their promise to fully repeal Obamacare, a promise that many of them have made for four consecutive election cycles,” warned Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, a major conservative group backed by the deep-pocketed Koch brothers. “I think it will harm their standing with conservatives and their base, and I think a lot of regular swing voters as well, because they broke their promise.”
More: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article140144128.html
Sorry Donald, we have to fight to maintain some sort of credibility, and you aren't helping .. lol .. what a fix!
March 22, 2017 4:01 PM
.. before the GOP abort ..
From left, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips, Tea Party Patriots President Jenny Beth Martin, and Club for Growth
president David McIntosh walk out of the West Wing of the White House to give a statement, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in
Washington. These conservative activists are opposed to the current health care overhaul proposal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Andrew Harnik AP
By Katie Glueck
kglueck@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON
In the final hours before a vote on the Republican health care overhaul, powerful conservative groups raced to ensure that their Capitol Hill allies will oppose a bill they see as too weak, despite mounting pressure and threats from President Donald Trump.
Influential conservative groups treated Wednesday as a national day of action, flooding phone lines of members of Congress, running ads urging “no” votes in key congressional districts across the country and engaging in last-ditch lobbying efforts with Capitol Hill, demanding changes to a bill that, they argue, doesn’t go far enough in repealing former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Republicans who vote for the current measure “are going to own a bill that breaks their promise to fully repeal Obamacare, a promise that many of them have made for four consecutive election cycles,” warned Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, a major conservative group backed by the deep-pocketed Koch brothers. “I think it will harm their standing with conservatives and their base, and I think a lot of regular swing voters as well, because they broke their promise.”
More: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article140144128.html
Sorry Donald, we have to fight to maintain some sort of credibility, and you aren't helping .. lol .. what a fix!
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