Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is trying to force through the health care bill that will take coverage away from 22 million Americans by keeping the Senate in session until the third week of August or Trumpcare is passed.
Holy moly: McConnell delaying August recess until third week of August
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 11, 2017
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McConnell statement on delaying August recess begins with: "Once the Senate completes its work on health care reform…"
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 11, 2017
For those who thought that defeating Mitch McConnell and saving Obamacare as the law of the land would be easy, this is your wake-up call. McConnell is going to use every trick at his disposal to try to pass this bill. Sen. McConnell is trying to use that age-old desire of Senators wanting to go home to try to get them to vote for a bad health care bill just so they can get out of town.
McConnell will keep the Senate in session until they pass a bill that would take healthcare away from 22 million people. The American people must be relentless if they are going to defeat the tax cut for billionaires disguised as a healthcare bill.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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