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Bill.

Defeated.
Tim Finnegan Wow. Seems you forgot the two women who also voted no. Why the war on women?
Jul 28, 2017
Chalky You are absolutely correct, Tim.

I did not thank Lisa and Susan -- as I should have. Their votes were not of concern to me as they have consistently voted against the lame attempts to repeal and replace ObamaCare.

They are strong women and *persisted* in their defense of millions of Americans not losing health care.

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Jul 28, 2017
Tim Finnegan I am anxiously awaiting the vote on Conuers single payer plan in the House. We will see if the House democrats are more courageous than those in the senate who only voted present instead of showing their support for a single-payer system.

I'm for anything that lowers my premiums and provides good health care. Unfortunately, Obamacare has d...See More
Jul 28, 2017
Chalky Montana Republican Steve Daines introduced this amendment and voted against it. You can read more here about how Republicans were playing games with American's health care.

:::quote::: (emphasis mine)

An amendment to a healthcare bill that would create a single-payer healthcare system was defeated 57-0 Thursday in the Senate.
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Jul 29, 2017
Bob R/CA Single payer is coming, it's a little surprising that people who it would benefit most seem resistant to it. It looks pretty solid that they will at lower Medicare eligibility to 50, so at least many of the most vulnerable will get to enjoy that improvement.
Jul 29, 2017


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