Trump wants ‘special session’ to repeal Obamacare

Posted by | November 1, 2016 15:29 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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How about a “special session” to offer ideas about what for 20 million people who will no longer have health insurance.

“When we win on Nov. 8 and elect a Republican Congress, we will be able to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare. We have to do it,” Trump said Tuesday afternoon in an address on the Affordable Care Act in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

“I will ask Congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace,” he continued. “And it will be such an honor for me, for you and for everybody in this country because Obamacare has to be replaced. And we will do it, and we will do it very, very quickly. It is a catastrophe.”

But Congress won’t be able to repeal and replace the health law quickly or easily. Even if Republicans keep control of the Senate, Democrats will likely have enough votes to filibuster a quick repeal bill.

While Republicans are working on a repeal using a complicated budget procedure that doesn’t allow a filibuster, it would likely take months to enact. And a replacement bill may be even harder.

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11 responses to Trump wants ‘special session’ to repeal Obamacare

  1. mea_mark November 1st, 2016 at 17:32

    If we were replacing it with a single payer medicare for all type system, I would be all for it. I don’t think that is what he has in mind though.

    • RightThinkingOne November 1st, 2016 at 19:51

      we should never have single-payer/Universal healthcare.

      • fahvel November 2nd, 2016 at 04:22

        damn fool!! it’s a wonderful system and serves entire countries who do not have you and your kind in them.

        • RightThinkingOne November 2nd, 2016 at 19:02

          No, I have lived under such a system. People get pretty good care, but the citizens of our great nation – the greatest nation in the world – should never have to endure such a system.

          It is a fact that if we really had a free market system in health care, the quality would improve and costs would drop.

        • RightThinkingOne November 2nd, 2016 at 19:27

          Donald J. Trump’s 7-Point Plan is excellent. Briefly:

          1. Completely repeal Obamacare.
          2. Modify existing law that inhibits the sale of health insurance across state lines.
          3. Allow individuals to fully deduct health insurance premium payments from their tax returns under the current tax system.
          4. Allow individuals to use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate.
          5. Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals.
          6. Block-grant Medicaid to the states.
          7. Remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products.

    • Red Mann November 1st, 2016 at 22:01

      He doesn’t have anything in mind. What little he has said is basically what ACA is already otherwise he says it will be the best thing because he will get the best people and they will figure it out after they get rid of the dreaded Obamacare.

  2. amersham1046 November 1st, 2016 at 17:43

    Donald wants , but first Donald must get electe

  3. amersham1046 November 1st, 2016 at 17:44

    Every time Trump speaks why do I hear
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGSUjuSBt1A

  4. Roctuna November 1st, 2016 at 18:18

    Further proof that Herr Drumpf doesn’t have a clue as to how our government works.

    • fahvel November 2nd, 2016 at 04:21

      yeah yeah, we all know what is real and what is rump – but the sob is babbling to morons and the morons are just gobbling up anything anti black/woman and it’s a feeding frenzy of pure ignorance – but it works a bit -just not too many bits..

  5. Obewon November 1st, 2016 at 19:50

    Constitutionally illiterate Donnie! Article II, S-3 only POTUS Obama may call for a special, or a lame-duck congressional session. Airball Trump doesn’t know BHO44 would have to sign a law repealing the $1.5 T Federal Deficit Reducing ACA ObamaCare!

    The only folks as dim as Drumpf are his fellow illiterate supporters. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a70b3291560cf9c3cd21dbca66ca8cb79296f82e2ada833802891663f71dd093.jpg https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4dc007c5cb78c242340d17ebc90e93e98ba0308f25eb2e188add1fe66cb481e3.jpg

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