The vote cleared the way to enact major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda and escalated a bitter fight among Republicans over what federal programs to shrink to finance major tax cuts.
Fun Fact, the House actually passed this bill 217 to 215 with only a single Republican voting against, meaning if every Dem had also been present and voted against it (one absence) still would have passed by the bare minimum number of votes. This also opens up the possibility of Republicans bypassing filibuster with reconciliation.
“But that would be mean!” - Chuck Schumer, probably
Fun Fact, the House actually passed this bill 217 to 215 with only a single Republican voting against, meaning if every Dem had also been present and voted against it (one absence) still would have passed by the bare minimum number of votes. This also opens up the possibility of Republicans bypassing filibuster with reconciliation.
So what you’re saying is we’re boned?
No no, god no.
I said that shit back during the elections when composite polling predicted the Trump and GOP victory. If I kept saying it now I’d be a broken record.
Jokes aside, the GOP are clearly afraid of people learning they are cutting medicaid, so theres always a bit of pressure to put on.
They didn’t seem afraid when they passed this garbage in the House.
They’re denying it, at least for now, but yeah.