feeling rebloggy
In other words, there's a deal on the table that will require a president who talks out of both sides of his mouth to endorse it consistently -- when his two main goals are 1) undermine anything the black president did 2) get tax dollars back to the rich folk.
OR
Both houses of government, filled with republicans, will have to do something that looks like they are saving the hated "Obamacare" to help low income families as opposed to rich people who want that money to be put back into the government so it can be used to lower rich folks tax rates.
I can't wait to see what happens. The poorest white people, like those in Kentucky, are among those who voted for Trump. We'll see if he slits their collective throats to save the affluent instead.
On Tuesday, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced they struck a deal to shore up the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Per NBC’s Frank Thorp and Leigh Ann Caldwell, the deal includes:
- Funding — for two years — those subsidies for low-income Americans that President Trump rescinded last week;
- Allowing states to waive out of insurance coverage requirements;
- Granting catastrophic coverage plans for younger Americans;
- And providing “interstate compacts” for purchasing insurance.
What’s more, the New York Times reports that the deal would restore money for advertising and outreach that the Trump administration also cut.
The usual bipartisan suspects praised the deal. "I'm very pleased that Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray continue to work so hard to try to stabilize the insurance markets," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said on “MTP Daily” yesterday. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., added: “I’m very, very excited about this.” And Sen. John McCain said in a statement: “While this deal certainly doesn’t solve all the problems caused by Obamacare, it shows that good faith, bipartisan negotiations can achieve consensus on lasting reform.”
But here’s the fundamental question: Will Republican leaders (especially in the House) and President Trump take the deal? Because it’s going to test how pragmatic they can be, especially with Steve Bannon licking his chops.
Trump embraces the deal — and then appears to back away
~NBC
READ MORE: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/there-s-bipartisan-deal-fix-obamacare-will-trump-gop-take-n811801
In other words, there's a deal on the table that will require a president who talks out of both sides of his mouth to endorse it consistently -- when his two main goals are 1) undermine anything the black president did 2) get tax dollars back to the rich folk.
OR
Both houses of government, filled with republicans, will have to do something that looks like they are saving the hated "Obamacare" to help low income families as opposed to rich people who want that money to be put back into the government so it can be used to lower rich folks tax rates.
I can't wait to see what happens. The poorest white people, like those in Kentucky, are among those who voted for Trump. We'll see if he slits their collective throats to save the affluent instead.
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