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minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·7 days agothe republican neutered the original bill of "ACA’ and they wernt going to agree with it unless its watered down, plus there were a ton of DINOS at the time too.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoHow many republicans agreed to vote for it at the end?
minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoWhat do you mean they watered it down? It started out as their halfway plan, ie Romneycare.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoThen why did the Republicans filibuster Romneycare and then recently froze all of it’s funding? Why did they campaign on removing it, twice?
minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoBecause it was implemented by dems and gave things to the poors and minorities. It’s also why they don’t have a replacement because it was their plan.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoSo its both leftist anti-elite legislation and also corrupt republican-lite legislation, got it.
minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoIn republican eyes yes. But they don’t care about being hypocritical. For example Romney taking credit for it and saying it’s terrible https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoTechnically the Republicans didn’t even agree with the watered down bill, the one we had to convince to pass via supermajority was Ind Joe Leieberman.
the republican neutered the original bill of "ACA’ and they wernt going to agree with it unless its watered down, plus there were a ton of DINOS at the time too.
How many republicans agreed to vote for it at the end?
What do you mean they watered it down? It started out as their halfway plan, ie Romneycare.
Then why did the Republicans filibuster Romneycare and then recently froze all of it’s funding? Why did they campaign on removing it, twice?
Because it was implemented by dems and gave things to the poors and minorities.
It’s also why they don’t have a replacement because it was their plan.
So its both leftist anti-elite legislation and also corrupt republican-lite legislation, got it.
In republican eyes yes. But they don’t care about being hypocritical.
For example Romney taking credit for it and saying it’s terrible
https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare
Technically the Republicans didn’t even agree with the watered down bill, the one we had to convince to pass via supermajority was Ind Joe Leieberman.