Rand Paul isn’t messing around when it comes to Obamacare repeal. Perhaps because he understands how absolutely spineless the GOP is, he’s meeting with members to make sure they know the consequences of half measures that ultimately just enshrine Obamacare-lite. As Fox reports:
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Tuesday reportedly left a meeting with fellow Senate Republicans as House Speaker Paul Ryan worked to reassure skeptical colleagues about the next steps in taking on Obamacare.
Politico reported that Paul was unhappy with the meeting and the prospect of keeping health law’s Medicaid expansion. He called creating tax credits a “new entitlement program.”
“I hear things that are unacceptable to me,” Paul told the website. “If they don’t seem to care what conservatives think about complete repeal of Obamacare, they’re going to be shocked when they count the votes.”
Attendees reportedly said Ryan laid out a timeline that would start the repeal process by the end of February and pass it by the end of March.
This is good news. As we’ve stated before, Republicans have an opportunity to reshape the health care market in a way that actually serves consumers. Screwing it up would be an absolute disaster.
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