Then, a few days ago, McConnell replied to a question from Neil Cavuto about the prospects of repeal by noting, “It would take 60 votes in the Senate. Nobody thinks we’re going to have 60 Republicans.” Say what? I thought we only needed 51 votes. Granted, Obama’s going to veto the repeal bill even if McConnell manages to pass it, but if you’ve got a means to get it on his desk, why not use that means and force him to pull the trigger? Why allow Democrats in the Senate to protect Obama by filibustering repeal?
Conservatives were angry after the Cavuto interview so now here’s the inevitable walkback. We’re back to 51 votes for repeal:
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he would be willing to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority if he takes over as majority leader in January, his spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday…
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Conservatives were angry after the Cavuto interview so now here’s the inevitable walkback. We’re back to 51 votes for repeal:
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he would be willing to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority if he takes over as majority leader in January, his spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday…
Read the rest here...
http://bit.ly/1rIm8t6
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