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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Capito opposes conservative amendment to ACA repeal bill
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Friday she wouldnt support an amendment to the GOPs health care overhaul pushed by far-right Senate conservatives, pouring cold water on prospects of unifying the party around any legislation.
Following Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnells decision to delay a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, a rewrite of the House-passed American Health Care Act. Capito came out against the bill as written, citing deep Medicaid cuts, the potential to worsen the growing opioid epidemic and how it could harm rural health care providers.
Since then, Republican Senators such as Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, have called for an amendment, The Consumer Freedom Option, that would allow insurance providers to offer coverage that does not comply with key aspects of the Affordable Care Act, so long as they also offer plans that do. However, Capito said shes not ready to vote for a plan that takes away from some of the ACAs most popular provisions.
I think that reopens an issue that I cant support, that it would make it too difficult for people with pre-existing conditions to get coverage, she said.
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flamingdem
(39,342 posts)McCain thinks repeal is dead - of course we can't trust that but it's good to hear.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Usually they don't care how many will die for their wealthy tax breaks.
toddwv
(2,830 posts)WV is VERY dependent on federal dollars since we don't have any real industry other than ripping an outdated and increasingly unwanted form of energy out of the ground.
Demsrule86
(68,882 posts)underpants
(183,084 posts)Freedom for Freedom Loving True Freedom Patriots Act. Anyone else is a commie to those pricks.
Nanjeanne
(5,007 posts)pressure on.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)have caught very little news this weekend.
Nanjeanne
(5,007 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 9, 2017, 07:20 PM - Edit history (1)
will be going to McConnell territory KY after his WVa rally.