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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN to host town hall debate Monday with Graham, Cassidy, Sanders and Klobuchar
CNN will host a town hall with Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, who will be debating health care with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar on Monday, September 25 at 9 p.m. ET.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper and chief political correspondent Dana Bash will moderate the 90-minute live event from Washington.
Graham and Cassidy are the namesake sponsors of a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ahead of an end-of-the-month deadline, while Sanders introduced a new "Medicare for all" health care bill with a third of the Senate Democratic caucus by his side.
According to the chamber's parliamentarian, senators only have until the end of the month to pass a bill with just 51 votes under the procedure known as reconciliation, and the Senate's latest push isn't all that different than the one that ultimately resulted in a health care bill being passed in the House.
As of Thursday, it's not clear whether there are enough Republican votes to advance the Graham-Cassidy proposal, a health care bill that was released a week ago and would repeal the individual and employer mandates and turn the federal funding for Medicaid expansion and the subsidies into a block grant program.
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The town hall debate will air on CNN, CNN en Español and CNN International as well as stream live for subscribers on CNNgo and the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android. The town hall debate will also air on CNN's SiriusXM Channel 116. The town hall debate will also be available September 26 on demand via cable or satellite systems, CNNgo platforms and CNN mobile apps.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/politics/graham-cassidy-town-hall-sanders-kobuchar/index.html
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)He and Amy Klobucher will be great! This will be a can't miss.
drray23
(7,638 posts)To have a good debate, you need people to agree on facts and debate on policies that they propose to reach desired outcomes.
One can disagree on the desired outcomes or how to get there but one should at least agree on the facts.
Over the past decades, the GOP has fallen into that fact free way of thinking because they found out they can get elected that way.
Cassidy was interviewed on MSNBC recently and all he did was shouting at the host without answering the questions. Basically, spouting bald faced lies.
LuckyCharms
(17,472 posts)My question is as follows:
Would you be willing to commit, right now in front of a national audience, that you would be willing to convert to private insurance should this bill pass? I'm talking about private insurance that would set premiums based on any pre-existing conditions that you may have, and would also cap lifetime payouts? I am assuming that your answer will be an unequivocal yes, considering that this is what you are proposing for the people you represent"
drray23
(7,638 posts)unlike the vast majority of americans.
LuckyCharms
(17,472 posts)being worth slightly under $2 million.
Considering that they have families that need to be covered also, this is no where near enough to cover many illnesses over the course of a lifetime.
Also, I'm sure that much of their worth is tied up in non-liquid assets.
JI7
(89,289 posts)Especially if they are the main earners with family to support.
Yes. They would be in a better place than most Americans who make far less.
Butt it would mean giving things up with their lifestyle.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,472 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)ollie10
(2,091 posts)it will be their word against the Ds.
The Ds won't be able to really say much since this monstrosity has not been scored. Convenient....
BigmanPigman
(51,672 posts)I am on the edge as is. This would harm my fragile state of mind more than help it.
bucolic_frolic
(43,511 posts)I don't see the usefulness of this, except to publicize Trumpcare extremists
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)still_one
(92,526 posts)talk about a bill that doesn't have the votes to pass in the next four years, it could unintentionally cause the Cassidy/Graham bill to pass, and end up putting healthcare progress behind for decades
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)and include fixes for the ACA
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)This isn't happening without the leadership on both sides deciding to do it and, certainly for the Democrats, Sanders and Klobuchar were hand selected for this.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)having none.
still_one
(92,526 posts)will determine how their healthcare dollars should be allocated.
Our response of course should be that there is no "assurance" or "guarantees" that the states will insure adequate cover. They should also bring up that the bill will also allow states to allow insurance companies higher premiums for those with pre-existing conditions, which would effectively make it unaffordable for many. Less people will be uninsured, and rather than help people, it hurts them.
Essentially what you are saying
ButSeeYa
(273 posts)LongTomH
(8,636 posts)tom_kelly
(964 posts)future. It's hard for me to believe Graham will go through with this.
JI7
(89,289 posts)Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)JI7
(89,289 posts)Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)NBachers
(17,191 posts)But I think he'll be the exact right person to have on our side in this debate.
still_one
(92,526 posts)Response to still_one (Original post)
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Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)Correct them and you aren't getting your point across. Let it stand and it's consumed as the truth.