1/ Confused about what the House voted on today? You're not alone. I hope you'll find this explanation (in the following tweets) helpful.
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6/ Budget includes "reconciliation instructions" to allow Congress to bring a LATER bill to repeal part of Obamacare with a simple majority.
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7/ But these instructions can be included in ANY budget. It's not necessary to pass this particular budget, a.k.a. Worst. Budget. Ever.
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8/ Partisans in both parties like to describe the vote as an "Obamacare repeal vote" (rather than a budget vote) for obvious reasons.
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9/ Republicans don't want their voters to know that they voted for the most massive budget ever.
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10/ Democrats want their voters to think it's all about stopping Republicans from repealing Obamacare.
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11/ Reporters are fixated on the sexy angle, which is the misleading angle that most of the politicians are talking about: Obamacare.
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12/ So, my no vote does not mean I oppose repealing Obamacare (sorry, Democrats); that's not what today's vote was really about.
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13/ My no vote was about standing up for limited govt and fighting for the next generation. It was about stopping a never-balanced budget.
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14/ We can't afford more spending and more debt, regardless of whether it's demanded by a Democratic president or Republican president. ###
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Can you recommend a source where I can find what constitutes the 9trillion? Is it tax cuts, additional programs, or what?
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This has some of the details, but not exactly what you're asking for: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/3/text …
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Oof..those numbers are hard to wrap my head around. Thanks. I'll see if I can learn something!
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then how why is the media touting it as so?
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The usual reason- to exploit hatred, pit ppl against each other, distract from systematic gov/bank theft&wardebt
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I meant how do they get away with it?

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where does the extra debt come from?
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WTF are they thinking? We owe more than there is physical currency. Pile more debt onto it? Disgusted is much too mild.
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doesn't it repeal the part of ACA that allows children up to 26 to stay on parents plan? Or is that wrong?
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Today's vote does not eliminate any aspect of ACA, but enables future repeal by majority vote (senate).
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it eliminates potential to filibuster?
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Yes, that is my understanding.
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thanks for sharing! Do you know if it was possible for Dems to have filibustered this bill?
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No, I don't think so - but not certain. But GOP basically using same rules / stratagems under which ACA was passed by Dems.
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