Democrats Sing, Republicans Laugh While America Cries As Obamacare Dies
May 5, 2017
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as posted by the channelThe House Republicans have just successfully repealed ObamaCare. Democrats reacted by taunting them with a funny “goodbye” song. Nomiki Konst and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill to repeal Obamacare on Thursday, handing Republican President Donald Trump a victory that could prove short-lived as the healthcare legislation heads into a likely tough battle in the Senate.
The vote to repeal former President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement, which enabled 20 million more Americans to get health insurance, was Trump's biggest legislative win since he took office in January, putting him on a path to fulfilling one of his key campaign promises as well as a seven-year quest by Republican lawmakers.
With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill.
The legislation is by no means sure thing in the Senate, where the Republicans hold a slender 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where only a few Republican defections could sink it.
Despite holding the White House and controlling both houses of Congress, Republicans have found that overturning Obamacare is politically fraught, in part because of voter fears that many people will lose their health insurance as a result. Republicans have long criticized Obamacare as government overreach.”*
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Hosts: Nomiki Konst, Jimmy Dore
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