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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:33 PM Jun 2015

Nuclear 2.0? Jeb Bush is Open to Ending the Senate Filibuster to Repeal Obamacare

The ex-governor is willing to go where rival Republican candidate Ted Cruz has so far been unwilling.

Jun 26, 2015 5:21 PM EDT

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday he's open to eliminating the Senate's 60-vote threshold if it helps Congress repeal Obamacare and enact "free-market oriented" health care reforms.

Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show, the former Florida governor was asked if he'd support invoking the "Reid rule"—also known as the "nuclear option"—to nix the legislative filibuster to replace the Affordable Care Act.

At first, Bush said his focus was coming up with a health care plan that Republicans can unify behind.

"I think we Republicans first need to unify behind the replacement," he said. "If there's unity there, we can act. Right now, though, for the last few years we've been organized against Obamacare... But there hasn't been any kind of unity about what the alternative is and that's what my focus is."

Hewitt pressed Bush, pointing out that Republicans are unlikely to get 60 Senate to defeat a filibuster if Democrats stick together and block efforts to repeal Obamacare, as they have done for years. "At that point," Hewitt said, "would you at least be open to making the argument that on this issue, before it gets its tentacles too deep, that we break the filibuster and ram through a repeal and replacement?"

Bush responded that he was open to it.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-26/nuclear-2-0-jeb-bush-is-open-to-ending-the-senate-filibuster-to-repeal-obamacare
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Nuclear 2.0? Jeb Bush is Open to Ending the Senate Filibuster to Repeal Obamacare (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2015 OP
Free market reforms, jesus christ. randys1 Jun 2015 #1
In the free market sick people are "consumers" not patients n/t LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2015 #4
Hmmmmm Sherman A1 Jun 2015 #2
Makes you wonder if he understands how the government works at all Egnever Jun 2015 #6
But but I thought Republicans had a plan? C_U_L8R Jun 2015 #3
It would just be vetoed Motown_Johnny Jun 2015 #5

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. Free market reforms, jesus christ.
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:42 PM
Jun 2015

And millions of dumbshits eat that up

No free market, period.

Already in the hands of the corps he is owned by so this is about hate of Black skin only

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. Hmmmmm
Fri Jun 26, 2015, 06:45 PM
Jun 2015

Did The former Governor perhaps miss the part where the Executive Branch doesn't have a say in the making of rules in the Legislative Branch?

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