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Tom Cotton rejects the parliamentarian dodgeI have written about how congressional Republicans are subscribing to the view that key parts of Obamacare cannot be repealed through “reconciliation” — i.e., without 60 votes. This view — reflected in the House “replacement” legislation — holds that the GOP cannot repeal the price-hiking, competition-destroying regulations that form the core of Obamacare because the parliamentarian, pursuant to the Byrd Rule, won’t allow such repeal through the budget reconciliation process.I call this the parliamentarian dodge. By embracing it, congressional Republicans put themselves in an untenable position. Without overturning the Obamacare regs, Republicans cannot repeal Obamacare, as they repeatedly promised to do, without seeing rising insurance premiums and, very likely, a “death spiral” for which they will be held responsible....This is the only exit from the trap the GOP finds itself in. Sen. Cotton has pointed the way.Continued: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/03/tom-cotton-rejects-the-parliamentarian-dodge.php
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