Senate Democrats plan offensive to try to save Obamacare
By Jennifer Haberkorn and Burgess Everett
06/13/2017 01:49 PM EDT
Senate Democrats are preparing an all-out war to try to save the Affordable Care Act.
With limited tools at their disposal, their plan is to hammer Senate Republicans for their secrecy, spotlight elements that would throw millions of people off their health coverage and fuel enough public outcry to make Republicans eyeing reelection fights very nervous.
The reality is that Democrats can’t really stop the Republicans who are using Senate budget rules that let them pass repeal legislation with only 50 votes and no chance to filibuster.
But alarmed by the GOP urgency to press ahead with repeal, they are lining up a two-track effort to try to save the ACA: They plan a sustained attack on Republicans’ hypocrisy for ramming through a bill with no committee hearings after the GOP blamed Democrats for years for passing Obamacare with no Republican votes.
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