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This weekend, as Republicans on both sides of the Capitol struggle for a path out of the latest Capitol Hill crisis, Sen. Susan Collins has emerged, once again, as a key player in any potential solution.
Does she have a suggestion for replacing the revenue that the medical device tax would generate?
Collins is one of the voices of reason within the Republican Party, and her ability to negotiate honestly is the reason that she is frequently called on to help solve impasses between the 2 parties. I believe her proposal will attract enough votes from both Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown, as well as the looming default on our debt, which hits in less than a week. Rather than attempting to defund Obamacare, or use poison pills in her proposals, in attempts to make the other side look bad, she has come up with something that is truly bipartisan. Her proposal does kill the medical device tax, but otherwise leaves Obamacare alone. And why not? Obamacare has nothing to do with shutting down the government.
While the GOP has gone off the deep end, Collins remains a voice of reason within the party, which is why her approval rating remains at 69%, as the ratings of others in her party are tanking. She will never be defeated by a Democrat, and the Tea Party will never be able to primary her out of her job. People see her as honest, which she is, and that kind of reputation is everything.
Article is here.
Collins is one of the voices of reason within the Republican Party, and her ability to negotiate honestly is the reason that she is frequently called on to help solve impasses between the 2 parties. I believe her proposal will attract enough votes from both Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown, as well as the looming default on our debt, which hits in less than a week. Rather than attempting to defund Obamacare, or use poison pills in her proposals, in attempts to make the other side look bad, she has come up with something that is truly bipartisan. Her proposal does kill the medical device tax, but otherwise leaves Obamacare alone. And why not? Obamacare has nothing to do with shutting down the government.
While the GOP has gone off the deep end, Collins remains a voice of reason within the party, which is why her approval rating remains at 69%, as the ratings of others in her party are tanking. She will never be defeated by a Democrat, and the Tea Party will never be able to primary her out of her job. People see her as honest, which she is, and that kind of reputation is everything.
Article is here.
The medical device tax is basically what funds Obamacare.
Defunding Obamacare was the GOPs main reason for shutting down the government.
Collin's plan is not acceptable to either side.
Democrats are not going to negotiate until the other side stops holding the country hostage. Otherwise, they'll just keep doing it everytime the debt ceiling deadline nears with more outrageous demands.
Huh?!?!? Tax is a revenue for the government, my understanding is that this tax will specifically be used to support ACA, so how is it not a revenue from the tax?We aren't getting revenue from the tax, so there's nothing to replace.
It has everything to with shutting down the government. The House passed a bill that funded everything, but Obamacare. The Libbos didn't go for it.
Huh?!?!? Tax is a revenue for the government, my understanding is that this tax will specifically be used to support ACA, so how is it not a revenue from the tax?
Collins is one of the voices of reason within the Republican Party, and her ability to negotiate honestly is the reason that she is frequently called on to help solve impasses between the 2 parties. I believe her proposal will attract enough votes from both Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown, as well as the looming default on our debt, which hits in less than a week. Rather than attempting to defund Obamacare, or use poison pills in her proposals, in attempts to make the other side look bad, she has come up with something that is truly bipartisan. Her proposal does kill the medical device tax, but otherwise leaves Obamacare alone. And why not? Obamacare has nothing to do with shutting down the government.
While the GOP has gone off the deep end, Collins remains a voice of reason within the party, which is why her approval rating remains at 69%, as the ratings of others in her party are tanking. She will never be defeated by a Democrat, and the Tea Party will never be able to primary her out of her job. People see her as honest, which she is, and that kind of reputation is everything.
Article is here.
Collins is one of the voices of reason within the Republican Party, and her ability to negotiate honestly is the reason that she is frequently called on to help solve impasses between the 2 parties. I believe her proposal will attract enough votes from both Democrats and Republicans to end the shutdown, as well as the looming default on our debt, which hits in less than a week. Rather than attempting to defund Obamacare, or use poison pills in her proposals, in attempts to make the other side look bad, she has come up with something that is truly bipartisan. Her proposal does kill the medical device tax, but otherwise leaves Obamacare alone. And why not? Obamacare has nothing to do with shutting down the government.
While the GOP has gone off the deep end, Collins remains a voice of reason within the party, which is why her approval rating remains at 69%, as the ratings of others in her party are tanking. She will never be defeated by a Democrat, and the Tea Party will never be able to primary her out of her job. People see her as honest, which she is, and that kind of reputation is everything.
Article is here.
No, funding Obamacare, is the reason the Democrats let the government shut down.
It has everything to with shutting down the government. The House passed a bill that funded everything, but Obamacare. The Libbos didn't go for it.
You just said that defunding Obamacare had everything to do with shutting down the government....
Democrats offered to negotiate the budget 18 times in the last six or seven months and the Repubs refused to even appoint a negotiator. This self induced crisis is on the Republicans heads.
The House passed 4 appropriations bills months ago, and the Senate has done nothing. They have voted on exactly one bill since July.
No, funding Obamacare, is the reason the Democrats let the government shut down.
May I be so bold as to assist with a slight re-wording....Refusal to fund Obamacare led the GOP to shut down the government.
We aren't getting revenue from the tax, so there's nothing to replace.
You just said that defunding Obamacare had everything to do with shutting down the government....
Democrats offered to negotiate the budget 18 times in the last six or seven months and the Repubs refused to even appoint a negotiator. This self induced crisis is on the Republicans heads.
Refusal to fund Obamacare led the GOP to shut down the government.
The Democrats haven't offered up a budget in 4 years. There hasn't been anything to negotiate.
false equivalency
It's the Dems that shut down the government, because they want everything, or nothing, going against the will of the people.
Yes they have. What universe do you live in?
The House GOP hasn't allowed them to come to a vote. That doesn't mean there were no offers.
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