I think the chances of the senate taking the house bill as written are 0. How different is the question, yeah.
— Schnorkles O'Bork (@schnorkles.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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A bill is gonna happen because they have to do that – the GOP presiding over the largest combined tax increase in history would be an electoral nightmare (or so they believe) and they're going to get something over the line.
What it ends up being? No idea.— Schnorkles O'Bork (@schnorkles.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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When the ACA passed, many House Dems voted for it knowing it would likely tank their chances of reelection. They did it because expanding health care to millions was worth it.
Last night, GOP “moderates” likely ended their careers to take that health care away. Imagine doing that. Monsters.
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Simple media message: they voted to throw millions of people into poverty so they could line their pockets.
More complex media message: and they are currently threatening to end the data collection policy analysts could use to show that.— Stephen Nuñez (@socio-steve.bsky.social) May 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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