House Democratic leadership is challenging Speaker Paul Ryan to use his leadership and the fact that Republicans have the White House, Senate, and House. If he wants to pass a short-term funding bill this week, he'll have to either do it entirely without Democrats, or put an end to the Zombie Trumpcare rush.
House Democrats will oppose a short-term spending bill if Republican leaders attempt to expedite an ObamaCare repeal bill this week, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Thursday. […]
"If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose a one-week Continuing Resolution and will advise House Democrats to oppose it as well," Hoyer said in an email.
"Republicans continue to struggle to find the votes to pass a bill that will kick 24 million Americans off their health coverage, allow discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions, and impose an age tax on older Americans. That's why they are trying to jam it through the House before their Members can hear from the American people this weekend about their opposition to this horrible legislation."
Hoyer gave Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that message Thursday morning and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi repeated it in her briefing Thursday morning, telling reporters "I assume they have the votes to pass their extension…. [T]he ball is in their court." If Republicans want to keep government open, they're going to have to figure out how to do it without Democratic help.
House Republicans are hell-bent on ripping away our health insurance. Call your member of Congress at 202-224-3121, and demand they vote NO on a renewed Trumpcare that is worse than the one before. Remind them they work for you.