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Using the term rammed through feels like a stretch given the description. The bills were negotiated for over a year, and liberal features like the public optio
by jljljl 10y ago
Using the term rammed through feels like a stretch given the description.
The bills were negotiated for over a year, and liberal features like the public option and coverage for abortion were removed due to Republican and independent opposition. The bill ultimately received a Supermajority in the Senate and a majority in the house in regular voting, and not through reconciliation. The Republicans are unlikely to pass the repeal through the senate with anything close to the same numbers.
You allude to the origination clause below, but that argument was rejected by the courts, and the Supreme Court declined to hear it. The first version of the bill was also introduced in the House, as was the original revenue bill that the senate bill was built onto.