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Speaker Paul Ryans dream of overhauling the nations entitlement programs in 2018 will soon run into a harsh reality: His own party isnt on board.
The Wisconsin Republican has detailed an ambitious effort to dramatically reshape Medicare, Medicaid and welfare programs that the GOP has long targeted as ripe for reforms. But bring it up with key Senate Republicans and House GOP moderates and they blanch seeing a legislative battle that may not be winnable and that may not be worth it in an election year where control of Congress is up for grabs.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has all but ruled out the idea, saying publicly that he doesnt expect to see welfare and entitlement changes on the agenda next year, particularly if it's done in a party-line manner.
The sensitivity of entitlements is such that you almost have to have a bipartisan agreement in order to achieve a result," McConnell told reporters at a news conference last week.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/27/ryan-mcconnell-congress-entitlements-medicare-social-security-314766
And has for "bipartisanship" fuck you........................
And has for the asshole Ayn Rand Ryan,saying that the country is trapping people into poverty------------------no asshole, you are creating poverty all by your fascist republican caucus
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)more likely to go unnoticed.
CrispyQ
(36,542 posts)McConnell knows you don't go into an election season talking about cutting SS/Medicare. If they keep the house & senate, there will be no talk of bipartisanship. I hate him most of all.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)We are going to watch people die. Will the country explode?
I have had ENOUGH, and to think this is happening because people just couldnt trust ...
oops, I almost went there again..cant do that
hibbing
(10,110 posts)And it's not an "overhaul" Just how the media labels it. They want massive cuts to all three programs. I how the Democrats fight for expansion not reduction.
Peace
FSogol
(45,559 posts)away
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)greedy motherfuckers.
CrispyQ
(36,542 posts)They want us to pay into a system they are pilfering/have already pilfered. And people vote for these fuckers. I don't see a way out of this mess when 35% of the people are so dumb & ignorant they vote for this shit.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I am living for the day when they get what they deserve.