[QUOTE]In a middle-of-the-night vote, the Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The 52 to 47 vote was along party lines.
Democrats opposed Price, a Republican from Georgia, because he is a key architect of undoing the Affordable Care Act and has advocated making major changes to Medicare.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/09/politics/tom-price-confirmation-vote/"]CNN Source[/URL]
I'm going to laugh so hard if Medicare gets cut in any way under Trump's leadership.
[QUOTE]and has advocated making major changes to Medicare.[/QUOTE]
That's not guaranteed bad. Depends on what changes he wants.
these "middle of the night" votes are so fuckin sketchy
[QUOTE=Ridge;51806405]That's not guaranteed bad. Depends on what changes he wants.[/QUOTE]
As is typical of a Republican, [URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/09/through-views-and-alliances-hhs-nominee-has-long-opposed-government-role-in-health-care/?utm_term=.420159618d70"]it mostly actually is. [/URL]
[QUOTE=Raidyr;51806235]I'm going to laugh so hard if Medicare gets cut in any way under Trump's leadership.[/QUOTE]
If it fucks over all the senior citizens who voted for him I will laugh my god damn ass off. They'd still probably support him and say 'IT"S DER DAMN DEMOCRAPS FAULT'
[QUOTE=God of Ashes;51806412]these "middle of the night" votes are so fuckin sketchy[/QUOTE]
Could've been quicker and earlier, it seems.
[QUOTE]The Senate worked late because of procedural delays pressed by Democrats on a series of Trump's Cabinet members.[/QUOTE]
yes, blame the democrats, good idea!
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