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05-06-2017, 06:51 PM
How congressmen embarrassed themselves when asked if they’d read the health care bill
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The people have many questions about the contents of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) but, firstly and perhaps most importantly, they want to k**w: How many representatives read it before they cast their votes for it on Thursday?
Several members of Congress ducked questions about whether they'd read the 126-page bill (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hr1628rh/pdf/BILLS-115hr1628rh.pdf). One said he was busy swinging a bat at a ball, and some just came out and said they didn't get through the piece of legislation that — if it gets through the Senate and onto President Donald Trump's desk — will likely kick millions off (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/04/the-gop-is-voting-to-undo-obamacare-without-k**wing-how-many-people-would-lose-health-insurance/?utm_term=.8049289182f8) their health insurance.
We've gone through some of Congress's most outrageous ducks, dives, dodges and embarrassing admissions about the bill. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/05/congress-questions-healthcare-bill/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The people have many questions about the contents of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) but, firstly and perhaps most importantly, they want to k**w: How many representatives read it before they cast their votes for it on Thursday?
Several members of Congress ducked questions about whether they'd read the 126-page bill (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hr1628rh/pdf/BILLS-115hr1628rh.pdf). One said he was busy swinging a bat at a ball, and some just came out and said they didn't get through the piece of legislation that — if it gets through the Senate and onto President Donald Trump's desk — will likely kick millions off (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/04/the-gop-is-voting-to-undo-obamacare-without-k**wing-how-many-people-would-lose-health-insurance/?utm_term=.8049289182f8) their health insurance.
We've gone through some of Congress's most outrageous ducks, dives, dodges and embarrassing admissions about the bill. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/05/congress-questions-healthcare-bill/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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