They just realize this is a political loser and are pretending to buck party leadership because they’re all in districts that they’re almost certain to lose in the midterms. They know the Senate will never approve the subsidy extension. It’s all about publicity for them. I hate that they’re being described everywhere in the media as moderates just because they realized they’re going to lose their next election unless they act like they support the ACA.
They all voted for the Medicaid cuts. Bresnahan in particular put on this big show saying how he’s “a hard no on Medicaid cuts” and that he “told leadership I’m not backing down.”
Then the bill came up for a vote and, surprise surprise, he voted for it without hesitation, then insisted it wasn’t actually Medicaid cuts because it was “only targeting fraud.”
They’re not centrists. Not a single one.
They just realize this is a political loser and are pretending to buck party leadership because they’re all in districts that they’re almost certain to lose in the midterms. They know the Senate will never approve the subsidy extension. It’s all about publicity for them. I hate that they’re being described everywhere in the media as moderates just because they realized they’re going to lose their next election unless they act like they support the ACA.
They all voted for the Medicaid cuts. Bresnahan in particular put on this big show saying how he’s “a hard no on Medicaid cuts” and that he “told leadership I’m not backing down.”
Then the bill came up for a vote and, surprise surprise, he voted for it without hesitation, then insisted it wasn’t actually Medicaid cuts because it was “only targeting fraud.”