Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday invoked the late-Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) dramatic and decisive vote to sink the Republicans’ 2017 effort to repeal ObamaCare throughout Trump’s first time period as he argued towards the GOP megabill.
“What sort of social gathering would carry a invoice to the Home ground that rips away Medicaid from these in want? What sort of social gathering would carry a invoice to the Home ground that actually robs meals from the mouths of kids, veterans and seniors? And all of that is being carried out to offer huge tax breaks to their billionaire donors. It is unconscionable; it is unacceptable; it is un-American,” Jeffries stated.
“All we’d like are 4 Republicans — simply 4 — to indicate John-McCain-level braveness.”
Because the minority social gathering within the Home, Democrats are powerless to dam President Trump’s home agenda if GOP leaders can rally the votes to move it.
However that’s not stopping them from making the vote as uncomfortable as doable for on-the-fence Republicans, particularly these dealing with robust reelection in battleground districts.
As a part of that public-messaging marketing campaign, scores of Home Democrats on Wednesday morning took to the steps of the Capitol to spotlight probably the most controversial components of the Republican laws, together with steep cuts to low-income well being and vitamin packages.
Jeffries and different Democrats known as out a number of Republican lawmakers by identify, together with Reps. Scott Perry (Pa.), Rob Bresnahan (Pa.), David Valadao (Calif.) and Younger Kim (Calif.). All of them are dealing with robust reelection contests subsequent 12 months.
The show comes as Republican leaders are scrambling to lock down sufficient votes to advance the measure on the ground. A procedural vote is scheduled early Wednesday afternoon, however a number of hardline conservatives are threatening to dam the measure.