Awaiting me in my inbox tonight was an email from the junior Senator from Tennessee, Bob Corker. He attempts to justify his vote for funding Obamacare and it makes me sick. Here is his email:
I wanted to take the opportunity to share my position during what has been a confusing debate on the Senate floor over the last few days. Like you, I am concerned about the negative effects the President's health care reform law is having on our state, our country, and future generations. I have continued to oppose Obamacare at every turn, including efforts to repeal and defund it.
Today, I voted in support of advancing the House continuing resolution that would permanently defund Obamacare while funding the federal government. After the defunding provision in the bill was struck by an amendment that I opposed, I voted against passage of the amended bill. The bill, nonetheless, passed the Senate with only Democratic votes, and now moves back to the House. In the House, Republicans have the majority and can make other good policy changes that continue the fight against Obamacare. I hope the House can send something back to the Senate that will pass both chambers.
Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating: a shutdown would not prevent Obamacare's implementation because the funding for it is almost entirely mandatory, meaning that it occurs regardless of a shutdown. This tactic would only divert attention from the cascading reports of the very real consequences of the law for individuals, families and American businesses.
This doesn't mean we say "game over." It means we work toward actual solutions that have a possibility of becoming a reality. I look forward to the Senate taking up the bill again after the House improves it.
Does he think we are stupid? Let's review:
I have continued to oppose Obamacare at every turn
This is an outright lie. Bob Corker did NOT oppose Obamacare "at every turn." If he truly opposed Obamacare at every turn he would have voted AGAINST cloture, which leads us to....
After the defunding provision in the bill was struck by an amendment that I opposed, I voted against passage of the amended bill. The bill, nonetheless, passed the Senate with only Democratic votes, and now moves back to the House
No crap Corker! This is exactly why you should NOT HAVE VOTED FOR CLOTURE! The Cruz/Lee coalition said this would happen and anyone with two brain cells to rub together knew the Democrats would do this. If Corker and the other traitors would have voted against cloture, the Democrats could have never proposed and then eventually passed the amendment that funded Obamacare! Corker played parliamentary games which lead to funding Obamacare. Now, he wants us to believe that he fought against funding Obamacare when it was funded BECAUSE of his vote for cloture or as he puts it, he "voted in support of advancing the House continuing resolution that would permanently defund Obamacare. "
Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating
And here we have it. Corker is admitting his cowardice. He is so afraid of a government shutdown that he voted to fund Obamacare. We have a monstrous piece of legislation waiting to unleash all sorts of havoc on the American people and Bob Corker backs down from defunding it because why? A national park might close for a day or two? Pathetic.
Bottom line: Obamacare was funded in the Senate today because of Bob Corker. No amount of spinning on his part will change this.
I wanted to take the opportunity to share my position during what has been a confusing debate on the Senate floor over the last few days. Like you, I am concerned about the negative effects the President's health care reform law is having on our state, our country, and future generations. I have continued to oppose Obamacare at every turn, including efforts to repeal and defund it.
Today, I voted in support of advancing the House continuing resolution that would permanently defund Obamacare while funding the federal government. After the defunding provision in the bill was struck by an amendment that I opposed, I voted against passage of the amended bill. The bill, nonetheless, passed the Senate with only Democratic votes, and now moves back to the House. In the House, Republicans have the majority and can make other good policy changes that continue the fight against Obamacare. I hope the House can send something back to the Senate that will pass both chambers.
Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating: a shutdown would not prevent Obamacare's implementation because the funding for it is almost entirely mandatory, meaning that it occurs regardless of a shutdown. This tactic would only divert attention from the cascading reports of the very real consequences of the law for individuals, families and American businesses.
This doesn't mean we say "game over." It means we work toward actual solutions that have a possibility of becoming a reality. I look forward to the Senate taking up the bill again after the House improves it.
Does he think we are stupid? Let's review:
I have continued to oppose Obamacare at every turn
This is an outright lie. Bob Corker did NOT oppose Obamacare "at every turn." If he truly opposed Obamacare at every turn he would have voted AGAINST cloture, which leads us to....
After the defunding provision in the bill was struck by an amendment that I opposed, I voted against passage of the amended bill. The bill, nonetheless, passed the Senate with only Democratic votes, and now moves back to the House
No crap Corker! This is exactly why you should NOT HAVE VOTED FOR CLOTURE! The Cruz/Lee coalition said this would happen and anyone with two brain cells to rub together knew the Democrats would do this. If Corker and the other traitors would have voted against cloture, the Democrats could have never proposed and then eventually passed the amendment that funded Obamacare! Corker played parliamentary games which lead to funding Obamacare. Now, he wants us to believe that he fought against funding Obamacare when it was funded BECAUSE of his vote for cloture or as he puts it, he "voted in support of advancing the House continuing resolution that would permanently defund Obamacare. "
Some have suggested that it would be better to shut down the government rather than accept a bill that lacks the Obamacare defunding provision. But this would be self-defeating
And here we have it. Corker is admitting his cowardice. He is so afraid of a government shutdown that he voted to fund Obamacare. We have a monstrous piece of legislation waiting to unleash all sorts of havoc on the American people and Bob Corker backs down from defunding it because why? A national park might close for a day or two? Pathetic.
Bottom line: Obamacare was funded in the Senate today because of Bob Corker. No amount of spinning on his part will change this.
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