Poor Rand Paul, he’s like the little kid in the neighborhood knocking on every door looking for a play date but everyone is hiding behind the curtains- PB/TK
Rand Paul outside secure room: Why can’t I see the House GOP’s secret ObamaCare plan? – BY ALLAHPUNDIT MARCH 2, 2017
I agree with Drew McCoy: This is obviously a stunt, but for a good cause. (Since when do senators have a right to see a House bill that’s still in progress?) Paul was inspired by this report that House Republicans have a new plan to replace ObamaCare in the works — but because the reaction to last week’s plan didn’t go so well, they’re keeping this draft close to the vest. Really close.
“The document is being treated a bit like a top-secret surveillance intercept. It is expected to be available to members and staffers on the House Energy and Commerce panel starting Thursday, but only in a dedicated reading room, one Republican lawmaker and a committee aide said. Nobody will be given copies to take with them…
Republican leaders are trying to avoid a repeat of what happened last time. When an outdated draft leaked last week, it was quickly panned by conservatives…
“The draft of it is going to be available tomorrow for those of us on the health subcommittee to start poring through,” said Representative Chris Collins of New York, a Trump ally and member of the health subcommittee of Energy and Commerce. “Unfortunately for you, we’re making sure it won’t be leaked.”
“I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location, & not available for me or the public to view,” Paul tweeted this morning, kicking off a Capitol Hill treasure hunt. He went to the room where the bill was supposedly being kept and asked the staffer at the door for a copy, but came up empty.
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