BY DON PORTOLESE Fresh off the precarious victory of their proposed repeal and replace, President Trump and House republicans are breathing a sigh of relief. After years of tantrums, the GOP can finally live up to their word. As Representative Chris Collins (Rep-NY) said in a recent New York Times article, “We’re living up to a campaign promise we made, the Senate made, the president made.” Considering Collins and a good number of his fellow republicans didn’t even read the bill, I wonder how he is able to make this claim. Which promises is Collins referring to? I don’t remember President Trump promising to pull the health care safety net out from under millions of Americans. But, screw it; when have the republicans ever looked out for the average American in the first place?
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