Post by Logan on Dec 6, 2016 11:16:31 GMT -6
Patty Murray, other Senate Democrats prepare to fight Trump's nominees
Washington state’s U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is sounding an alarm over how the Cabinet picks of President-elect Donald Trump could roll back health-care laws, restrict abortion and even privatize Medicare.
But Murray and other Senate Democrats may not be able to do much to obstruct Trump nominees — in part because of a change to filibuster rules Democrats themselves put in place three years ago.
In an interview, Murray, the third-ranking Senate Democrat, pointed with dismay to Trump’s choice of U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Price has a 100 percent anti-abortion voting record and has criticized mandated free birth control provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, which he has pushed to repeal.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/patty-murray-other-senate-dems-prepare-to-fight-trumps-nominees/
Washington state’s U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is sounding an alarm over how the Cabinet picks of President-elect Donald Trump could roll back health-care laws, restrict abortion and even privatize Medicare.
But Murray and other Senate Democrats may not be able to do much to obstruct Trump nominees — in part because of a change to filibuster rules Democrats themselves put in place three years ago.
In an interview, Murray, the third-ranking Senate Democrat, pointed with dismay to Trump’s choice of U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Price has a 100 percent anti-abortion voting record and has criticized mandated free birth control provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, which he has pushed to repeal.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/patty-murray-other-senate-dems-prepare-to-fight-trumps-nominees/