It's official: Republicans don't care what's in the GOP healthcare repeal bill, how it will impact Americans, and they won't even answer questions on it. They're concerned about one thing and one thing only: 2018. Following on Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ assertion that doing nothing will have "a tremendous impact on the 2018 elections," Sen. Chuck Grassley offered his own cynical political calculus:
It’s unreal, actually. Grassley is flat-out admitting that there are numerous reasons Republicans shouldn’t advance the Graham-Cassidy repeal bill—not least of which is the fact that they have given zero consideration to how it will impact the insurance markets and the overall health care of Americans across the country. In fact, just off the top, he could offer up 10 reasons. But none of that matters. Who cares about “the substance of the bill”?
Republicans campaigned on this.