Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's second in command, apparently shares his boss's contempt and disdain for his fellow senators. When it comes to what they’re going to have to vote on next week with Trumpcare, what they don’t know is their problem.
Got that? Letting them know what they're voting on before they actually vote on it is a luxury. So forget all about even wanting to see a CBO score on the bill you're voting on. Letting them know if they're kicking 15 million or 17 million people off of health insurance in 2018—AN ELECTION YEAR—isn't as important as rushing through this disastrous (whichever one it is) proposal.
He couldn't give a bigger "fuck you" to his fellow Republicans if he tried. When are those Republicans going to accept the fact that their leadership doesn't give a shit about them, shut them out of this process, keeps them in the dark on purpose, and then forces them to take what will probably be the worst vote of their careers.
Now would be a really good time to stand up to that and vote no. If nothing else, to salvage just a little bit of their self-respect, not to mention the health and lives of millions of their constituents.
Make your Republican senator feel the heat and grow a goddamned spine. Call their office EVERY DAY at (202) 224-3121 to demand that they say NO to repealing Obamacare and ripping health care away from millions of Americans. After your call, tell us how it went.