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"Freedom Caucus" and Art of the Deal
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Pelle Svanslös
Mar 27, 2017, 6:35:48 AM3/27/17
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As members of the House Freedom Caucus plotted to seize control of
Donald Trump's health care bill earlier this month, they discovered a
key weakness in the President's strategy.
Quoting from a passage of the book in which Trump urged readers never to
seem too eager to cut a deal, the memo concluded Republican leaders
appeared to have done just that. "The Speaker needs a deal right now,
more than the Freedom Caucus. So does the White House."
Recognizing the immense leverage they enjoyed, members of the Freedom
Caucus and other conservatives like Pau would stubbornly maintain their
opposition to the House GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
One week before the House was set to vote on GOP leadership's health
care bill, Paul -- a vocal opponent of the proposal -- brought copies of
"The Art of the Deal" for his House colleagues in the Freedom Caucus.
A memo titled "Lessons from 'The Art of the Deal,'" which according to a
source was drafted by Paul's top aide Doug Stafford, was also circulated
to the conservative lawmakers in the room.
The first bullet urged the Freedom Caucus to "think big." "If you're
gonna be thinking anyway, you might as well make it big," the memo
quoted from Trump's memoir, and went on to caution lawmakers against
settling for "tweaks to a bad bill."
In an evening meeting at the Rayburn office building, Paul walked
through the position that members of the Freedom Caucus found themselves
in. Behind the senator was a placard that read: "USE YOUR LEVERAGE."
Some members were inclined to see even Trump's ultimatum as yet another
familiar trick from his book. Someone threatening to walk away, they
reasoned, doesn't mean that they really will.
"Just because Mr. Trump has said, 'Look, I'm going to turn my attention
away from this,' does not mean ... that he's not going to be involved in
any way," Harris insisted to a group of reporters. "Nor does that mean
that it's the final offer on anyone's part."
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/lawmakers-reading-art-of-the-deal/
Donald Trump's health care bill earlier this month, they discovered a
key weakness in the President's strategy.
Quoting from a passage of the book in which Trump urged readers never to
seem too eager to cut a deal, the memo concluded Republican leaders
appeared to have done just that. "The Speaker needs a deal right now,
more than the Freedom Caucus. So does the White House."
Recognizing the immense leverage they enjoyed, members of the Freedom
Caucus and other conservatives like Pau would stubbornly maintain their
opposition to the House GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare.
One week before the House was set to vote on GOP leadership's health
care bill, Paul -- a vocal opponent of the proposal -- brought copies of
"The Art of the Deal" for his House colleagues in the Freedom Caucus.
A memo titled "Lessons from 'The Art of the Deal,'" which according to a
source was drafted by Paul's top aide Doug Stafford, was also circulated
to the conservative lawmakers in the room.
The first bullet urged the Freedom Caucus to "think big." "If you're
gonna be thinking anyway, you might as well make it big," the memo
quoted from Trump's memoir, and went on to caution lawmakers against
settling for "tweaks to a bad bill."
In an evening meeting at the Rayburn office building, Paul walked
through the position that members of the Freedom Caucus found themselves
in. Behind the senator was a placard that read: "USE YOUR LEVERAGE."
Some members were inclined to see even Trump's ultimatum as yet another
familiar trick from his book. Someone threatening to walk away, they
reasoned, doesn't mean that they really will.
"Just because Mr. Trump has said, 'Look, I'm going to turn my attention
away from this,' does not mean ... that he's not going to be involved in
any way," Harris insisted to a group of reporters. "Nor does that mean
that it's the final offer on anyone's part."
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/lawmakers-reading-art-of-the-deal/
The Iceberg
Mar 27, 2017, 9:10:24 AM3/27/17
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*skriptis
Mar 27, 2017, 9:30:03 AM3/27/17
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The Iceberg <iceber...@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
Well his ultimatum wasn't a trick, like they wrongly believed.
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PeteWasLucky
Mar 27, 2017, 9:56:35 AM3/27/17
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It was what? Failure? Short attention span?
*skriptis
Mar 27, 2017, 10:01:03 AM3/27/17
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PeteWasLucky <waleed...@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
> It was what? Failure? Short attention span?
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A master move.
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Mar 27, 2017, 10:48:16 AM3/27/17
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reilloc
Mar 27, 2017, 10:56:37 AM3/27/17
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reilloc
Mar 27, 2017, 11:02:41 AM3/27/17
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prosecute a mandamus action, what kinds of facts are going to be
necessary to show ministerial actions have been willfully undone,
whether actions are, indeed, ministerial or discretionary.
Trump's not smart but the size and complexity of the ACA will work to
his inadvertent advantage and cost us all several fortunes in litigation
costs.
PeteWasLucky
Mar 27, 2017, 11:14:59 AM3/27/17
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Life continues and if he doesn't address it, it will be addressed by the next administration.
The Iceberg
Mar 28, 2017, 5:18:18 AM3/28/17
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