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LOL. Yes.

 

Marcon: if the election had been held May 3rd, I would have won.

 

By the way, are there any sources besides Kevin McCarthy who say the GOP has the votes for the AHCA?

Because McCarthy is a grade-A chucklehead.

 

Special-needs kids don't need an education - unless mommy and daddy can pay for it themselves.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/...id-special-education-affordable-care-act.html

 

And say goodbye to the cap on out-of-pocket expenses on your employer-provided healthcare too.

Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans

 

Special education is a federal mandate. Local property taxes will increase or chunks of the rest of school budgets will vanish.

 

Aircraft carriers and additional nuclear warheads aren't going to pay for themselves!

 

Well, at least they have a bit of a sense of humor.

 

I'm sure the Secretary of Education will step up and inform the president of this issue. Oh wait. It has nothing to do with getting money for religious education, so she doesn't care.

 

You may remember it was DeVos' total lack of knowledge or interest in special education that caused Collins and Murkowski to vote against her confirmation.

 

I forgot that detail, but that makes sense. Perhaps the White House is genuinely overlooking the impact on special education rather than just not giving a damn. That is where a competent Secretary of Education might come in handy.