Process: It matters. During the first seven months of the 115th Congress, the Republicans tried - in multiple ways - to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act. We already know what they were trying to do; in this episode, hear the full story of how they tried to get their bills passed into law. Later in the episode, we also do a quick summary of what to expect in September as deadlines related to flood insurance, government funding, marijuana, and many other topics loom. Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD048: The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) CD123: Health or Profits CD146: Repeal & Replace CD151: AHCA - The House Version (American Health Care Act) Additional Reading Article: 861,000 high-risk South Florida homes don't have flood insurance by Jackie Wattles and Chris Isidore, CNN Money, September 8, 2017. Article: Homeowners (and Taxpayers) Face Billions in Losses From Harvey Flooding by Mary Williams Walsh, The New York Times, August 28, 2017. Article: The night John McCain killed the GOP's health-care fight by Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, July 28, 2017. Article: Collins, McCain, Murkowski vote to kill 'skinny' Obamacare repeal by Juliet Eilperin, Kelsey Snell, and Sean Sullivan, Bangor Daily News, July 28, 2017. PDF: Read the Senate 'Skinny Repeal' Bill, The New York Times, July 27, 2017. Article: Senate releases 'skinny' Obamacare repeal bill by Rachel Roubein, The Hill, July 27, 2017. Article: The Senate Health-Care Vote-o-rama: A Guide For the Perplexed by John Cassidy, The New Yorker, July 27, 2017. Article: Vote-a-rama: Here's what to know about the Senate practice by Jessica Estepa, USA Today, July 27, 2017. Article: The Skinny Repeal Gets a Score by Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, July 27, 2017. Article: Making Sense of the Obamacare Repeal Process by Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, July 26, 2017. Article: Senate Republicans Clear Key Health-Care Hurdle by Russell Berman, The Atlantic, July 25, 2017. Article: Senate votes to begin Obamacare repeal debate by Peter Sullivan, The Hill, July 25, 2017. Article: Senate Parliamentarian Challenges Key Provisions of Health Bill by Robert Pear and Thomas Kaplan, The New York Times, July 21, 2017. Article: How Rand Paul tried to lead an eye doctors' rebellion by David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, February 1, 2015. Article: The History of Regulation, NaturalGas.org, September 20, 2013. Article: What to Know About the New Flood Insurance Program by Lori Widmer, Insurance Journal, July 31, 2012. References Consider This! Podcast: Episode 190: How Subverting the Free Market Brings Us Corporate Behemoths Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: CBO Cost Estimate, July 20, 2017 Healthcare Freedom Act of 2017: CBO Cost Estimate BCRA: Senate Version 2, July 13, 2017 BCRA: Senate Version 1, June 22, 2017 GovTrack: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270, July 25, 2017 GovTrack: Motion to Proceed on HR 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017, July 25, 2017 GovTrack: S. Amdt. 271 (Paul) to HR 1628 GovTrack: S. Amdt. 667 (McConnell) to HR 1628 Vote Summary GovTrack: Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 National Weather Service: Hurricane Harvey YouTube: You're Dead Norma Tanega 1966 Sound Clip Sources Briefing: House Speaker Weekly Briefing, July 27, 2017. Timestamps & Transcripts Senate Session: Senate Leaders Speak Ahead of Health Care Vote, July 25, 2017. Part 1 Part 2 Sound Clip Transcripts Senator Chuck Schumer (NY): Many of us on this side of the aisle have waited for years for this opportunity and thought it would probably never come. Some of us were a little surprised by the election last year, but