“He will not have the votes. Everybody is being nice to everybody because they want us to vote for this, but we’re not going to vote for it.”
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), discussing Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to replace Obamacare on Face the Nation.
“He will not have the votes. Everybody is being nice to everybody because they want us to vote for this, but we’re not going to vote for it.”
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), discussing Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to replace Obamacare on Face the Nation.
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