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There is no purpose in a Republican Party anymore

Jul 27, 2017, 4:12 PM

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks from his office to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 26. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Last night the Republicans voted against the free market. The simplest solution was rejected. They passed on free market insurance plans.

And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blathers on with the same speech he’s been giving for years.

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I’ve heard people in Washington D.C. say they are going to give the American people a multitude of health care plans. But it’s going to become one size fits all.

As long as the government is deciding what goes into every insurance plan and health care plan, the problem won’t be fixed. They did not get rid of a mandate in Obamacare. You are paying for things you will never use. They have voted against the free market.

What do we do now?

We have to primary these Republicans, and we have to stand by our decisions. We need to kick these people out of office who voted against the free market and our freedom to choose.

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There is no purpose in a Republican Party anymore