Republicans demand your vote, but don't care if you or your diabetic friends and relatives die when they can't afford their insulin. 

I guess that's why sliced a measure to prevent private insurers from gouging insulin patients from the Democrats' climate and economic bill that was just passed in the Senate.

And before anyone says "it would have cost too much," remember those trillion dollar tax cuts for the rich. The money was supposed to "trickle down" to the Middle Class and the Poor. 

Republicans block cap on insulin costs

 

The vote was 57-43 which included 7 GOPers.  They were 3 votes short of the measure passing.

 

43 GOP senators voted against reducing the cost of insulin.  Surely, some of their constituents could use the cost reduction. 

 

Only GOP voters affected by diabetes in one form or another can answer the question of why they vote for people uninterested in lowering their prescription costs.😎

Republican Senators pulled the same stunt with Burn Pit aid for combat veterans. It's a good thing Jon Stewart was so outraged before TV cameras and that a group of Veterans stayed outside the Capitol until the GOP Senators caved.

The GOP is heartless. But ... as we've known for a long time, Cruelty is what motivates many of them. 

45 minutes ago, Stefan said:

The GOP is heartless. But ... as we've known for a long time, Cruelty is what motivates many of them. 

Rhetorically, I'm still wondering what makes folks support and vote for a cruel and heartless group of people..😎

I'll leave that to the psychologists. 

@ProfD

BTW, those 57 Senate votes were good enough to protect that private equity tax break.