NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
March 23, 2017
The conservative, big-spending Koch brothers have a message for House Republicans: vote against your leadership on Thursday and reap the profits.
Charles and David Koch, the Kansas-born siblings known for their affluence and hard-right political leanings, have announced through their main advocacy network that they're going to create a new fund for GOP representatives who vote against the White House-backed American Health Care Act proposed to replace Obamacare, CNN first reported Wednesday night.
Why? The current bill doesn't do enough to root out every aspect of Obamacare, according to the Kochs.
"We can, and will, stand with principled lawmakers who will oppose the House health care bill and continue to fight for solutions that provide people the choices and control they want, the affordability they need, and the quality they deserve," a Koch-helmed advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity, said in a statement.
The Koch network, formally dubbed the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, will reportedly make available millions of reelection campaign dollars for GOP representatives willing to oppose the Obamacare replacement plan, which President Trump has repeatedly expressed support for.
Republicans who vote yes on the GOP leadership-touted bill will still be eligible for some financial backing from the Koch network, but they'll be frozen out from the new fund.
A White House spokeswoman did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily News.
The House will vote on the Obamacare repeal and replacement bill Thursday night, and a growing number of Republicans are hinting they might not side with Trump and the party leadership.
The President and his House allies have been aggressively advocating for the bill in recent days, but the last-minute Koch announcement could prove another thorn in their sides.
The Koch brothers plan to dish out upwards of $400 million on political campaigns in 2018, according to reports.
Their traditionally conservative network has taken issue with Trump on a number of issues, including his court-challenged travel bans and isolationist "America First" policies. However, it has also expressed support for other initiatives, including the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
The American Health Care Act has been blasted by voices across the political spectrum, and the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office recently claimed that 24 million Americans would lose coverage if the plan goes into law.
Nonetheless, Trump warned House Republicans on Tuesday that he would "come after" them if the bill doesn't pass on Thursday.
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Trump puts the cart before the horse, now he has to go and kiss the rings of real billionaires.
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