+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Bernie Sanders trolls Republicans for secrecy on healthcare bill by tweeting blank piece of paper

Jun 13, 2017, 02:32 IST

Advertisement
Bernie SandersMatt Rourke/AP

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday tweeted an image of a blank piece of paper on Monday, joking it was the schedule for hearings on the GOP healthcare bill.

"BREAKING: Senate Republicans just released the schedule of hearings, committee markups and public testimony for their health care bill," Sanders' account tweeted.

Senate Republicans have been writing their own version of the House GOP's American Health Care Act aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare. But they have so far not held any hearings on the bill, nor have they released any legislative text.

According to reports, Senate GOP leaders are not planning to release their bill until it goes to committee for a vote.

Sanders also retweeted Greg Sargent, a liberal blogger at The Washington Post, who joked that the blank sheet also contained the yet-to-be-released bill text.

Advertisement

Sanders follows Sen. Claire McCaskill, who asked Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch if Republicans were planning to have any hearings on their bill during a hearing last week with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

Here's the tweet:

 

NOW WATCH: 'Do you even understand what you're asking?': Putin and Megyn Kelly have a heated exchange over Trump-Russia ties

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
Next Article