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Matt Drudge took to Twitter to blast Congress for hanging the new president "out to dry" by failing to move on ObamaCare and other agenda items.

Drudge included a photo of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) in the tweets from his verified account.

Congress hanging The Donald out to dry. Making him do everything alone! Despicable. No tax cuts, no Obamacare repeal. NOTHING

MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) January 30, 2017

Republicans kept repealing Obamacare while O was in office [knowing would go nowhere]. Now... NOTHING! pic.twitter.com/gejqT9ZEt6

MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) January 30, 2017

He argued that GOP lawmakers were quick to act on repealing ObamaCare when they knew their bills would be vetoed by then-President Barack Obama.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who put forth his own plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, was asked about the criticism this morning on "America's Newsroom."

"I think my bill is a consensus bill and all Republicans can vote for my bill," he said, adding that other proposals could divide the party.

Paul said ObamaCare is "complicated" and took three years to roll out. He said it would take "about a month" to work out all the details, but that he wants to "repeal and replace [on the] same day."

Watch the interview above.

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Tuesday on MSNBCs Morning Joe, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) defended President Trumps halting immigrationfrom seven Muslim-majority countries by sayingthat people ought to step back and see if we can agree that theres a problem in order to decide whether we like the solution.

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Paul said, I was told about 400 times over a year and a half that he was going to do this so I guess Im not surprised in the roll out. I was not specifically consulted and obviously there are some things that didnt go perfectly. But I think really people ought to step back and see if we can agree that theres a problem in order to decide whether we like the solution. And the problem is pretty clear, that about 40% of people who come to visit our country on a visa overstay their visa and we have no idea where they are. On 9/11 at least two of the hijackers were here on visa. They were traveling back and forth to the Middle East. And we really had no idea where they were or what they were doing and they were overstaying their visa. So there are problems I think in the immigration system that need to be fixed for our safety.

He added, I think you have to pause the system from areas of high risk for terrorism until you can improve the system. overall. Do I believe exchange with other cultures is good, people going back and forth is good, trade is good, yes. all of these things are good. But I think you have to make sure the system is working. We need to know virtually 100% of the time when you come and when you leave. Its called entry and exit. We do need to know that. And heres the problem that faces Europe. In Europe a million people went into Germany, some of them presented with one name and no papers. So if you call back to Syria and say, my name is so-and-so and you ask for the agency to check this person with one name, there is no agency. Its chaos over there so vetting these people is very, very difficult. And I think we need to do more vetting of people coming with one name from various countries in the Middle East.

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Rand Paul: "Constitution Doesn't Apply to People Not in U.S" - The Libertarian Republic

Screenshot via Mediate via CNNSen. Rand Paul stridently rejected the notion that American intelligence officials should resume the use of torture on detained combatantssomething President Trump favors.

Trump recently declared that torture "absolutely works," and U.S. officials should use any and all legal means to extract intelligence.

Paul took the opposite view, telling CNN's Jake Tapper that "it's currently against the law and I hope it will remain against the law."

He pointed out that incoming Defense Secretary James Mattis is also against torture and believes that it doesn't work. He also argued that U.S. intelligence officials have previously detained the wrong people, casting additional doubt on the idea that enhanced interrogation methods were justified.

"The CIA detained 119 people, 39 of them were tortured, and the conclusion of the Senate committee's report was that it didn't work, but there was also something very alarming," said Paul. "Of the 119 people that the CIA detained around the world, 26 of them were mistakenly identified, sometimes with people who had similar names, but they detained the wrong people. I think most Americans would be alarmed if 22 percent of the people we picked up and tortured were the wrong people."

Paul went on to say that Mike Pompeo's support for torture was one of the reasons he voted against his confirmation as CIA director.

Watch the full video here, via Mediate.

Paul is one of just a handful of people in Congress consistently representing the interests of Americans who are concerned about big government, no matter which team is running the government. He has supported Trump on the (rare) occasions that Trump has staked out a libertarian position on an issue, but is not afraid to go against the president.

If more Congressional Republicans were as principled as Paul, they would actually have the numbers to force Trump to hew closer to the Constitution.

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Senator Rand Paul has shared his plan for a replacement to the Affordable Care Act. While I commend the Senator for starting a dialogue that includes specifics, there are elements of the plan that should cause mental health advocates to shudder. Three components of the plan that have me cringing include:

The Paradox of Relying on Medicaid While at the Same Time Relaxing State Standards

In a conference call with Republican leaders, Paul was reported to have stated that he believes the best way to deal with very sick people with pre-existing conditions will lie with Medicaid and the states who can "look for innovative ways" to provide necessary care without bankrupting the system.Senator Paul is also reported to have said that hewants through the bill to "give new flexibilities to states in their Medicaid plan design, through existing waiver authority in current law....[to] allow states to make changes to their Medicaid plans without interference from Washington."

Senator Paul is telling us that he believes that Medicaid is the answer for those with pre-existing conditions and that states should be allowed to make changes to their Medicaid plans without interference from Washington. Sounds good, right? Wrong.

This mantra of "letting states decide" is good political theatre, but very precarious for those who have loved ones with mental health challenges. History has shown that providing quality health care coverage for those with mental health challenges is far too often at the bottom of the priority list when states are not bound to minimum standards. The zeal to "let states decide" is theTrojan Horsethat will likely be inserted into all of the Republican plans coming forward, and mental health advocates should pay close attention.

Senator Paul deserves props for at least publicizing a replacement approach for the ACA that can help start a dialogue. But his plan and likely many of the alternative plans to the ACA that will emerge over the next few days have some significant flaws that should concern all mental health advocates, regardless of political affiliation.

Call Your Congressional Representative

When you call your congressional office today, share the importance of finding ways to increase coverage for as many Americans as possible, keeping minimum standards high, and protecting all Americans with pre-existing conditions, so they are not shunned by the health care delivery system.

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