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Facing a growing rebellion within his own ranks, House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the Republican Obamacare replacement plan from the House floor on Friday just before a scheduled vote.
The decision is a staggering defeat for Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first attempt to partner on major legislation and fulfill a seven-year Republican promise to repeal Obamacare. It comes a day after Trump issued an ultimatum to House Republicans to vote for the bill or live with Obamacare.
A leadership aide said that Trump and Ryan spoke by phone at 3 p.m. and that the president asked the speaker to pull the bill.
I thought Trump was the BEST negotiator. What happened?
Seven years to come up with a replacement and the GOP have both Congress and the White House and your first attempt fails. The worst part is that it is not very surprising to me.
Proving Once Again that America is divided into the Evil Party and the Stupid Party.
Proving Once Again that America is divided into the Evil Party and the Stupid Party.
Our system really is run by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber.
Proving Once Again that America is divided into the Evil Party and the Stupid Party.
Our system really is run by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels from Dumb and Dumber.
Democrats were able to pass the affordable care act because, despite its unpopularity, the democrats believed that the bill was worth passing.
By contrast the republicans are afraid to act
As long as I am part of the Evil party and not the Stupid party, I am happy.
As long as I am part of the Evil party and not the Stupid party, I am happy.
Truth is, as cpwill basically said in another thread, the majority of the GOP'ers that are against the bill that was pulled today are against it because they don't think it goes far enough and that it was basically Obamacare lite, not because they are afraid to act. That would be the "Freedom Caucus" folks.
You'll have to re-register as a Republican, then.
You'll have to re-register as a Republican, then.
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