Washington – House Republican leaders were short of the votes needed for their health care overhaul bill hours ahead of a vote demanded by President Donald Trump.
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That’s the word Friday from GOP lawmakers and congressional aides as Speaker Paul Ryan met with the president at the White House to deliver the sobering news.
Paul Ryan told President Trump that there are not enough votes to pass Republicans’ healthcare bill, CNN reported, citing a Republican source.
Ryan, at a meeting with Trump at the White House, is seeking guidance from Trump about possible next steps, according to CNN.
Separately, Vice President Mike Pence was meeting near the Capitol with recalcitrant members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus in a last-ditch effort to secure support.
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., told reporters, “As of right now, I’m not sure that we are across the finish line. We’ve still got three or four hours and there’s still discussions happening.”
24 million Americans are LOL. As news of the gutted plans come out, with no coverage for anything except CTS (cronk trumpf syndrome), more ‘moderate’ Alt-GOP volk will bail out.
Big defeat for the liar-in-chief. It couldn’t happen to a nicer low life. Too bad, TrumpISprez.
You would have thought that after all these years, the Republicans would have had a well-prepared plan. They are the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.