Washington – In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delivered the message to GOP senators at a private lunch attended by Vice President Mike Pence and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus. The decision was described by a Republican aide and another informed person who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the closed-door decision.
All GOP senators were planning to travel to the White House later Tuesday to meet with President Donald Trump, one source said.
McConnell had hoped to push the measure through his chamber by this week’s end, before an Independence Day recess that party leaders fear will be used by foes of the legislation to tear away support.
The bill rolling back much of President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care law has been one of the party’s top priorities for years, and the delay is a major embarrassment to Trump and McConnell. At least five GOP senators — conservatives and moderates — had said they would vote against beginning debate.
In 6 months the Flying Orange Yutz has accomplished NOTHING except to spew hatred and take credit for tweeting. He was going to ‘repeal and replace’ the ACA on DAY ONE. So many goose-steppers and alt-yidden who voted for him will lose their healrh insurance. So sad…
No one disagrees with the fact that health care was in crisis before Obama y”sh. His “solution” was borderline criminal, fraught with the grossest of dishonesty, and with the flip flopping of tricks to ram in down our throats. We are worse off than before, and this is fact, if you inquire of subscribers, providers, and the insurance companies that are looking to jump ship.
That GOP is motivated to trash Obamacare, is a given, and easily understood by all. But the reality is that it can only be buried totally by a suitable replacement. And a new bill that accomplishes the goals is tough. If it gets too financially sound, it excludes too many. If too inclusive, it cannot be subsidized by subscribers and taxes. The dilemma is not an easy one to solve.
By the GOP delaying, it is not because anyone is pleased with ACA. Rather, the solid bill is hard to write, and needs to not be done in haste. Look at ACA that was pushed through with speed, inadequate review, and arm twisting. Shame on you Democrats.
Smart choice. It was a bad bill.
Oh but aren’t the republicans hypocrites? They had 8 years to get it straight? Not really.It took a few years for the ACA to take effect. And they never realized the magnitude of what happens when you dish out free lunches. Its really tough to take back freebies from those added 15 million medicaid recipients. One of the ills of our sad democracy.