President Trump wants to let Obamacare fail, but the health reform law is actually on the mend.![]()
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Month: July 2017
Trump boasted easy Obamacare repeal,…
It’s now apparent that Republicans are unable to deliver on their seven-year promise to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
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Washington reacts after collapse of GOP health-care bill
President Trump on July 18 said he was “very disappointed” with the GOP health-care bill’s collapse while the Senate leadership vowed to end Obamacare with no immediate replacement.
McConnell: Senate to try to repeal ObamaCare next week
But GOP leadership appears short of the votes needed to move forward.
Trump on Senate’s health care failure: “Let Obamacare fail”
Trump told reporters that Republicans aren't going to "own it" in regards to Obamacare's failure
WATCH: Senate GOP lacks votes for Obamacare repeal, Trump says to let it fail
Three Republican senators have come out against Mitch McConnell's plan to repeal Obamacare, putting the brakes on second-ditch efforts to roll back the Obama administration's signature health care legislation.
Healthcare plan flatlines again
• Senate plan ‘B’ fails… then plan ‘C’ fails… Trump plans to blame Democrats… ‘We’re not going to own it’
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After the collapse of a Republican health care reform bill in the Senate Monday night, leader Mitch McConnell declared a new plan, which then immediately collapsed. Barack Obama’s healthcare law lives on…
Last-ditch effort thwarted
Health care: The promise, and the perils, of bipartisanship
The unraveling of Republicans' go-it-alone approach could well end up involving Democrats in the search for a solution to rising premiums and insurers pulling out of the Affordable Care Act.
Here are the ‘three easy things’ that Chuck Schumer thinks can shore up Obamacare
The Senate Democratic leader also criticized the president, saying, “Trump is running away from a difficult problem."