Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says President Trump will be the "sole executioner" of the Affordable Care Act if the healthcare bill is killed."ACA was on pace for record sign ups on Inauguration Day. Trump then order...
Month: July 2017
Trump writes off failing health care overhaul, tweets ‘let Obamacare fail’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared Tuesday he's going to "let Obamacare fail" after the Republicans' effort to rewrite the 2010 health care overhaul imploded in Congress.
Paul Ryan says Republicans should repeal and replace Obamacare simultaneously
"[W]e'd like to see the Senate move on something," Ryan told reporters, though he still believes a simultaneous repeal-and-replace is the "best way to go"
McConnell announces plan for Obamacare repeal with “stable” two-year transition period
McConnell took to the Senate floor on Tuesday, saying lawmakers must "continue to push forward now" toward repealing the ACA
Trump pivots from Obamacare repeal to ordering Republicans to ‘let it fail’
Frustrated president still lacks major legislative achievements six months into tenure as Republican defections in Senate doom replacement healthcare bill
Donald Trump said Republicans should “let Obamacare fail”, after the dramatic collapse of efforts to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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WATCH: Sen. Blumenthal calls GOP Obamacare repeal attempts ‘insanity’
"To go forward with repeal again without replacing it is not only insanity. It's a disservice to the American people at a time when they need better health care, not ideological posturing," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
Sen. Johnson won’t say if he has faith in McConnell as leader
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) won't say if he has faith in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over his handling of Medicaid, according to CNN's Manu Raju....
Senate health-care bill collapses under opposition
The Senate Republicans' health-care bill was dealt a fatal blow on July 17, when two more senators came out against it. Now President Trump is suggesting to repeal Obamacare, let the insurance market fail and then make "a great healthcare plan."
Trump says he’s ‘very disappointed’ with GOP health-care bill’s collapse
President Trump on July 18 said he is “very disappointed” after a Republican effort in Congress to revamp the Affordable Care Act collapsed.
Trump says he’s ‘very surprised’ by Lee and Moran’s opposition to health-care bill
President Trump on July 18 said he is “very surprised” that Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) opposed a Senate bill aiming to revamp the Affordable Care Act.