Johnson also recognized former President Truman, who was the first president to propose a national health care program.
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WATCH: Senate GOP gets new pressure from Trump on health care
Trump claims Senate Republicans have not done their job to end the Obamacare "nightmare."
Trump criticizes Senate Republicans for not doing ‘their job’ in Obamacare fight
He added they are "very close" to having the votes to replace.
WATCH: Trump slams Senate Republicans for not doing their job
"So far, Senate Republicans have not done their job in ending the Obamacare nightmare," President Trump said during his statement about health care today.
Republican congressman shamelessly politicizes Steve Scalise shooting
Rep. Mo Brooks is using the shooting to score political points while Scalise is still in the hospital.CREDIT: screenshot
In a new ad, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) shamelessly politicizes the June 14 shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) in an attempt to burnish his Second Amendment credentials.
The ad begins with the sound of gunshots and raw audio from the 911 call that reported the June 14 shooting, ...
Congressmen seek revenge against the CBO for making Trumpcare look bad
No one could have seen this coming.Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sits with then-candidate Donald Trump CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has been a constant thorn in the side of congressional Republicans, repeatedly pointing out that Trumpcare would have a disastrous impact on the American health care system. The most recent version of Trumpcare, according to the C...
Even if Trumpcare fails, Obamacare’s foes have a plan B
Remember when presidents didn’t sabotage people’s health care?CREDIT: AP Photo/Molly Riley
The Senate is expected to hold a key procedural vote Tuesday on some version of the Trumpcare legislation, even though no one appears to know what is in the bill, or even if major provisions of the bill will have to be struck because they violate the Senate rules.
It’s unclear whether Senate Majority Leade...
GOP congressman blames health care struggles on ‘repugnant’ Republican ‘female senators’
Rep. Blake Farenthold suggested he’d like to resolve things with a gunfight.CREDIT: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) is livid at the inability of the Senate to repeal Obamacare, and he knows exactly who to blame: the Republican women of the Senate.
During a radio interview on a Corpus Christi station last Friday, Farenthold said he finds it “absolutely repugnant” that...
Chris Christie signs two pro-transgender bills into law
The new laws take New Jersey in the opposite direction Trump is taking the country.CREDIT: AP Photo/Matt Rourke
On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) surprised many when he signed two different bills advancing transgender equality into law. While both are positive advancements for the state, they coincidentally mirror prominent ways the Trump administration is rolling back transgender rights.<...
Trump tweets disappointment at Republicans who ‘do very little’ to protect him
Trump's tweet comes as Republicans in the Senate struggle to come together on a bill to overhaul Obamacare.
