Health bill vote delayed in House in setback to Trump, Ryan

ABC News ^ | Mar 23, 2017 | erica werner and ricardo alonso-zaldivar

[NobleFree]

GOP House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace "Obamacare," in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test.

The decision came after Trump, who ran as a master dealmaker, failed to reach agreement with a bloc of rebellious conservatives. Moderate-leaning Republican lawmakers were also bailing on the legislation, leaving it short of votes. [...]

[Responsibility2nd]

I don’t want lipstick on a pig. They’ve had over 7 years to develop a plan and 0bamacare lite is not what got them elected in the first place.

 

 

[arrogantsob]

The Lovers of Losing Caucus has joined the Democrats to damage the president.

[Godzilla]

bite me owen. we elected republicans over the past several election cycles to repeal 0bamacare. that was their promise.

You progressives like lipstick don’t you.

[Rusty0604]

Ditto that.

[VideoDoctor]

ABC IMMEDIATELY calls it a SETBACK.

This is ABC's version of FAKE NEWS.

[pabianice]

It took the Dems/Libs 80 years to get Obamacare, using every trick legal and illegal to do so. Why is anyone dumping on Trump after 3 months?

[JayGalt]

That has been outed as a joke to a good friend several times.

[arrogantsob]

The Fake News channels have been given the means to obscure the criminal intelligence operations with a barrage of “Trump failed” stories.

Freedom Caucus, my ass.

[HandyDandy]

“You didn’t say a real pony.”

[JayGalt]

That has been outed as a joke to a good friend several times.
Trump: If ObamaCare Replacement Doesn’t Meet Standards, I Won’t Sign It
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/15/president-donald-trump-tucker-carlson-tax-returns-obamacare-disaster-wiretap

[arrogantsob]

OK, go back to your room the nice nurse will be around soon with your Happy Pills.

[Kalamata]

In theory, a benevolent dictator would be sooooo much easier : )

[HandyDandy]

Socialized medicine is not who we are.

[Kalamata]

He so epitomizes the Elitist, entitled, arrogant little snot, for sure.

[foxfield]

...Ryan is holding tax relief hostage until healthcare is passed.

Can't these people walk and chew gum at the same time?

[Uncle Miltie]

REPEAL!

[LS]

You still don’t get Trump and I’m not going to keep explaining it.

[LS]

Nope. Stay tuned.

[Lurkinanloomin]

3. It completely eliminates the Obamacare mandate that required everyone to buy insurance.
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No it doesn’t, it reduces the IRS penalty to $0.00 but does not remove it. The penalty to the IRS is replaced with a 30% premium increase to the insurance companies.

[Rusty0604]

Probably not. But Ryan has told the president that they can’t do tax reform without his healthcare bill, so I believe he is holding him hostage.