Posted on 03/24/2017 10:12:56 AM PDT by RummyChick
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, facing a revolt among conservative and moderate Republicans, rushed to the White House Friday afternoon to inform President Trump he did not have the votes to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to decide whether to pull the bill from consideration.
The president and the speaker faced the humiliating prospect of a major defeat on legislation promised for seven years, since the landmark health legislation was signed into law. President Trump had demanded a vote regardless, which has been scheduled for Friday afternoon. But House leaders were leaning against such a public loss.
The House opened debate Friday on what would have been one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in years, a bill that would have rolled back a major, established social welfare program, a feat that is almost unheard of.
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No. Votes are lacking to impose Ryancrap.
How does the NYT know? Direct connection to leaks? ;)
HUGE dittos... then go back to work SIR RYAN, and FIX IT RIGHT!!!!
For those that want to scream fake news at every story...
this is being put out there by multiple news sites.
Great! Picturing the tail between legs SEVERELY!
Can't Ryan just make a phone call?
I bet Ryan was giddy - Obamacare stays! Hurray!
Fake News from the New York Slimes.
“Paul Ryan Rushes to White House to Tell Trump Votes Are Lacking to Repeal Obamacare”
Excuse me? This “repeal” was never on the table. It was a replacement bill.
From what I understand, this is going to be a very unpopular decision, if they abandon a popular president whose rallies are attended by thousands. And tax reform depends on health care reform, apparently.
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Wow. That pic says it all.
I don’t know if Trump really wanted this or bought into Ryan’s pitch, but Trump is now in a lose lose situation. This bill is Obamacare 2.0 and it is costing Trump an enormous amount of political capital.
Hell no, I want Ryan out of the mix entirely.
AMEN, brother! Amen!
NYT misleads to agitate, again.
(Hi there, P144, sure good to see you.)
Drudge finds the greatest pics to tell a story
My exact question. These clowns at NY SLIMES are the epitome of fake news. I have every reason to doubt what they report.
Most coherent comments about this chance to repeal/replace on FR.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:owen/index?brevity=full;tab=comments
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