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Paul Ryan: Failure of Obamacare Replacement Makes Tax Reform Harder
breitbart ^ | JOHN CARNEY

Posted on 03/25/2017 8:46:50 AM PDT by davikkm

The White House tried very hard Friday to send a clear message that the success of President Donald Trump’s tax and infrastructure agenda does not turn on the fate of the Obamacare replacement bill. House Speaker Paul Ryan, only minutes after pulling his health care bill, appeared to at least partially contradict that.

“Yes. This does make tax reform more difficult,” Ryan said. “But it does not in any way make it impossible.”

Even though Ryan went on to say the House would “proceed with tax reform,” he appeared to be far less optimistic than the two top Trump administration economic officials who spoke earlier on Friday. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both had essentially the same message Friday morning: plans for tax reform, job creation, trade deals, and infrastructure spending remain intact regardless of what happen to the health care bill.

Standing on the White House lawn Friday morning, Mulvaney told CNBC that President Trump decided to stop negotiating with lawmakers over the healthcare bill because he “has other things he wants to do.”

“He wants to get tax reform done. He wants an infrastructure bill approved. He’s got other jobs programs moving through the White House,” Mulvaney said.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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KEYWORDS: healthcare; reform; ryan; tax
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To: Aria

Exactly what the Uniparty eunuchs have planned.


41 posted on 03/25/2017 9:28:03 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: davikkm

Ryancare failed because it was a bad piece of legislation that did nothing but pander to insurance companies at the expense of the voters. Thank goodness it failed. The person most responsible for this debacle deserves to be sacked and that person is Paul Ryan. If he was honorable he would just resign. But I am not holding my breath.


42 posted on 03/25/2017 9:28:42 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: davikkm

This guy has hubris to go out and say anything other than, “I have been a failure as a speaker. I resign”


43 posted on 03/25/2017 9:29:29 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: dynoman

You and Owen lost, dynoman.
There was no repeal or replace, just rearranging.
Sorry you did not get to rename Obamacare.


44 posted on 03/25/2017 9:29:42 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: davikkm

Ryan is nothing but a traitorous puke.


45 posted on 03/25/2017 9:32:22 AM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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To: davikkm

Ryan, a .00021% batter wants to give batting tips. Send him down to the minors.


46 posted on 03/25/2017 9:37:36 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: davikkm
QUESTION: When will Trump DEAL WITH THIS Disloyalty?

Follow Sarah's advice...FIRE HIM!!!

47 posted on 03/25/2017 9:41:52 AM PDT by Don Corleone (.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: davikkm

No. Democrats will make tax reform very difficult. They will oppose Republicans every step of the way. They will not be in favor of anything the Republicans propose, even if it’s a damned good idea and benefits everyone. Even if Republicans were to give a million dollars to every m*slim, black, trans”gendered” or Spanish-speaking person and put every White in jail, the dems would still oppose it.
There will be no cooperation from the dems, at all.


48 posted on 03/25/2017 9:44:55 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam mandates warfare against unbelievers and is absolutely incompatible with Western society.)
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To: davikkm

More likely, it is RINO’s who will make tax reform harder.


49 posted on 03/25/2017 9:45:24 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: davikkm

Maybe the leaders should have allowed others to help write thr bill.


50 posted on 03/25/2017 9:45:58 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (There will come a time when those screaming Fascists are in fact the actual Facists. W Church)
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To: davikkm

Make repealing Obamacare part of tax reform.


51 posted on 03/25/2017 9:46:01 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: tennmountainman
the Elites

You mean the swamp-critters.

52 posted on 03/25/2017 9:51:10 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: davikkm
Ryan sounds unrepentant.

-PJ

53 posted on 03/25/2017 9:53:03 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: goodnesswins
you know nothing about negotiations .

What. He understands it perfectly. You get everything you want. We get our cut of the take.

It's perfect.

54 posted on 03/25/2017 9:53:25 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: davikkm

This man is the personification of what is a failure in leadership.


55 posted on 03/25/2017 9:55:45 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: davikkm

Agreed

So quit and let a real man take over


56 posted on 03/25/2017 9:55:56 AM PDT by old curmudgeon
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To: davikkm
Prediction:
  1. Ryan will float a "tax reform" bill that raises taxes and gives more power to the federal govt and the IRS.
  2. Freedom Caucus will oppose it.
  3. Many FReepers will blame Freedom Caucus for not being team players.

57 posted on 03/25/2017 10:01:28 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Yes.

I suppose Trump could outsmart them at least on health care. Let Obamacare explode, give everyone waivers which would be easier to do when everyone is totally pissed off, and then facilitate the free market...at least what's left of it.

Can't help but think that health care first was a stoup to fail...it's so contentious and tricky anyway. Although I heard tax reform is somewhat dependent on getting health care fixed.

58 posted on 03/25/2017 10:07:41 AM PDT by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: davikkm
A comment at the Breitbart site:

Schrödinger's cat fird • 2 hours ago

So TRUMP risked his reputation to support Ryan but Ryan still wants to push back?

That is the mark of the man. A worthless scoundrel.

59 posted on 03/25/2017 10:13:22 AM PDT by Aria (2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
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To: davikkm

Trump deserves this humiliation. When you let the Snake ( Ryan) in, you deserve the bite. Instead of taking on the GOPe
on, he made kissy kissy with them. Enjoy this defeat Donald, you asked for it.


60 posted on 03/25/2017 10:23:20 AM PDT by heights
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