So now what have we got? Obamacare continues.
Not certain if the FC was frozen out of any process or refused to participate on their own.
Republicans, on the whole, are completely out of excuses in terminating Obamacare. This party controls all three branches. No more “We don't control the Senate” or “Obama will just veto any bill”, not even mentioning that the Republican House controlled the purse strings for years and didn't do a thing to successfully defund this crap.
I truly don't care about ideological purity on this subject. All I see is many everyday citizens being hurt, while our supposed party continues to stall. Instead, the diversion is some absurd Russian hacking story (notice how many Republicans are participating in this nonsense?)
Obamacare has been a great campaign issue. Maybe that's all it ever was to Republicans. Given the current course, it won't even be that any longer.
If Obamacare remains the law, why would Republicans act on Illegal Immigration, Dodd/Frank, meaningful Tax Reform or Deficit Reduction? After all, these were also campaign promises.
The bureaucracy seems to still be calling the shots. It's now up to President Trump to do what he does best; Go directly to the American People in televised speeches. If he can sway the public, the historically spineless Republican party will act.
A Republican Obamacare will coat the GOP the House, Trump a possible 2nd term, and the US what has been the best healthcare system in the world. There will be no opposition once the GOP passes Obamacare 2.0 in its own name.