Posted on 03/23/2017 12:47:49 PM PDT by 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. [...]
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not a setback
I don’t care
I would rather they not rush through this half-ASSed RyanCare POS (that would be labeled Trumpcare when it goes bad)
No, in setback to Ryan. They still don’t get Trump’s negotiating and I’m tired of explaining it to people. This was RYAN’s bill. Trump gave him cover while privately meeting with Freedom Caucus, Cruz, and Paul to fix it.
“setback”???
No, its the LEGISLATIVE PROCESS!!!!
It means Trump will be successful in ultimately helping craft a bill to repeal and replace the failure, which is Obamacare.
Its not a set-back, its victory - if you promise repeal, give the people a REPEAL - not Obamacare 2.0.
Its clear to me - Trump is not a “half measures” kind of guy. I truly suspect he supported this because he needed to accommodate Ryan and the RINOs.
I see it as a loss for Ryan and the RINOs. Trump can now say - we tried it your way, and it failed. Now let’s do it right.
They are still negotiating the deal and it's taking a little longer than planned.
This is the worst thing ever to happen. A holes knee capped trump. Market crashes. Gorsuch gonna get filibustered.all because Jim Jordan thinks it’s about him. The Republicans are as bad as the dems. Governing is about realism not a debate on free republic.
It killed Obamacare but did not replace it. That has to be fixed. All in one. This was Ryan legislative skullduggery.
Is the market crashing yet?
My life and health are not centered around Trump’s deal making, or Ryan’s ego.
Full repeal, get govt out of the healthcare business except for fixing the “state lines”, “existing conditions”, and “tort reform”. Those three things, and the open market will fix the things to make healthcare great again.
Figure out some Medicare solution for the “uninsureds”, it’ll be cheaper than Obamacare lite.
Not a setback. Exactly what was anticipated.
A message has been sent to moderates
Don’t be a Fool! So many have Willfully believe Trump was going to Repeal Obamacare. But they Payed No Attention!
Wake Up Trump is NOT being Played, He is part of the Players!
Trump is in on Big Government... It just needs to be in his Favor... He NEVER was going to REPEAL Obamacare! Remember when I ask well before Trump was elected and was still running for the GOP, What do you think He is going to do? I ask people to Document what they though he was going to do, what he stood for, Yet No One would record what Trump Stood for or what He was going to do. Its because He has been and always was ALL OVER the Place.
I Say Again the Federal Government HAS to be SLAYED! There is No Fixing it for the Beast is now in Total Control and it will not go away, thus it has to be removed!
Return to God, His Order and a Moral people or continue as Slaves to the Beast and Much Darker Days Ahead!
The Enemy is within and until we deal with that Enemy we will Never be able to Deal with the Enemy’s outside the Nation.
Know this:
Return to God, a Moral people and Christendom! Anything Else if for Not! When you see the reunification of Christians into the One True Faith the Holy and Apostolic Catholic Church the End to the Darkness will be Assured... Until then PRAY for All the Lost Souls!
God Bless
I agree, this is Ryan’s set back — not Trump’s — he is negotiating and now has the stronger hand as Ryan was unable to get the votes.
Their setback is our chance to get a better bill.
If it’s not going to lower premiums and deductibles by the time next open enrollment rolls around, what good is it?
+1
It doesn't appear that we know actually what the "conservatives" are going to do, as they have no alternatives that will pass the Senate, and they're so stupid they think repealing an entitlement all at once is going to endear them to the voters. These people are only good at being an opposition party, but cannot govern nor operate as winners on a political level. The whole lot need to be thrown out and replaced with common sense Populists.
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