During the election, there was much discussion and clarification on the Obamacare issue. It was always “repeal and replace”, period. Trump’s stump speech was not repeal only. So full repeal is a bait and switch and won’t pass and only serves as an ideological test that won’t get anything done. We already had years of these gems that didn’t get anything done when we didn’t have the Presidency. We are so practiced at it that we actually think the HFC provided us a victory. Sheesh...
Yes candidate Trump has always supported “government care” or socialized medicine. In fact, I have pointed that out many times on this forum and was even suspended for posting videos of candidate Trump in his own words.
However, that is not what the majority of Republicans have been voting for and supporting during Obama’s presidency. Many of the candidates for House and Senate ran on repeal. In fact, a repeal bill passed both the House and the Senate and was later vetoed by Obama (no surprise there).
I believe that President Trump should be afforded the same opportunity to sign the same bill. Move the copy of the 2015 Obamacare repeal bill out of committee and to the floor for a vote in the House.
Lets see who supports a repeal when there is no backstop of a presidential veto. Lets see if President Trump is truly behind a repeal.
Otherwise, the GOP is just a bunch of hypocrites.