Posted on 10/07/2017 1:49:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — President Trump reached out to the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, on Friday to propose yet another effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but Mr. Schumer later said he had quickly shot down the offer.
Mr. Trump’s phone call, which he announced in a tweet on Saturday morning, was his latest overture to Democrats, after reaching a bipartisan spending deal and forging an unexpected, if tentative, alliance on immigration with Mr. Schumer and the House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi.
The president has vented frustration with the serial failure of Republicans in the Senate to strike down the health care law, the signature legislative achievement of President Barack Obama, and he has threatened to work with Democrats to fashion a new law.
“I called Chuck Schumer yesterday to see if the Dems want to do a great HealthCare Bill,” Mr. Trump said in his tweet. “ObamaCare is badly broken, big premiums. Who knows!”
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The way I see it is that President Trump is trying help those with big premiums who have Obamacare. The dimoKKKRATS and some in the Republican party are playing politics. Some like John McCain have it in for President Trump and screw the people who are suffering.
Because they have John McCain, Susan Collins, and others on their side. We need a few more votes and a new leader to get this done.
Unfortunately you have to believe the Democrats care about what anything costs anybody. They don’t.
They have and never had any intentions of working with the Republicans so what would be the point?
It’s like one of those make a wish with the Devil deals: no matter how clever you make the deal it always fails and the Devil gets your soul.
Heads up for media Propaganda and the new lingo of the Progressive party.
Trump made a deal with no one. He’s jumping on a brush pile to flush out the rabbits.
People who listened to him when he said democrats were willing to work with Republicans had better wake up. This shows how willing democrats really are.
The swamp is what the swamp is.
“He’s jumping on a brush pile to flush out the rabbits.”
Coulda sworn those were birds flying outa that pile ! LOL...
Well stated he’s exposing both parties for what they are , only interested in themselves.
Hopefully his next move is an Executive order putting all members of Congress and their families under O care. The rabbits and rats will be coming out then. :):)
The Rats see themselves victorious and are doubling down - they’re waiting for Trump to offer Obamacare 2.0 (”Now with more government management of your healthcare!(TM)”). If Schumer ever accepts an offer, be very very afraid.
This deprives the Democrats of any credibility when a solution is found and they claim they were not given an opportunity to consult on it.
McCain is either a fool or is just plain evil. I see no other explanations.
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