President Trump hinted Saturday that overhauling
ObamaCare is still alive, perhaps through a bipartisan deal, following the
effort’s dramatic and seemingly terminal failure a day earlier.
“ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and
piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE,” Trump tweeted. “Do not
worry!”
Trump tweet after House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday
cancelled the final vote for the ObamaCare replacement bill, upon concluding he
didn’t have enough votes despite the chamber’s GOP majority.
“We’re going to be living with ObamaCare for the
foreseeable future,” the Wisconsin Republican said afterward, making clear that
neither he nor President Trump intend to introduce new legislation.
Meanwhile, Trump appeared to already be turning his
attention to tax reform and returning to his plan to allow ObamaCare to
continue -- with the expectation that the 2010 health care law would implode
amid increasing costs and few options for Americans.
Still, his tweet Saturday suggested a potentially
willingness to work on a bipartisan plan on overhauling ObamaCare -- albeit a
scenario in which Democrats come to the GOP-controlled Congress to work
together on improvement.
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ObamaCare will explode and we will all get
together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not
worry!
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The Republican divided that doomed the party’s ObamaCare
replacement bill appears as equally wide in the aftermath, with leaders in
disagreement about the next step.
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan on Saturday seemed open to
such discussions, acknowledging that ObamaCare indeed has problems, including
too few tax credits for poor Americans to help pay for the insurance.
“ObamaCare is not perfect. We need to fix things” he said
on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.” “This is all fixable if we sit down as
reasonable people.”
Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy told Fox News'
"America's News Headquarters" on Saturday that he agrees with Trump's
tweet, suggesting a bipartisan effort.
