After dramatic day, GOP fails to reach health care deal

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

A frenzied 24 hours filled with hushed deliberations on Capitol Hill, senior-level meetings at the White House and back-to-back phone calls with the President came to an end Wednesday -- quietly and unceremoniously.

Well before midnight, this much was clear: Republicans still had no deal on their health care bill to repeal Obamacare, as a Thursday vote loomed around the corner.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and his top deputies huddled with a group of moderate Republicans in the Speaker's office Wednesday night, as members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus sounded increasingly optimistic that they were close to getting a major concession from the White House.

Hours later, Ryan and his top deputies never came out to speak to the cameras and dozens of reporters waiting outside, and it was clear that leadership had no good news to share. With the exception of a few members who rushed away without speaking to press, all leaders in the room, including Ryan, appeared to have ducked out using side exits.

Read more: Link tohttp://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/politics/house-health-care-bill/ source

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Note: This story is from very early in the morning on 3/23/17.

[RainAndMoreRain]

1. The Freedom Scum Couldn't Convince Ryan To Kill Enough Poor People To Make Them Happy

They just want billionaires to run everything for their own good.

[LuckyLib]

2. "appeared to have ducked out using side exits." That will be happening alot in the coming months.

[Chipper Chat]

3. They will probably postpone the vote today

citing "other things are taking priority."

[Julian Englis]

4. Such as obtaining Trump's taxes? No, just kidding.

n/t

[dalton99a]

7. Trump is probably pushing for a delay

[randome]

11. That's sort of Politics 101 -don't bring something up for a vote unless you're sure it will pass.

But I don't think they're smart enough to understand how much they are damaging the GOP. When Dolt45 loses this, he will have a trifecta of failures: 2 failed immigration executive orders and a failed Obamacare repeal.

Coming up next: Congress refusing to fund The Wall.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[ananda]

5. That's because the party is now divided ..

between Russian puppets, Koch puppets, and
who knows what .. and none of them care about
people or preserving the social fabric.

Governing decently is not a priority..It's just a
matter of degree -- how bad how fast.

[Bengus81]

6. Amazing....one group of Republicans want people to DIE from having no health care...

and another group of Republicans want them to DIE FASTER--and in LARGER numbers. My GAWD this must be sooooo exciting of a time to be a Republican in a position of POWER.

[dembotoz]

9. I find it a mixed blessing..Do we cheer as they make the bad worse?

[Achilleaze]

8. give it up republicans

you suck, and everyone knows it

[Marthe48]

10. Repugs don't do leadership well

One of the pundits said the repugs are more effective as opposition party. They prove their incompetence every hour.

[defacto7]

12. Republicans - quality demolition!

We don't do windows
We don't do dishes
We don't do leadership
We don't do construction...