In Major Blow To Trump, GOP Health Care Bill Vote Delayed

[DonViejo]

In Major Blow To Trump, GOP Health Care Bill Vote Delayed


DOMENICO MONTANARO

John Boehner, when he was speaker of the GOP-controlled House, once likened his job to keeping 218 frogs in a wheelbarrow.

President Trump and current House Speaker Paul Ryan are running into the same problem.

NPR's Susan Davis reports that the long-promised Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been delayed. It was supposed to get a vote Thursday night, but it has been running into trouble — from both the right and the center.

At this writing, the votes are not there to pass the bill. It could get a vote Friday, but the path forward is uncertain. The delay is a blow to Trump, who for all his efforts at deal-making hasn't been able yet to secure the votes.

No consensus was reached during a meeting with the president and the roughly 40 members of the House Freedom Caucus at the White House Thursday afternoon.

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http://www.npr.org/2017/03/23/521239749/in-major-blow-to-trump-gop-health-care-bill-vote-delayed

[MFM008]

1. WINNING

this fail is winning for everyone on Obama care.....

[Cary]

2. Add it to Trump's first 100 day resume.

What a clusterfuck.