I know, I know, you're all tired of the drama associated with the president's failure to overturn the ACA. However, if you're at all interested in how it happened,
this is an excellent article. The first few paragraphs are pretty stunning.
Donald Trump had heard enough about policy and process. It was
Thursday afternoon and members of the House Freedom Caucus were
peppering the president with wonkish concerns about the American Health
Care Act—the language that would leave Obamacare’s “essential health
benefits” in place, the community rating provision that limited what
insurers could charge certain patients, and whether the next two steps
of Speaker Paul Ryan’s master plan were even feasible—when Trump decided
to cut them off.
"Forget about the little shit," Trump said, according to multiple sources in the room. "Let's focus on the big picture here."
The group of roughly 30 House conservatives, gathered around a
mammoth, oval-shaped conference table in the Cabinet Room of the White
House, exchanged disapproving looks. Trump wanted to emphasize the
political ramifications of the bill's defeat; specifically, he said, it
would derail his first-term agenda and imperil his prospects for
reelection in 2020. The lawmakers nodded and said they understood. And
yet they were disturbed by his dismissiveness. For many of the members,
the "little shit" meant the policy details that could make or break
their support for the bill—and have far-reaching implications for their
constituents and the country.
We are now off to storage get the things we put in there prior to fixing the bus.
Interesting, a second term of Trump!!! It was also interesting how he blamed the Democrats for the defeat when the Republicans have control over both houses. Its the "its not my fault|" syndrome.
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