Trumpcare is at least temporarily dead. Why else would Paul Ryan give this type of post-mortem?
Paul Ryan Press Conference
Huffington Post reports the following:
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the House of Representatives would postpone a planned vote on the American Health Care Act, the Republican bill to repeal Obamacare.
The news was first reported by Robert Costa of the Washington Post, who spoke to the president directly.
The announcement came while a debate over the bill was still playing out in the House chamber, with GOP leaders realizing they lacked the votes to prevail.
It was not immediately clear when Congress plans to resume consideration of repeal ― or whether it will do so at all.
The postponement is a devastating defeat for Trump and Ryan, and a major setback in the crusade against Obamacare that has defined Republican Party politics for seven years.
The announcement capped a week of chaotic activity at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, as Trump, Ryan and their lieutenants tried desperately to round up votes for the measure they introduced less than three weeks ago, which they were attempting to move through the legislative process at breakneck speed.
Paul Ryan made a striking statement. “Obamacare is the law of the land … We will be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future.”
Now we must ensure that they do not sabotage the law too badly before we replace them all.