Congress Is Headed for a Showdown With Trump Over Obamacare Repeal
Congress Is Headed for a Showdown With Trump Over Obamacare Repeal
By Eric Pianin Fiscal Times
Suddenly President-elect Donald Trump and some Republican congressional leaders are pulling in different directions in their drive to dismantle Obamacare.
While “repeal and replace” was a highly effective campaign slogan that helped the Republicans win the White House and retain control of the House and Senate, it has now become an albatross around the necks of the incoming president and Senate and House GOP leaders.
No one really knows what repeal and replace actually means. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a major cheerleader for dismantling President Obama’s signature health insurance program, insists the way to go is to repeal the program with a lengthy transition period and then come back with a full blown replacement down the road.
But that’s not what Trump has in mind. Trump vowed during a press conference at Trump Tower on Wednesday to unveil proposals to repeal and then replace the Affordable Care Act literally within days or hours of each other by next month, after Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), his choice to head HHS, is confirmed by the Senate.
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By Eric Pianin Fiscal Times
Suddenly President-elect Donald Trump and some Republican congressional leaders are pulling in different directions in their drive to dismantle Obamacare.
While “repeal and replace” was a highly effective campaign slogan that helped the Republicans win the White House and retain control of the House and Senate, it has now become an albatross around the necks of the incoming president and Senate and House GOP leaders.
No one really knows what repeal and replace actually means. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a major cheerleader for dismantling President Obama’s signature health insurance program, insists the way to go is to repeal the program with a lengthy transition period and then come back with a full blown replacement down the road.
But that’s not what Trump has in mind. Trump vowed during a press conference at Trump Tower on Wednesday to unveil proposals to repeal and then replace the Affordable Care Act literally within days or hours of each other by next month, after Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), his choice to head HHS, is confirmed by the Senate.
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