We just pulled it, Trump says of health bill

[grantcart]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by JudyM (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington Post

House Republican leaders abruptly pulled a Republican rewrite of the nation’s health-care system from consideration on Friday, a dramatic acknowledgment that they are so far unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

“We just pulled it,” President Trump told the Washington Post in a telephone interview.

The decision came a day after Trump delivered an ultimatum to lawmakers — and represented multiple failures for the new president and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.).


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/

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Acosta on CNN advised that Trump called him personally on the record to get the news out.

He made it clear that they are not going to try another approach but will move on to other legislative priorites.

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. I'm sorry to all at DU - I just don't trust him....eom

[Drunken Irishman]

4. Trump doesn't like losing.

This is a loss. A big loss. I don't know if he wants to risk another humiliating loss. He may just move on.

[BillyBobBrilliant]

15. Or he could learn the lyrics to the Beatles Song

"I'm a Loser,
I'm a Loser,
And I'm not what I appear to be..."
-John Lennon/Paul McCartney

[question everything]

21. Or, please, please, decide that he really does not like it here, get his balls and go home (nt)

[BeanCounting]

2. Bullshit!

Sneaky bastards will try ramming it though in the middle of the night if they have to.

[msongs]

3. he will just schedule a sneaky late night last second vote somehow eh? nt

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. The ol' bait and switcheroo...eom

[Chakaconcarne]

7. I know he's f'in crazy, but why would he do that?

[Mr.Bill]

5. They wil attach it to

raising the debt ceiling, then accuse anyone voting against it of shutting down the government.

[grantcart]

11. They cannot do that.

This was a reconciliation bill that would allow them to pass the Senate with only 51 votes because it is an amendment to the previous budget bill.

If they attach it to any other bill or if they start with stand alone legislation they will have to get 60 votes in the Senate, an impossible goal.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Trump failed again!

This is as good as a legislative bankruptcy!

[JudyM]

9. Where's that video clip of Ryan posturing that they've had 7 years and they're going to do it?

[hamsterjill]

10. Do you mean Jim "Acosta"?

I don't trust Trump. This isn't the best link, but the story was on CNN earlier.

Please note the Acosta tweet is from earlier in the month.

Seems suspicious that Trump would go to Acosta, but who the heck knows what is going on.

http://www.bluedotdaily.com/jim-acosta-exposes-trumps-promise-to-punish-americans-if-trumpcare-doesnt-pass/

[grantcart]

14. Thanks, damn you autocorrect, lol

I think Acosta is their go to guy when they want to go on the record.

[hamsterjill]

22. I think Trump hates Acosta, and vice versa.

I'm still trying to figure out what I think is going on here!!! LOL

[alterfurz]

12. "we just pulled it..."

...that's what she said.

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. Okay, let's "move on to other legislative priorites" like...

restarting the Russia hearings!!!!

[Chakaconcarne]

16. Yep...Nothing for the MSM to perserverate on but Russia!!

Thanks GOP!

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. Dang, I had to look that one up.

Learn somethin' new everyday

[KewlKat]

17. so does the F'er think by pulling it it's not a loss for him?

He just lost BIGLY. Noe let's kick his a$$ on the next bill. I feel empowered today. How about you?

[JudyM]

19. Dupe post

Please refer to this one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141737587

[KewlKat]

20. what a great negotiator he is. FAIL!

[lark]

23. Aww, poor widdle babies can't negotiate heir way out of a paper bag.

After 7 years, they still haven't found a way to kill poor people, old folks and women and have them be happy about it.

I am worried, though, because asshole of the orange persuasion has already pulled all the taxes from the program, so how will it work now? Will it just run a bigger deficit, or will it have the effect of the insurance companies pulling out of the exchanges? My husband needs to sign up in 7 months and we really need a good affordable program to be available. We don't qualify for Medicaid, but don't make enough to pay sky high rates due to his chronic health condition. At least he will have been covered the whole time, since I've been carrying insurance for the family through my job.

[AJT]

24. What about the damage that's already done via Rubio's

removal of the funds meant to deal with the expected initial rise in premiums and 45s signing orders. Will the ACA survive? If the ACA ends up imploding the dems will be blamed and 2018 might not look too good. What if it was the plan all along to put up a bill that would never be enacted so they can set up the ACA to fail?

[bucolic_frolic]

25. Passed by the minority 55 times, but their own majority can't get it done!

Epic fail

[JudyM]

26. Locking.

Dupe of: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141737587