Trump renews vow to repeal Affordable Care Act weeks after GOP leaders urge caution on the issue

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Trump renews vow to repeal Affordable Care Act weeks after GOP leaders urge caution on the issue

By John Wagner and Barb Berggoetz April 26 at 5:52 PM

President Trump renewed his vow Friday to repeal the Affordable Care Act, seemingly putting him at odds with a top Republican senator who insisted that Congress will not scrap President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law.

Appearing at a National Rifle Association conference in Indianapolis, Trump touted Republicans’ success in eliminating the individual mandate, which he called “the absolute worst part of Obamacare.”

“Now we’re going for the rest,” Trump said before again blaming the late senator John McCain (R-Ariz) for his party’s failure to repeal the entire law last year.

It was unclear whether Trump was referring to his administration’s involvement in an ongoing lawsuit aiming to declare the ACA unconstitutional or whether he was pushing for congressional action before the 2020 elections.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-renews-vow-to-repeal-affordable-care-act-weeks-after-gop-leaders-urge-caution-on-the-issue/2019/04/26/c12d00b0-6849-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html

[Blaukraut]

1. He's trying to change the subject again, as usual n/t

[Mme. Defarge]

2. Great!