Trump Wants Health Care Bill by August Recess
Source: Roll Call
Press secretary won't take position on Senate vote this week, however
Posted Jun 26, 2017 3:34 PM
John T. Bennett
@John T. Bennett
President Donald Trump would like Congress to send him a final health care measure by the time lawmakers depart for their annual August recess but he is not, for now, taking a position on whether the Senate has to vote on its version this week.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced the presidents desired timeline at his Monday briefing, which was held with the television cameras turned off, as is becoming the norm. But Spicer did not take a position on Trumps behalf when asked if the president wants the Senate to vote on its health bill this week no matter what.
Spicer dropped the August recess demand in response to a question about whether Trump agrees with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, who tweeted earlier Monday that he believes the Senate must vote this week.
Cornyn took to Twitter to say he is closing the door on the notion that the Senate could put off a vote on the GOP leadership-crafted health measure following the July Fourth recess that will start late this week and last until July 12.
Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/trump-wants-health-care-bill-august-recess/
Trump and McConnell do not have the votes to pass the bill now.
Gothmog
(145,303 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)So we can start eating dead people walking.
What a bunch of losers.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)only if it doesn't interfere with his upcoming half a dozen golf outings scheduled before August recess.
no_hypocrisy
(46,119 posts)guaranteed federal dollars to maintain the Exchanges.
turbinetree
(24,703 posts)then we have the the #2 piece of sh*t in the senate being well , a piece a sh*t
Then we have the sexual predator who will relive those days of being a sexual predator..................and maybe he can bring his kids back to the Howard Stern Show...................or he can watch reruns of his Access Hollywood tape...............he, after all will have over 40 days to watch...................and on this site will will remind "him"
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)But we don't always get what we want, do we, RUMPers?
lark
(23,105 posts)He needs that money to give away to himself and friends, it's been earmarked and he wants it NOW by damn!