President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked his first legislative victory and goes some way to keeping a key campaign promise to roll back his predecessor’s law. Democrats say the American Health Care Act will leave millions … Read more
President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked his first legislative victory and goes some way to keeping a key campaign promise to roll back his predecessor’s law. Democrats say the American Health Care Act will leave millions … Read more
Obamacare is ‘dead’ says Trump after healthcare victory There were slaps on the back from a triumphant Republican leadership President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked his first legislative victory and goes some way to keeping a … Read more
The US House of Representatives has passed a healthcare bill, bringing President Trump’s pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare a stride closer. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed with a vote to spare, after weeks of cajoling within the Republican party to muster enough support. It has been opposed by Democrats and several groups … Read more
US lawmakers will vote Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republican House leaders said. The announcement comes after a new health care reform bill gained momentum on Wednesday when two key Republican representatives — Fred Upton of Michigan and Billy Long of Missouri — threw their support behind the measure following the addition of $8 … Read more
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they struggled to wrangle enough votes to pass Donald Trump’s latest bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. An earlier version of the Republican plan collapsed in March, when opposition from both moderates and conservatives torpedoed their own … Read more
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they struggled to wrangle enough votes to pass Donald Trump’s latest bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. An earlier version of the Republican plan collapsed in March, when opposition from both moderates and conservatives torpedoed their own … Read more
The top US Republican in Congress claimed progress Thursday on a new effort to repeal the Obamacare health law, but he signaled a vote was unlikely this week. President Donald Trump has been pressuring his party’s lawmakers for a major legislative victory to attach to his 100th day in office, which falls on Saturday. In … Read more
U. S. President Donald Trump told a group of senators on Tuesday that he expected lawmakers would be able to reach a deal on health care, without offering specifics on how they would do it or what had changed since a health care reform bill was pulled last week for insufficient support. “I have no … Read more
US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of his healthcare bill. Both houses of Congress are controlled by Mr Trump’s Republican party but the bill was withdrawn on Friday because it could not get the votes required. Speaking to the Washington Post, Mr Trump said “We couldn’t get one Democratic vote, and … Read more
US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of his healthcare bill. The bill was withdrawn on Friday because it did not have enough support to pass in Congress. Speaking to the Washington Post, Mr Trump said “We couldn’t get one Democratic vote, and we were a little bit shy, very little, but … Read more
Donald Trump suffered a major political blow Friday as he was forced to ask Republican leaders to pull an emblematic health care bill that failed to gather enough support in Congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan “talked to the president at three o’clock today and the president asked the speaker to pull the bill,” a leadership … Read more
US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Health Care Act is meant to replace parts of President Barack Obama’s signature “Obamacare” law. A vote on Thursday was delayed because of opposition from some Republicans. Mr Trump reportedly told fellow … Read more
US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Health Care Act is meant to replace parts of President Barack Obama’s signature “Obamacare” law. A vote on Thursday was delayed because of opposition from some Republicans. Mr Trump reportedly warned fellow … Read more
US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of President Barack Obama’s signature “Obamacare” law. A vote on Thursday was delayed because of opposition from some Republicans. Mr Trump reportedly warned fellow Republicans … Read more
US President Donald Trump held last-minute negotiations with fellow Republicans to avoid a humiliating defeat Thursday in his biggest legislative test to date, as lawmakers vote on an Obamacare replacement plan which conservatives threaten to sink. Seven years to the day since Barack Obama signed his landmark health care reforms into law, House Republican leaders … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s much-vaunted negotiating skills were put to the test Wednesday as he held last-ditch talks to convince Republican lawmakers to vote for his health care reforms — but a victory was far from certain. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives votes Thursday on a key plank of Trump’s legislative agenda — his plan … Read more