Congressional Republicans showed little appetite for a fight during campaign season on a politically perilous issue.
By John Wagner John Wagner National reporter leading The Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow April 2 at 8:12 AM President Trump signaled Monday night that he will not press for a vote on a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act until after next year’s elections, apparently heeding warnings from fellow Republicans about the perils of such a fight during campaign season.
Congressional Republicans were caught off guard by Trump’s rapid shift to focus on health care last week, which was set off by his abrupt decision to direct the Justice Department to intervene in a federal court case seeking to eliminate the ACA in its entirety on constitutional grounds.Trump later showed up a Senate Republican luncheon where he declared that they should be the “party of health care” and asked for assistance in writing a new bill.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley , whose panel would be central to any such debate, also said last week that there was no plan to move forward. — Donald J. Trump April 2, 2019 ....are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare. Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win......
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