It’s Easter vacation time for Congress. Don’t let the headline fool you. A DC without politicians is a good DC, which also means Media will have to scramble for two weeks trying to find something to report on – PB/TK
Republicans prepare to leave Washington without resolving health care disputes – By BENJAMIN SIEGEL
After days of internal negotiations with the White House about how to revive their Obamacare repeal and replacement plan, House Republicans are on track to leave Washington tomorrow for two weeks without resolving the major issues holding up a vote on the bill.
The lack of progress frustrated some Republicans nearly two weeks after House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was forced to pull the American Health Care Act from the House floor — a major setback for President Trump and Republicans in Congress.
“This is the gang that can’t shoot straight,” Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, told ABC News as he left a GOP meeting on the latest health care discussions Wednesday afternoon. “I’m surprised we’ve been this incompetent.”
The conference is still working through disagreements about how to handle some of Obamacare’s regulations — a major sticking point that emerged after the bill’s dramatic collapse.
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