“They LIED. They lied to us for 7 years, 7 years of lies to fundraise and get re-elected. They performed some great political theater in 2015, passing a FULL REPEAL bill in both the House and the Senate. Now, they are paralyzed by fear of the Left and the mainstream media. Donald Trump was elected because leadership in the House and Senate was unwilling to fulfill any promise. Now, they want to blame the President for their own incompetence. Full repeal is what we were promised, full repeal is what we expect. Falling short on this promise will lead to numerous losses in the House and Senate by squishy middle of the road ‘Republicans’ to conservatives with a MAGA agenda. I look forward to getting to DC and helping to drain this swamp.” - Dr. Kelli Ward.
Two Republican lawmakers admitted Sunday the initial GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation’s health law is probably “dead” and President Trump’s proposal to solely repeal it appears to be a “non-starter.”
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in a televised interview on CBS it may now be time for Republicans to come up with a new proposal with support from Democrats.
"I think my view is it's probably going to be dead," McCain said of the GOP bill. If Democrats are included, he said, it doesn't mean "they control it. It means they can have amendments considered. And even when they lose, then they're part of the process. That's what democracy is supposed to be all about."
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La, speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” told Chris Wallace “We don’t know what the plan is. Clearly, the draft plan is dead. Is the serious rewrite plan dead? I don't know."
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, signaled pessimism as well. He wrote on Twitter late Saturday that Republicans will lose their Senate majority if they don’t pass health care legislation. Grassley added the party should be "ashamed" that it hasn't been able to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
