Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joined Dana Loesch on “Dana” tonight to discuss health care reform: past, present, and what the future may bring.
Massie criticized the different elements in last week’s Republican health care bill:
“This bill is three bills inside of one: it was a ‘repeal’ bill, it was a ‘replace’ bill, and it was a Medicaid reform bill,” Massie said, suggesting that if they would split the bills apart and hold separate votes, that a “repeal” bill and a Medicaid reform bill could pass, leaving only a replacement bill to be ironed out.
They went on to discuss the dismal poll numbers for the health care bill, only reaching 17% approval at its height, which they juxtaposed with the repeal of Obamacare polling at higher than 50%.
“That tells you that the American people have figured out this is not the repeal bill that we were campaigning on,” Massie stated.
I especially like that the brave and wonderful Freedom Caucus isn't just going to let Ryan and McConnell and Trump walk away from all the promises that they made for years to repeal 0bamaCare.
"I especially like that the brave and wonderful Freedom Caucus isn't just going to let Ryan and McConnell and Trump walk away from all the promises that they made for years to repeal 0bamaCare."
Trump's bill kept pre-existing conditions and parental coverage of children under 26 -- two issues popular with the voters and their representatives.
Everything else is or will be gutted.
Are you saying the whole thing should be scrapped -- thereby perpetuating Obamacare -- because those two items were retained?
Trump wanted something passed, a "deal" that he can take credit for. He got involved to the extent that he stopped tweeting for a few hours to go down to the House and berate and threaten the brave and wonderful Freedom Caucus.
Trump's done very little if you compare it to 0bama kowtowing to the House and Senate for a year trying to pass 0care.
