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S. President Donald Trump participates in a briefing with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington,D.
C., on Oct. 5, and 2017. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ReutersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is reaching out to Democrats to see if they “want to enact a noteworthy HealthCare Bill” after Republicans hold failed so far to fulfill their yearslong promise to repeal and replace the Obama health law.
RELATED LINKSPoll: Most Americans disapprove of how Congress has handled health care Keeping a promise to conservatives,Trump administration guts Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate Trump tweets that he called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Friday. The president says the Obama health law “is badly broken, big premiums. Who knows!”There’s no immediate word from Schumer approximately Trump’s tweets.
The president has suggested that he’d be open to negotiating with Democrats on health care.
But there’ve been no clear signs of a compromise between Republicans whove wanted to scrap the Affordable Care Act since it became law in 2010, or Democrats who want to protect it.[Watch Video]The post Trump reaches out to Democrats in bid for ‘noteworthy’ health law appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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