President says he expects a vote on healthcare next year and says he may issue a ‘major’ executive order to allow the purchase of insurance across state linesDonald Trump said on Wednesday he was open to working with Democrats on healthcare,following the collapse of yet another Republican device to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Trump claimed that the GOP could corral enough votes to pass the measure – a last-gasp effort to deliver on a central campaign promise of the last seven years – but not in time for this week’s deadline, after which 60 votes would be needed instead of 51. We will hold the votes for Healthcare but not for the reconciliation deadline of Friday, and after which we need 60. Get rid of Filibuster Rule! Related: Senate Republicans admit defeat in latest effort to repeal Affordable Care Act Thanks for the well-wishes. I'm not hospitalized,but am recuperating at domestic in Mississippi and sight forward to returning to work soon.perhaps unicorns will come around here and we’ll get some sort of bipartisan dealContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com