Obamacare replacement bill lost votes needed
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Republican project on health insurance, which should replace the program Obamacare, he lost two votes of the Republican senators, and thus lost the support necessary for further passage.
Senators Jerry Moran and Mike Lee independently issued 17 on July 4 statements stating that they could not support the bill, reports “Voice of America".
Earlier, two other Republican senators, Susan Collins and Rand Paul, declared their opposition to the document.
With 52 seats in the Senate from 100, Republicans could afford to lose only two votes to get approval for their replacement plan. Obamacare.
It is expected that all 48 Democratic senators will vote against it.
US President Donald Trump called on Republicans in Congress to repeal the law, called Obamacareand develop a plan that, according to him, the Democrats could support.
After it became known that the Republican bill had lost support in the Senate, Trump wrote in his microblog Twitter: “Republicans should just undo the crumbling Obamacare and develop a new health plan that starts from scratch. Democrats will join them! ”
Republicans should just REPEAL failing ObamaCare now & work on a new Healthcare Plan that will start from a clean slate. Dems will join in!
- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017
The president also suggested that representatives of both parties together develop a new health insurance program.
As I have always said, I’m going to be a great healthcare plan. Stay tuned!
- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017
Democrats said they would not support any legislative initiatives of the Republicans, aimed at the abolition of the fundamental law on health care, adopted with the support of President Barack Obama, but are ready to negotiate on its improvement.
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