Battle Over Health Care Reform Heats Up Today (Video & Polls)
Monday, Day 60 of President Trump’s taking office, the president may have suffered what many called a major defeat following a hearing into his wiretapping claims. Both directors of the FBI and the NSA said emphatically, there was no evidence to support the president’s claims.
NBC wrote: For those keeping score on Trump’s wiretap claim, Monday’s hearing means it’s now his word against the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Justice, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, the top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, all of whom have said there’s no evidence to support his attack.
Speaking in Louisville last night, the president made no mention of the days hearings. The main thrust in Louisville was pushing forward the passing of the GOP health care plan to replace Obamacare.
The president takes that effort to capital hill this morning. Here’s a look at what you can expect:
Breitbart: Exclusive–House Freedom Caucus: Last-minute RyanCare Amendments Too Little, Too Late
A spokeswoman for the House Freedom Caucus told Breitbart News the technical and Medicare-related changes to the RyanCare bill up for a House floor vote Thursday will not save the bill from defeat.
“The amendments offered by Republican leadership do little to address the serious concerns of House conservatives,” said Alyssa Farah, the caucus communications director.
Reuters: Republicans revamp Obamacare bill as Trump moves to promote overhaul
Congressional Republicans recrafted their Obamacare replacement bill on Monday in hopes of satisfying critics as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to promote his first major legislative initiative on Capitol Hill.
In a sign of deepening concern among Republicans about the bill’s future, Trump will speak to the party’s lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the healthcare overhaul, two House Republican aides said.
Politico: Trump heads to Capitol Hill to close the deal on health care
President Donald Trump heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday morning with a clear message for Republicans who have been wobbly about dismantling Obamacare: don’t blow this for me.
Trump is taking his case directly to Congress, huddling privately with the House GOP conference two days ahead of a planned vote to repeal the 2010 health care overhaul. That roll call could determine the course of his entire first-term legislative agenda.
FiveThirtyEight: Trump Is Tempting Fate On Health Care
House Republicans introduced their health care bill, the American Health Care Act, only two weeks ago. During that relatively short interval, President Trump’s approval ratings — which were never very good — have become a little worse.
Is that just a coincidence? Could health care be Trump’s undoing when so many things haven’t been? Let’s ask a few more questions about Trump’s popularity and the GOP’s health care plan. The health care bill probably has had a drag on Trump’s numbers, but it isn’t an open-and-shut case.
Washington Post: House Republicans unveil changes to their health-care bill
House Republican leaders, racing toward a planned Thursday vote on their proposed health-care overhaul, unveiled changes to the legislation late Monday that they think will win over enough members to secure its passage.
The tweaks addressed numerous GOP concerns about the legislation, ranging from the flexibility it would give states to administer their Medicaid programs to the amount of aid it would offer older Americans to buy insurance. They are the product of two weeks of negotiations that stretched from the Capitol to the White House to President Trump’s Florida resort.
RealClearPolitics: Latest Polls
Monday, March 20 Race/Topic (Click to Sort) Poll Results Spread President Trump Job Approval Gallup Approve 39, Disapprove 55 Disapprove +16 President Trump Job Approval Rasmussen Reports Approve 49, Disapprove 51 Disapprove +2 Right Direction 40, Wrong Direction of Country Rasmussen Reports Wrong Track +14 Track 54 Bloomberg TV: President Donald Trump will address House Republicans today in an effort to secure support for the American Health Care Act ahead of Thursday’s vote. Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli looks at Trump’s trials on health care and questions surrounding the administration’s relationship with Russia on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”