Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) will make another trip to the White House on Monday to discuss a possible path forward on Obamacare repeal with Trump administration aides, as the President continues to push the Senate to pass Obamacare repeal, according to a Politico report.
Cassidy is expected to meet with aides to both Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Politico reported, citing an aide to Cassidy and other unnamed Republican officials.
The senator and a couple of his Republican colleagues also met with White House officials on Friday to discuss a proposal drafted by Cassidy and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). However, it’s not yet clear that this bill has more potential to unite Senate Republicans than those that failed last week.
Over the weekend, Trump increased pressure on Senate Republicans to pass a bill repealing Obamacare despite their failure to do so late last week. Trump unleashed several tweets calling on GOP senators to pull together an Obamacare repeal proposal, and Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that the Senate should not vote on any other legislation until it repeals Obamacare.
Brilliant! Meet and strategize with the senators who are already on board while trashing and alienating the ones you’re trying to woo.
My first thought exactly. Pee needs a friendly audience not just in rallies… but everywhere…
Voters in La need to drain the bayou.
People in Texas say daily prayers for the health of Louisiana politicians. Louisiana politicians are the only ones who can make Texas politicians look sane in comparison.
" It’s not over until we win!"- anonymous Republican. A little more than 80 years ago Social Security was enacted and conservatives vowed to “repeal every word, letter and syllable” of it. And they have been attempting to do that ever since- that’s why Social Security is known as the third rail of politics. It wouldn’t have that reputation unless conservative had been continuously been attacking it for more than 80 years. Certainly they will have that same kind of commitment to repealing the hated and despised Obamacare. Our great grandkids will be dealing with the next generation of bug-eyed determined conservatives who want to kill or cripple Social Security, Medicare and now add Obamacare to that list.