Tom Price: Senate Will Produce Obamacare Repeal Bill ‘This Summer’

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017, after Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts reported that 14 million people would l... Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017, after Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts reported that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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Health and Human Service Secretary Tom Price was optimistic that a Senate Obamacare repeal bill would be coming soon, telling Hugh Hewitt on Friday that he believed the “Senate will produce a bill this summer,” with a vote before the August recess.

“We’re assisting and providing technical assistance, and responding to and trying to answer any questions that any of the United States senators may have who are interested in moving forward in a positive and productive way,” Price said on Hewitt’s radio show, according to the transcript. 

GOP senators have resisted putting a timeline on their effort and have insisted they will bring up a bill whenever they have settled on a plan that 51 of their members can support.

“This process will not be quick or simple or easy, but it must be done,” Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said last week.

 

 

 

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  1. It was such a smooth first 100 days, after all…

  2. Translated : we’re not going to do anything and hope people forget about it

  3. Health and Human Service Secretary Tom Price was optimistic that a Senate vote to affirm impeachment would be coming soon, telling Hugh Hewitt on Friday that he believed the “Senate will debate a House recommendation this summer,” with a vote to impeach before the August recess.

    Change you can believe in!

  4. These bozos don’t even know what they’re doing this afternoon.

  5. The Price is Wrong.

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