House Freedom Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Jordan tried Sunday to end the blame being cast upon his group and others for Republicans’ failed ObamaCare overhaul bill, saying, “Let’s get to work.”“Instead of doing the blame game, let’s get to work,” Jordan, R-Ohio, said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Let’s do the responsible thing. Ryan purportedly needed about 20 more votes, mostly from Freedom Caucus members and a handful of GOP House moderates. Poe intended to vote in favor of the bill and personally told Trump last week that he would support the measure. “Not some one-size-fits-all mandate from Washington,” said Jordan, whose caucus backed a plan by South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Republicans. “That’s what the Freedom Caucus was created to do -- fight for those simple principles.”Fox News' Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
Source: Fox News March 26, 2017 17:17 UTC