He had at first hesitated over the health care proposal, which the Congressional Budget Office projected would lead to 24 million fewer people having health insurance over a decade. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Anytime you do something like this, it’s unpopular at first,” he said. Democratic strategists said their private polling found the Trump-backed health care bill to be extremely unpopular, a finding mirrored in public opinion surveys. It is unclear whether voters’ anger over health care will be enough help Democrats win a majority in the House next year. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAnd some voters appeared willing to give their representative a pass on the messy health care process.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2017 20:13 UTC