House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) holds a news conference after a House Republican Conference meeting April 4. And, unlike the health care bill, Republicans need Democratic votes ― at least in the Senate ― to get a spending measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. And that’s not what they’re doing.” Other Democrats were happy to pile on and point out how poorly things are going for House Republicans. “It’s not the House of Republicans; it’s the House of Representatives,” Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) told HuffPost. That dynamic isn’t exactly new, but with the implosion of the health care bill, it’s maybe worse than ever.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2017 23:37 UTC