A day before, after the vote was postponed, Mr. Trump demanded that a vote be held on Friday. Mr. Trump and the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, both said it was their decision. For at least the past year and a half, Mr. Trump had talked about quickly repealing and replacing the current health care law. What followed was a series of quick changes to try to appease conservative and moderate House Republicans. On Thursday, Mr. Trump sent a message to Republicans: Either vote to replace the Affordable Care Act, or leave it in place.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2017 23:15 UTC